11/27 Shacked up in Pasto at the Koala Inn. Nice place. It has wifi, hot showers, TV, comfy beds and it was only $9. Got here at 11:30am and just beat the rain. I’m glad because it’s chilly enough at 8500 feet.
I wouldn’t mind staying tomorrow and relaxing since I built a couple rest days into the December 5th date for Quito. We’ll see.
The Lonely Planet guide for Colombia kind of ripped this city a little. Here’s what they wrote:
Pastusos also have a dubious reputation among other Colombians and often find themselves at the butt of many light-bulb jokes – fortunately they are good-humored about it and will happily tell you the latest gag.
I haven’t noticed anything different about people here. It’s a big city (pop. 420,000)–there are probably stupid people here just like every other city in the world. The city itself, especially in the central area, is actually rather nice.
Colombia (or some local team) won a big soccer game and people are going crazy. It’s been like this for over 2 hours now.
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