Middle of the World
October 30th 2008 Our bags arrived first thing this morning. Hooray.
Taking pleasure in small comforts such as fresh socks and moisturizer, we drove by minivan to several places of interest outside Quito.
We saw where cochineal comes from, used for dying wool, and know how to tell a top quality Panama hat from a second rate one.
We lunched in a lovely old Spanish hacienda, now a hotel and restaurant, where a l
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