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The Enchanted Isles

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September 21st 2005
Hola Amigos! We just returned to Quito today from an amazing 8-Day cruise in the Galapgos Islands. It´s hard to summarize 8 incredible days, so this will hav eot be rather brief. Our sailing ship, the Sagitta, was outstanding, as was the captain, crew, and especially the cook. Our Guide was disappointing, but more on that later. All the other guests on the cruise were really cool and we a ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos

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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