¡Hola Amigos! We made it to Ecuador! After a pretty uneventful trip from Durango to Denver to Miami, where we managed to dodge Wilma, we made it to Quito, the capital of Ecuador. Also home to 1.4 million or so people. We took some time to get our bearings, and didn´t really do much the first day except walk around and try to nap a little. Our first meal was real Ecuadorian fare, but nothing too odd - we haven´t tried cuy yet (fried guinea pig, a delicacy, for those of you not in the know). Monday we ran some errands, including confirming and paying for our Amazon trip in a couple weeks, and made our way to SAE - South American Explorers Club - where travelers can get some good info on Ecuador. We then
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