Ecuador

 

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Burning tire roadblock
Pan American Hwy		 Small junk roadblock
Pan American Hwy
Taxi roadblock
Ambato		 Manned roadblock
Pan American Hwy
Chimbrazo volcano
Riobamba		 Cotopoxi volcano
Pan American Hwy
Volcano Valley coming out of
Cotopoxi National Park

June 1999 - Ecuador
Two days before I left for Ecuador the President of Ecuador declared a state of emergency because of a taxi strike.
I had non-refundable tickets and decided to go anyway. When I got there I found that not only were the taxi's on
strike but the buses and trains had stopped running as well. I rented a car and drove to Riobamba, about 100 miles
south of Quito. On saturday when I made the trip I ran into several roadblocks and angry mobs but it only took 4 or
5 hours to make the trip. By the time I started back on Monday morning the Indians had joined in the strike and it
took me 2 days to make it back to Quito. Fortunately I only had two flats and most of the damage to the rental car
was underneath where it wasn't readily apparent. I did end up having to pay $80 for a scatch down one side I got
while trying to drive through a tree laying across the Pan-American highway.

Running roadblocks in Ecuador

Weather for various cities in Ecuador


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