Stepping in to a south American country at high altitude i first expected to be short of breath and overwhelmed with hard working Locals trying to scrape by for money. Yet the capital of quito proved to be a very pleasant surprise. the locals were friendly welcoming and tried their best to make us feel welcome. Visiting the markets on a sunday were the highlight of my time in quito haggling with the marketers and bagging a pair of trousers for just £2 and then progressing on a 3p bus tour of the city. (by acident...i got on the wrong bus) but was well worth it. After visiting quito i went on to travel the rest of the country and first to a town called Tena. visiting a small village named puma rumi in order to help the community build a toilet block. After my week in the small village we went back in to tena for a class of white water rafting with a very well established local company 'River People' who had recenetly opened a very nice breakfast bar named sticky fingers...highly reccomended. After my stay in Tena, i continued my journey to a small hostal in Machacci. were we went in to climb a few of the different volcanoes in the surrounding area. before returning to quito to fly home! All in all a beautiful country with amazing people.
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Feb 16th, 2009
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