Jackson wrote:
> Ah, Quito! Where you are almost guaranteed to have your wallet lifted
> if you ride the trolley. Where somebody on the street will squirt
> mustard on your pants and lift your wallet as they pretend to clean it
> (Of course, if you just got off the trolley, they won't waste their
> time). Where you dare not take a taxi at times for fear of robbery.
> Where you set down your bag for a moment then turn to find it gone.
> Where unemployment (or underemployment) is ... who knows what it is
> now... 50, 70, 80 % ?
>
> The place to go in Quito is the airport to get the next plane to
> anywhere out.
>
> Been there, done that!
>
> Try Cuenca, Ba=F1os, Loja, or other mountain places instead. Ecuador is
> a beautiful and friendly country, just Avoid Quito and all the coastal
> cities.
>=20
better still, stay at home in your safe US of A, and get shot.......
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