Hands down best country in South America!!!!

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This is my favorite country in South American that I have ever traveled too.  You can pretty much do everything here-Islands, Mountains, City, and Jungle.  The food is extravagant-Fish, Empanadas, Shrimp…you name it.  I had a chance here to stay with a local family for most of my time (except the Galapagos Islands) as a friend of mine from El Paso was from there and he was visiting his family at the time.

We were in striking distance of the city center-Foch Plaza.  Ill mention the food again because it was amazing and I probably put on about ten pounds while I was there:

Then there was the amazing sites in Quito, Ecuador, including going outside the city to a small hot springs (went there two times) called Papallacta. Quito had so much to do as there were many old Mission Style Churches as well as markets to go and visit:

 

Then you have the awesome Teleferico which takes you up to the top of the city as you can look down and go to the carnival and play with llamas!!!

No trip is complete until you go to Ecuador to the Equator (or close to it anyways) with two other Texans on Christmas day!!!!

And then there is always Great friends to hang out with….So now you know why this is my favorite country in South America…