UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Colombia

…to six countries. Aside from Colombia, the other countries covered by this transport system are Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Ecuador. Despite the fact that it has been 400 years…

How Many Countries are There in the World?

How Many Countries are There in the World?

…Comoros Congo Congo (DRC) Costa Rica Côte d’Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France…

The Rise of Agriculture

The Rise of Agriculture

…the large grains that we know today. Further south, the earliest known evidence of agriculture was discovered in modern-day Colombia and Ecuador. The crops grown in this region included leren,…

Uncontacted Peoples

Uncontacted Peoples

…in other Amazonian countries such as Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. There is also believed to be one uncontacted tribe living outside the Amazon in the forests of Paraguay….

Conquering Mount Everest

Conquering Mount Everest

…is furthest from the center of the Earth or the point which is closest to space. That would be Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador, and the reason this is the point…

The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

…November.  Spanish authorities in the Americans banned it, but it spread anyhow. Translated copies appeared in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador by the end of the year.  The Tories in Britain…

Arriving In New Cities After Dark

I like cities at night, but I don’t like to arrive in cities at nightI just arrived in Quito, Ecuador. My flight landed at 11:15pm and by the time I…