Guayaquil to Riobamba - second hour

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Reaching the base of the mountains, the towns start to change in character. Compared to what we'd seen this was a happening place. One of the hazards of driving is all the dogs that are running in the road. Another hazard are the rock slides.
 Moving more into nowhere, Andean families walk along the road to/from school and work.
 Homes in the valley. The banana plantations have given way to corn fields.
 The road stretches on. This was one of the few times we weren't stuck behind a truck.  The map will show this as an easy 3 hour drive. It took us almost 4 and on traffic days it can be up to 5 hours.
Tomorrow - the final hour

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