Quito Old Town

Quito, Ecuador

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October 10th 2015
Quito, Ecuador After a late flight and a fast taxi ride to my hotel I slept well. My first morning in Quito I appreciated the cool that came with an altitude of 2800m, despite being less than 30 km from the equator. The Old Town is a mass of narrow streets, grand squares, Churches and Colonial era buildings, from the grand to the quaint. I wandered round the museum and then headed to the new to ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre

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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