Chimborazo ... most of it, anyway

Galapagoin´

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September 13th 2005
We´re back in Quito, ready for our 8-day cruise in the Galapagos. We just picked up our tickets, etc. and found out that, although our flight is now very early in the morning (we leave the hotel at 6 AM), we have been upgraded to a bigger, nicer sailboat for our cruise! The Diamante is having mechanical problems, so we were upgraded, for free, to the company´s flagship, Sagitta (see [url=http: ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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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