Peru and Ecuador 2026
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Introduction.
May
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June
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06,
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Home.
2026-06-16
This was the last day of the tour, and people had flights home at diverse times.
Mine was late in the day, so I got to go on a tour of old town Quito, the
botanical gardens, and Iñaquito Market.
We had police escorts for all tour activities in Quito. A comparison of crime
data shows it is higher in Quito than in Boston, New York, or Rome, but I did
not get bad vibes from the city. They do have issues with criminal organizations
and I suppose want to protect their tourism industry by protecting tourists.
(Our trip leader was very good, but he made a couple of tactical errors. One was
talking about crime and cartels, thus calling attention to danger, instead of
simply saying the police were there to add security, presenting it as a good
thing. Another was talking about how the tour could have been 7-8 days with
different planning instead of just talking about a great 6 days coming up.)
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| Police escort. |
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| Quito. |
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| Quito. |
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| Virgin of El Panecillo. |
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| Plaza de San Francisco. |
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| Plaza de San Francisco. |
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| Plaza de San Francisco. |
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| Plaza de San Francisco. |
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| Plaza de San Francisco. |
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| Quito. |
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| Quito. |
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| On top of Iglesia de la Compañía. |
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| Plaza de la Independencia. |
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| Plaza de la Independencia. |
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| Quito Botanical Gardens. |
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| Succulent display. |
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| Carnivorous plants. |
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| Iñaquito Market. |
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| Iñaquito Market. |
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| Iñaquito Market. |
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| Iñaquito Market. |
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| Iñaquito Market. |
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| Iñaquito Market. |
© Copyright 2026 by
Eric Postpischil.
