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 This has nothing to do with a
bus, Captain! by CaptainAmerica
The network is good and allows to visit most of the country.
A bit dangerous... (see the warning and danger). Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 Gringos on the train by CaptainAmerica
It's a great experience, however, and a good way to see the Andes.
For more details and pics, you can see my Riobamba's page. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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 to get to Las Plazas you'll
need a boat trip by richiecdisc
If you don’t have time to do everything via land, flights are again not overly expensive due to their short duration. If you figured out how much they were per mile/kilometer they probably are but when you want to save a day, shelling out $50 seems worth it say from Cuenca back up to Quito. It’s also more or less the only way to get to the Galapagos Island and you’ll pay dearly for the privilege at around $400 R/T. That's almost as much as we paid to fly to Quito from Miami ($425 R/T in 3.5 hours).
Ferries are a great option once on the Islands. For details check out my individual pages. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 Stef in the camioneta by Maillekeul
Take a bus to Zumbahua (2,5 USD : be careful, some may make you pay 5 USD).
Once in Zumbahua, bargain with people to get a camioneta that will wait for you over there until you come back from your climbing down... We paid only 10 USD for 2 persons (the whole trip in camioneta) : but I am sure it can be negociated at a lower price...
Le Chemin pour y aller...
Il n'est pas utile de payer une excursion pour simplement voir la Lagune (ca le devient si vous voulez faire des poses-photos en cours de chemin). Prenez le bus de Latacunga pour Zumbahua (2,5 USD : attention, on essaiera de vous faire payer 5 USD par personne). Une fois sur place, negociez une camioneta qui vous attendra jusqu'a votre eventuel retour, en cas de descente vers la lagune). Nous avons paye notre camioneta 10 USD pour 2, mais je suis sur qu'on peut mieux negocier ! Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 The bus, through an ecuadorian
artist' s eye... by Maillekeul
N'oubliez pas qu'un trajet en bus coute generalement 1 USD par heure de voyage (sauf du cote de Montañita ou dans les Andes, mais c'est pas beaucoup plus). Les assistants des chauffeurs, qui vous reclameront le "pasaje" auront tendance a augmenter le tarif pour vos tetes de gringos. La parade qu'on a trouve : vous leur dites "noooo !" en leur souriant. S'ils sourient, c'est qu'ils mentent ! Proposez leur alors le prix qui vous convient. Quand les assistants sont des femmes, c'est quand elles baissent les yeux qu'elles vous grugent !!! Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 GrandMa waiting for the bus in
the street by Maillekeul
We could make a poem out of our experiences with the buses.
If you are more than 1.75 meter tall (as I am), you can't avoid banging your head ! Buses are the number one reason for pollution, but if they weren't, they would certainly be ideal : they go everywhere, even in the places you wouldn't try your old crashed car ! They stop anywhere, except at the bus stops : you just have to shout and the drivers pull off !
But, even better, there is always a very loud south american music played in the buses, and you feel like acting in an ad for coffee or tortillas !
Recently, we wanted to be infidel to a bus about to leave, after the nice proposal of a driver's pick-up : guess what ? The bus driver passed the pick-up with its vehicle, jammed the road and refuse to move until we join the bus ! What we did, of course. And after bawling us copiously, the driver broke in every 2 meters to challenge his view with the local population attending the scene... A great moment !
And no doubt there will be others...
Il vaut mieux etre patient pour avoir un bus ici ! On pourrait en ecrire tout un poeme ! Si vous faites plus d'1m75, faites gaffe a vos tetes ! Le truc genial, c'est qu'ils s'arretent partout sauf aux arrets prevus ! Malgre la pollution (terrible) qu'ils engendrent, ils sont les meilleurs moyens de transport du pays. Et il y a toujours une musique sud-americaine jouee a fond pour vous rappeler ou vous etes ! Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 An Ecuadoran Autoferra by pchamlis
They service many small towns and villages in rural Ecuador. They're very, very cheap, but don't even ask about "first class" seats. :) Your seatmate could be holding a chicken or goat.
The autoferras, while cheap, are pretty undependable, with regard to punctuality and service. In fact, the only saving grace is that they're cheap. But, if you're traveling on a shoestring, they might be "just the ticket". Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Travelling from the USA: American Airlines flies daily to Quito from Miami. This is usually the cheapest route.
Travelling from Europe: Iberia has direct flights from Madrid. Most other carriers have a stopover in the US or elsewhere in S.A. (For example, Air France flies from Paris through Bogota, Colombia). It can wok out cheaper to buy two tickets - one round trip to Miami and then a round trip Miami-Quito. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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 Well, that's a tramway... by CaptainAmericaLeave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 Walking in Quito by CaptainAmericaLeave a Comment Theme: Other
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