Casa Verde

Homeward Bound

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September 25th 2005
This month has flown by, as I feared and it´s hard to believe I´m going home tomorrow. i´m not really looking forward to it, mostly because I have to spend 8 hours in the Houston Airport with a carry-on full of souvenirs and breakable presents. The good news is that Hurricane Rita seems to have spared Houston from the worst of her ire. Although Continental flights were cancelled for Friday, ... 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