Difference between revisions of "Guayaquil"

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== Hitching out ==
 
== Hitching out ==
  
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Catch a bus well out of town (like many Latin American cities, Guayaquil is surrounded by a peripheral ring of slums) and beyond the the urban area to catch a ride. For as cheap as buses are, you may as well get an hour or so out of town to avoid long waits in dangerous suburbs. Also, don't use taxis to get around town unless you personally know the driver.  Many drivers are accomplices to thugs who will do a kidnapping express and take you on what is locally known as "paseo millonario"-- a trip to every ATM until your account is drained. It's a fun city to party in, but only accompanied by trusted locals.
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=== North towards [[Quito]] ===
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Take a bus to Duran and get off at the gas station near "Parque de la 4ta etapa del Recreo". 
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=== West towards [[Salinas]] ===
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Take a bus to Chongón ($.35). Get off at the toll booth, right before the bus turns off the highway (tell the driver you want to get down at the Peajé).   
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''A friendly security guard at this toll booth helped me get a lift in August, 2014.  '' -[[user:Dr.Keith|Keith]]
  
 
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Revision as of 16:30, 14 August 2014

Guayaquil is a big, hot, seedy port city in Ecuador renown across the country for "la inseguridad".

Hitching out

North towards Quito

Take a bus to Duran and get off at the gas station near "Parque de la 4ta etapa del Recreo".

West towards Salinas

Take a bus to Chongón ($.35). Get off at the toll booth, right before the bus turns off the highway (tell the driver you want to get down at the Peajé).

A friendly security guard at this toll booth helped me get a lift in August, 2014. -Keith

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