Getting There

Iberia Dublin to Quito via Madrid. £530.

Iberia Dublin to Quito via Madrid. £530.

Some difficulty with credit cards, but cash machines in every town. Buses every two minutes between main towns.

Climate: The Sierra is like eternal spring, except you burn!

Ecuadorians eat maize, corn, potato cakes, and fried pork. Brilliant exotic fruit juice. Western food available everywhere.

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