I flew out of Bogota, to Quito, Ecuador. Most of my travel throughout South America will be overland, however I had heard that the border area between Ecuador and Colombia was quite dodgy, so decided to avoid it by flight, especially since I would be doing this leg of the trip myself. I arrived in Quito quite early in the morning, and got a cab and made my way to a hostel quite quickly. However, I was soon hit with altitude sickness! Quito is quite elevated, but not as high as Cuzco or La Paz (which I plan to visit as well), so we will see how I fare in those cities. After getting a good rest my first night and getting adjusted to the altitude in Quito, I headed out to explore the old town
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