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Quito, Ecuador
2 laws, restrictions, and customs in Quito that travellers often break without knowing — and the fines or consequences that follow.
Express kidnapping — being forced into a taxi and driven to ATMs to withdraw cash — occurs particularly at night in Quito's La Mariscal district and Guayaquil. Robbers target people leaving restaurants, clubs, or ATMs.
Quito sits at 2,850 m above sea level. New arrivals commonly experience headaches, fatigue, and shortness of breath. The nearby Chimborazo or Cotopaxi volcanoes are at much higher altitudes.
