Hi Pete!

I spent a week in Equador last May, my second time in that country. Most of the time I was in Quito (bussiness trip) but took two days off to climb "Cerro Cotacachi", a mountain near the city of Otavalo.

Everything quite calm in Quito and suroundings,except for the traffic jams.

I was planning to do a solo hike to the summit of Guaca Pichincha volcano, but gave up because I heard about some incidents (robbery) on the trails around the cable car highest station.

So, if you are planning to take the cable trip (very nice views of quito and the mountains), remain in the stations!

Suerte!

Fabio