Equador- Quito

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After a late and slightly fraught flight to Quitos (at one point only Laura had a seat on the plane) we spent our first day relaxing and wandering around the city. It is surrounded by the Andes on one side and on the other it dips to the beginning of the Amazon Basin so the surrounding area is absolutely stunning. Quito itself however is much like any other city.

On our second day we heading to the Cuidad del Mundo, the place the gives this country its name, the equator. At the site there is a large statue with a museum inside and a small town set up around it for the tourists to buy various carfts and souveniers. We did the usual tourisy bit and took our pictures in front of the statue, along the equator line and with the sign. Then headed to the shops where we spent a couple of happy hours wandering around and buying a few small bits. We also went and had our passports stamped with the equator stamp (another one to add to our collection!)

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