So, just spent 2 weeks in Puerto Lopez where we were doing our project work. We got a private bus there which was nice, apart from the fact that there was a landslide along the way so it took 16 1/2 hours instead of 7. This meant that we had to go along a mud road where we got stuck going up the hill and had to get out and push. Oh well. Finally got there and got to our volunteer house - very basic, with concrete floors to sleep on and no hot water. The actual w...

So ive been in Quito for two weeks learning Spanish. The hostel were staying at, Hostel Selve Alegre is really nice and the food is good. Two weekend ago we went to Otavalo which is supposed to have the most famous market in Ecuador. Its a two hour bus journey from Quito, and somebodys bag got slashed on the way and all her stuff was taken - it is supposedly the worst bus journey for pickpockets because of all the tourists. anyway we got to Otavalo. The market ...