We flew from Sao Paulo to Galapagos with a stop over in Quito, Equador. It had been a long flight, since we had to fly over Lima in Peru. At the airport we took a taxi to the old city. The taxi driver wanted to make a quick buck so he had a meter that metered the distance instead of the peso's. Besides that he drove a very long way around town, so he could get more meters on his meter! But we knew it would cost only $10 instead of $22, so that's is what we paid after a some intimidation back and forth. The old city in Quito is very old and has beautiful buildings and narrow streets. We stayed at a nice hostel, were we could also book a tour to the Galapagos
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