Quito, Ecuador
From hot to cold, low to high, small and quiet to huge and noisy, we made our way to the capital of Ecuador. We arrived in Quito at around midnight after a 5 hour bus ride from Tena. The southern bus terminal in Quito called Quitumbre is quite impressive; upon arrival I thought we had somehow found ourselves at the airport. I had never before seen such a large and extravagant bus terminal. We caught a taxi to our hostel, Casa Bambu, for $8, yikes. Welcome to...