Buenos Dias everybody. So it has been a couple of days since my last entry, and I have experienced some interesting things here in Quito. I moved into a hostel called El Cafecito (the little coffee?) in the tourist district in north Quito called the Mariscal Sucre. I was leaning towards staying in Old Quito, which by all my accounts is much more charming--old narrow Colonial streets and buildings, big colonial churches, and lots of local restaraunts. However, contrary to the Lonely Planet which says Old Town is quite safe now, my buddy Esteban who is Ecuadorian says that it´s still [View Full Entry]

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Hola Amigos! So I decided to write this travel blog--or at least start writing it. We'll see how far it goes, and we'll see if anybody is interested in reading it. But for now, I am writing in my friend Allison's apartment in eastern Quito in an area called Guapalo. I think it is the beginning of the suburbs of eastern Quito. Not far away from down town though--maybe a 45 minute walk, and a 5-10 minute taxi drive (probably closer to five the way people drive here). Allison's apartment is on a big hill, and from her windows looking over [View Full Entry]

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