Graham Montague in La Chimba

Graham Montague an intelligent tourist





Written by Graham Montague
I went with another volunteer and we first caught a bus to Cayambe which is about an hour and a half by bus from Quito. The journey from Cayambe to La Chimba takes an hour by bus along a rough road that is basically a dirt track in places and paved with cobble stones in others. I am told that the buses have to have their suspensions changed every six months! The bus we caught from Cayambe was packed, with a lot of people standing. On the way we passed many small communities along the way and eventually arrived in La Chimba.

We arrived around midday on a Saturday. When we arrived there was a crowd of people laying turf on what is the village football pitch. Apparently it ....
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