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Stradling the equator - Quito, Ecuador (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:29:13 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Quito, Ecuador For our day back in Quito after the Galapagos we decided to do a touristy thing and go out to the equator line, which they proudly call Mitad del Monde (middle of the world). Any bus going vaguely in that vicinity had the words emblazoned on the front of the bus in huge silver letters. Pre-Inca people got pretty close to getting the equator...

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Images of Quito - Quito, Ecuador (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:15:15 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Quito, Ecuador Having been woken at 3.30 am with the news that poor Jamie´s flight had been delayed by eleven hours, I decided I should really make the effort to catch up on the past few days. Jamie has the camera so I will do my best to convey my images of Quito through words. When I planned this piece in my mind I found my self dismissing...

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Mas photos! - Quito, Ecuador (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:55:09 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Quito, Ecuador So I figured out how to sort the pictures so that they show up in the correct order... but as I said before... this little girl is much too LAZY to do much... so sorting, correcting and redoing the prior pics is TOTALLY OUT OF THE QUESTION! :) Anywho... here are some more pictures.

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Pictures pictures pictures - Quito, Ecuador (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:24:00 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Quito, Ecuador All righty roo... I have been walking all the live long day and am much too tired to write a journal entry... I am sooooo tired that my finger tips are sore! :) Enjoy the pics for now!

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Pisco, Ballestos islands and sand-boarding - Pisco, Peru (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:21:48 GMT

Kenny´s South American travels from Quito,Ecuador to Rio, Brazil

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Panama says no to U.S. military base/Panamá descarta albergar a base militar estadounidense (Diplodemocracia)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:45:00 GMT

Panama has ruled out hosting a U.S. military base to replace one in Ecuador which is being reclaimed by the Quito government, a senior Panamanian official said on Friday. Panama -- along with Peru and Colombia -- had been tipped as a possible site to replace the Manta air base in western Ecuador, a key strategic asset in Washington's campaign to stop Latin American cocaine from reaching the...

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Lima, Capital of Peru - Lima, Peru (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:17:35 GMT

Kenny´s South American travels from Quito,Ecuador to Rio, Brazil

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Panama says no to U.S. military base (Reuters)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:38:43 GMT

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama has ruled out hosting a U.S. military base to replace one in Ecuador which is being reclaimed by the Quito government, a senior Panamanian official said on Friday.

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Ecuador could issue foreign debt in 2009: minister (Ecuador Rising - Hatarinchej)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:04:00 GMT

QUITO, July 3 ( Reuters ) - Ecuador could issue foreign debt in 2009 as the oil-producing country seeks to reprofile its more expensive bonds abroad, the nation's finance minister said on Thursday. "In 2008 we are preparing the conditions to in 2009 return to the international (debt) markets," Minister Fausto Ortiz told foreign reporters in Quito. He said that could include issuing foreign debt...

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Ecuadorians Support Constitution (Ecuador Rising - Hatarinchej)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:59:00 GMT

Quito, Jul 1 ( Prensa Latina ) Political movements are drafting campaign strategies in favor of the new Constitution the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly is expected to present on July 26. Acuerdo Pais assembly members’ spokesman, Galo Borja, stated that in a meeting this group's political bureau held last night with President Rafael Correa, the strategy to demand a "yes" to the Constitution...

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Ecuador Slams Human Rights Foundation (Ecuador Rising - Hatarinchej)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:59:00 GMT

Quito, Jul 1 ( Prensa Latina ) Ecuador's Permanent Human Rights Assembly (APDH) denounced the partiality of the US organization Human Rights Foundation, and questioned its work in defense of citizens' rights. Where was that group during the tough years of repression in this country? wondered APDH spokesman Alexis Ponce, adding that the US organization is only present in countries with leftwing...

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Ecuador: Mining Law Helps Investment (Ecuador Rising - Hatarinchej)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:57:00 GMT

Quito, Jun 30 ( Prensa Latina ) Ecuadorean Minister of Oil and Mines, Galo Chiriboga, stated today that the new mining law will favour investment in the sector and secure environmental protection. It is a bill that establishes organized tapping of natural resources and harmony with Nature, highlighted Chiriboga. He added the proposal was handed over to President Rafael Correa, so he goes through...

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Ecuador mine law to have community input, no veto (Ecuador Rising - Hatarinchej)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:55:00 GMT

QUITO, June 30 ( Reuters ) - Ecuador's new mining law will call for community consultation over projects but villagers will not have veto powers to shut them down, Mining Minister Galo Chiriboga said Monday. Chiriboga said in a television interview that he hopes the law will bring needed investment into the country's nascent mining sector. The law is still under review and is expected to be...

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Quito Liga Campeon (Travelblog)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:02:30 GMT

The three words used to title translation Quiot League Champion this blog are the three words that were screamed just outside my window from 11pm last night until roughly 4am this morning. Last night the Quito capital of Ecuador soccer league took on Brasil in the finals and won that's right Shari. Sadly I was quite sick I don't think I boiled the water for quite long enough this time...

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Photo of the Day: Kung-Fu Libertadores (The Offside)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:00:23 GMT

Fluminense’s Dodo (right) goes all Matrix to win the ball from LDU Quito’s Vicente Ambrossi in last night’s Copa Libertadores finale. The two-legged final finished 5-5 on aggregate, with LDU taking the trophy on penalties. Photo credit: AP Photo/Ricardo Moraes

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Got My Spine News (du Nord)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:35:00 GMT

Liga Deportiva Universitaria Quito are your 2008 Copa Libertadores Champions!!! ~and~ The Blue Sky Soccer Store has a great new shirt for sale - No one likes a diving Italian. Here is the image , here is the shirt , and here is where you can buy one . Awesome! MLS Scoreboard Week 15 Matches & Scores: -Thu Jul 3 Salt Lake v Houston - 9pm central on ESPN2 & ESPN Deportes Match preview by Jeff...

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FIFA Club World Cup 2008 - Manchester United, Pachuca, Waitakere and LDU, are already there (footy247)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:39:34 GMT

Last night LDU - Liga Deportiva Universitaria - from Quito, Ecuador, defeated the Brazilian side of Fluminense in the penalty shootout to win the 2008 Copa Libertadores title and secure the South Amerian spot in the FIFA Club World Cup. read more

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Quito campeon! (Sideline Views)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:56:00 GMT

Liga de Quito capped off its surprise run in Copa Libertadores by dispatching Brazilian powers Fluminense in a dramatic finale on Wednesday. Liga went in with a 4-2 lead, got a goal early and held on as Fluminense stormed back. The Brazilians eventually leveled the aggregate score and sent the match to PKs. Liga took care of the rest. The match was played in front of more than 80,000 fans in...

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Gregory Sica: Liga de Quito's Libertadores win is one for Ecuador (SI.com)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:23:25 GMT

For all its dedication over the entire tournament, justice was done on Wednesday night when Liga de Quito made history by defeating Fluminense, 3-1 on penalty kicks, to win the Copa Libertadores for the first time.

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Quito,Ecuador - Quito, Ecuador (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:58:12 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Quito, Ecuador Just arrived in Quito.

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