Quito, Ecuador
Just been up the basilica in Quito - you can reach the top of the spire by climbing a metal ladder. It´s a little hairy, and there´s no way you´d be able to do that in England (I was afraid I might lose one of my flipflops - not the best climbing gear!). Spent this morning in the Botanical Gardens in La Carolina: a very relaxing place to be - I was the only visitor. On Sat went to Otavalo, which is supposed to be the largest indigenous market in South America....