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…
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The History of the Light Bulb: An Incredibly Bright Idea
…out to the listeners in Italy, Belgium, Poland, Ecuador, and Malta for putting the show in the Apple Podcast charts in those countries. I’ve been to all of your countries,…
Introduction to the Philippines
…country is slightly smaller than Italy and larger than Ecuador. The country can roughly be divided into three groups of islands. In the north is Luzon, which is centered around…
New Year’s Traditions
…giant 2,722-foot sparkler. They have a similar New Year’s display at Taipei 101, the former tallest building in the world. In Ecuador, their celebrations also involve fire, but not necessarily…
The History of Tomatoes
…America, which today includes Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Northern Chile. All tomatoes today are thought to originate from a single species known as Solanum lycopersicum. The first tomatoes were thought…
The History of the Dollar as a Currency
…You can actually find them in regular use if you go to countries which use the US dollar, like in Ecuador. The problem with the dollar coins is that they…
The Pan-American Highway
…coast and going through Cali, Colombia, Quito, Ecuador, Lima, Peru, and the Atacama Desert to Valparaiso, Chile. From here, the road takes a 90-degree turn and heads east across and…
All About Sand
…green sand beaches in Guam, Ecuador, and Norway. The green sand comes from the mineral olivine. Olivine is very common in the Earth’s mantle but much rarer on the surface….
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Argentina
…to include the former Ecuador TWHS Pambamarca, Ingapirca and some portions of the Lacs du Cajas et Ruines de Paredones. The entire road system measures up to 30,000 kilometers in…