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Quito

A Day in Quito: Galápagos Gargoyles, Glittering Gilded-ness & A Tale of Two Equators

May 30, 2022Ecuador
A Day in Quito: Galápagos Gargoyles, Glittering Gilded-ness & A Tale of Two Equators

Threatening-looking clouds were hovering overhead as we left our hotel for the historic city center of Quito. Herb and I were taking a tour of the old colonial city with a group of eight other travelers before our upcoming week in the Galápagos Islands. With rain jackets tucked safely inside our backpacks, we had come … Read More

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