Me Embracing the World

Me Embracing the World

Monday, November 6, 2006

Chicken Feet and Prostitutes (Latacunga, Ecuador)

The beginning of our journey on the Quilotoa loop. Not to give Latacunga a bad rap, but we only stopped here for the day becasue we missed the bus to Quilotoa. What we found was actually a nice little town with cobblestone streets and a few capital buildings.

It started pouring on us, so we ducked from overhang to overhang along with the other people, until we found ourselves in Pollo Jimmy's. A straightforward local joint where they give you a whole chicken. And when I say whole, I mean whole. The normal rottiserre is complimented with a chicken soup of what we decided to be heart, liver, neck, and feet. Makes for a good soup. Especially on a cold rainy day.

In a small victory, I finally found a pair of sandals that fit me(people have small feet here) and a pair of socks. We stayed in a cheap, smelly, but pleasant hostel. That we found is apparently worked pretty frequently by some local prostitutes from Pujili that we met in the morning. With a bit of quickness, we politefully gave our ´No Gracias´ s and were on our way to Quilotoa.

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