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Quito, Ecuador
Situated on the equator between Colombia and Peru, Ecuador is the second-smallest country in South America. Don’t be fooled though – despite being around the same size as the UK, it is filled with...
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Surrounded by the impressive snow-capped peaks of the Andes,
at nearly 3,000m, who would believe that Quito lies within 25km
of the equator. Tropical it's not - but pleasantly spring-like throughout
the year it is. More like two cities rolled into one, the cobbled
streets of the old town gradually become the wider, tree-lined avenues
of the new town, colonial churches swapped for modern hotels and
banks, indian dress for pinstripes. But for a capital city there
is still a small, intimate feel about the place, just as there is
in the country as a whole. The beauty here is that all the history
and culture is contained within a small and perfectly accessible
area.
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