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Day 54 Opportunistic bike repair and latitude 00.00.00

July 21st 2015
Distance driven today: 193 miles / 311 km Cumulative distance driven: 9,648 miles / 15,527 km Today’s trip: Ibarra to Riobamba, Ecuador Drive over the Equator: yes, but it was very hard to find due to complete lack of signage As we started getting close to the Ecuadorian capital of Quito, during our morning ride, Zoe and I were on the outlook for the sign posting that we had reache ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Riobamba

The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more

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Christer Garbis

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We are a dad and a daughter from Seattle on a double mission; to help a small part of the world increase its digital literacy, and at the same time ride the PanAmerican highway. Hence our name "Ride the world for reading"! We are both passionate about literacy and education, each in our own way, and this trip is our way of giving back to society in a way that combines our two passions, i.e. adventure travelling and education. We plan to ride our BMW GS 1200 Adventure motorcycle from Fairbanks Alaska to Ushuaia in southern Argentina. The PanAmerican highway is the wo... full info

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