Quito Things to Do Tips by pchamlis

If you want to be SURE of your status as a carnivore, you might want to visit a meat market in Quito. There's nothing like a smiling butcher putting down an ax (with which he was just hacking up a carcass) to take your order.

And, a nice pair of testacles hanging up, not to mention a cow brain or two on display... well, let's just say it makes you want to consider sticking with pasta for a day or two.

OK OK, I'm being so American here. It's very interesting to tour a huge city market. Ecuador may be, in the eyes of many, a poor country. But by golly, there's a wide variety of food products for sale at very reasonable prices...downright cheap by US standards. I realize that prices have changed since we visited Quito in 1995. But back then, a vegetarian could have eaten like a pig for about $5 a week by shopping at such markets.

GET THE FULL EFFECT. LOOK AT ALL OF THE PHOTOS. :)

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