My Steemit friends! Ecuador is a country I'm very familiar with. I decided to make this country my second home out of the United States about four years ago. Even then I couldn't stay in one place for too long; I mountain biked about 2,000kl through the Andes mountains and the coast as well as lived in half a dozen different places across the country for two years. Ecuador is a country I know really well and have grown to love!
After deciding one country is not big enough for me about a year ago, I made a conscious decision to keep traveling the world for probably the rest of my life. Shortly after leaving Ecuador is when I joined Steemit to become a travel blogger. Since joining Steemit back in May of 2017, in order I've visited/lived in Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico, New York, Thailand, Laos, Thailand again, Florida, now back to Ecuador for the holidays then I'll be heading south towards Argentina one country at a time.
You may think I spent a fortune getting around and living in all these places. But I've averaged just $1,000 per month, that includes air fare! Being a "Travel Pro" I know many ways to save on travel expenses! Right now I'm currently in Guayaquil Ecuador on the coast but last week I was in Quito, the country's capital high up in the Andes mountains. It's actually the second highest capital city in the world besides La Paz Bolivia.
The equator passes just a few dozen miles north of where these photos were taken, but you can see by how people are dressed it's not very warm at this altitude of 9,350 ft (2850 meters) above sea level. The culture of Quito is a very laid back Latino culture. Not much crime compared to the countries of Central America.
Quito is made up of a large Quichwa Indigenous and mestizo (mixed Indian and Spanish) population, that goes for most of the Andes region. Spanish is the main language spoken but at times you can hear Quichwa being spoken too. Quito is a very interesting place rich in history and culture, it's just a little cold for me! Now lets have a look at this fantastic new Real Life Captured Series in Quito Ecuador!
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