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Old December 05, 2013, 09:56 AM
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I spent a few days in Equador several months ago. My impressions:

Very modern infrastructure in the cities.
They use the US dollar. No need for a currency change.
Lots of Chinese live there.
Lots of people in indigenous clothing. Lots of others were not. I liked the mix.
Quito is very high in elevation. The weather is always pleasant, year around.
The beaches are supposed to be very pretty. My friend loved them. It is hotter as you move off of the Andes towards the ocean (or towards the rain forest on the eastern side).
The people were quite friendly and I found their spanish was about as clean as that of Colombians.