Week One - Post Script

P.S. After composing the Week One email/post we took a taxi to La Carolina, the Central park of Quito - there were people everywhere, playing soccer, basketball, walking, picnicing and doing zumba (about 150 people together) in the park. One main north-south street is closed to cars on Sunday so that people can bike, rollerblade, stroll, etc. through a main part of the city - along a 30 km stretch of street.

Quito is 50 km long (north to south) and 8 km wide (east to west).
We walked through Inaquito market and did some supermarket shopping. Here are some of the sights we encountered.

The first photo is the zumba in the park, the second two are from the market. There are many varieties of fruit and maize that we have never seen before. And who knew there were so many different kinds of chilis. We have lots of food exploration to do too....

Zumba in La Carolina Park, Quito



Varieties of chilis in the market