Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017--Ibarra, Ecuador
Went to bus station. I have 2 options for how to get to my next stop Sunday. Neither is ideal. One is possibly an hour shorter, but it will mean getting off the first bus at a traffic circle and waiting and watching to flag down the next bus. The other is an hour longer, but I would change busses in Quito.
After that, I headed for the nearby train station. At 11:30, we left on a tourist train that goes along the rim of a canyon to Salinas, a small community established by freed slaves in the mid-1800s. We made a stop about 2/3 of the way there to view the canyon, to get a snack, and to use the toilet. When we got to Salinas a group of 5 young women and 1 young man performed dances with 2 of the women balancing wine bottles on their heads. Then we walked through the village to a shop selling homemade jams and bottles of Pina colada mixture. Next, we went to a cultural center to see how their buildings are made of mud and reeds and how they used to make salt for bartering. Finally, we had lunch at a restaurant before taking the train back.
When we arrived at the station, I went to a nearby supermarket to get some granola, milk, tuna, and cola for the apartment. Then I took the local bus home at the senior citizen rate of 15 cents. (They use the US dollar as their currency here.)
Note:. Put the title of this blog entry into Google and click on "Images" to see photos of the train and views along the route.
Spending for Colombia: I spent 1,982,460 pesos (3000 = $1 so $660.82 in pesos) and $686.03 in dollars on credit card charges for a total of $1346.85 over 35 days for an average of $38.48 per day.
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