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Sunday, March 27, 2016

Our first visitor: and what to do in Ecuador in two days!


Last month one of my best friends called me and told me: “I am coming to visit you! I will be there from Tuesday through Thursday.”  I got really excited because it had been almost 10 months since I saw her last. Then I freak out because I only had two days to show her Ecuador, so here is the list of things with did in two days.



DAY 1 



Taxi from Carcelen bus station to Quito airport $20

Hostel: Boutiquito Hoste $12 a person 

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g294308-d5963431-Reviews-BoutiQuito_Design_Hostel-Quito_Pichincha_Province.html


Centro Historico: "Ecovia" for .25 cents until the last stop "La Marin" 








            





Presidential Palace: Tours every 30 minutes (if the president is no there) and is free! 







Basilica : $3 dollars






Mitad del Mundo: From Ofelia bus station take a bus to "Mitad del Mundo" for .40 cents
Entrance $7.50 (planetario, tower, and monument) 












Back to Ibarra:  $3.20 from terminal Carcelen to Ibarra



DAY 2

Otavalo: Bus to Otavalo from Ibarra .50 cents

               Taxi to Peguche waterfalls $2.00

               Peguche waterfalls: Free
               

































Otavalo Market







Ibarra


Helados de paila $1.75





Dinner at "Caribou" 
Chicken Cesar salad: $4.00
2 x1 Margaritas: $4.75

Good bye Leidy! Come back soon!