Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Medellin airport: After an 80 minute bus ride, high into the hills along windy roads we reached the airport. This was not before seeing several more carriageways in various states of disrepair, most having slid down the hill.
We found immigration here very similar to India. Lots of largely needless checking of passports and all bags both scanned and searched. All passengers are frisked by a woman. Not something that would ever happen in the UK. There's also a beautiful brown labrador, roaming free trying to sniff out drugs. We particularly enjoyed seeing it standing in the middle of a suitcase surrounded by several officers.
Our flights within South America are all on LAN airways and we have to say our first experience was a very pleasant one. It was on time and our exit through Quito airport was one of the quickest ever, taking only 20 minutes.
Our first impression of Ecuador (albeit from a taxi at 9pm) is that it seems there's more American influence than in Colombia. Within minutes we´d spotted all the major fast food chains and the dollar being the national currency also adds to the impression.
Having safely settled into our hostel (Posada del Maple - great recommendation Clare), we grabbed an early night and looked forward to exploring Quito.
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