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Ecuador:  Inca Roads--Day 2 Part 2

11/18/2014

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As we descend into town, we follow what is quite possibly part of the Incan trails.  The roads is hand laid cobblestone which had 3 rows of alignment stones which the cart wheels would ride one. 

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Pick any route you want off the mountain, the high road or the low road.

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Of all the wrong turns the GPS was convinced I should take, this one was probably the best one.  It said the lunch stop was just beyond these stairs.  It was indeed, but really the stairs are a bit long and narrow for my ilk.


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As we enter the lunch stop in El Corazon, my 4 words of Spanish pay off.  I successfully score seating for Quattro.  Grabbing a bottled drink and sitting down, a flurry of activity begins in the kitchen. However, we haven't got a menu or ordered?  No worries, you can have anything you want in back country Ecuador as long as it's Chicken and Rice with Souppa. 

But at least there is some solace in knowing the water and chicken have been bubbling around in a pot for hours.  It seems that none of the riders get intestinal upset from this diet plan. This is especially important to convince yourself after you have consumed nearly all the soup, then the waitress brings out some tap water in a glass.  The water is about the same clarity as the pea soup.

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This is one track that if you find gas, you best partake in the Octane goodness.  The stations are far and few between.  However, gas is remarkably cheap, hovering around $2/gallon.  It's ironic that in a country that seems to give little thought to the environment, the safety of people, the gas is full service only.

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