After class on Thursday I attempted to find the bus terminal for the second time. Again, I got lost and had to catch a taxi to take me the couple blocks. Seriously, that part of town, El Centro, is like the Bermuda Triangle. No matter how good you are, you WILL get lost. The 3 hours to Ambato were uneventful, but once I got there, the bus driver just dropped me off at the "bus station". Now one must realize that in Ecuador, any location that has even the most remote chance of a bus happening by is a "bus station". Well, this station was pitch black and had a plethora of scary people. I immediately decided that I should start moving. I walked a few blocks and luckily a bus drove by that was headed
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