Ever wonder why no Starbucks coffee clones in Quito?
August 9th 2008 Quito is a fine city in my estimation. Bustling city of 2 million, 9,000 foot elevation, US dollar economy. It is to the visitor what one makes it. And of course, attitude is everything. Personally, I had to check in my Ameri-centristic attitudes at LAX with the intentions of leaving them there at least until I reluctantly return to smogsville in the early fall. Oh and it is so easy to espouse pop
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