No need to fly beyond Miami to visit Latin Americans
Greetings from beautiful Quito, Ecuador at an elevation of 9000′. Quito has its advantages over the U.S., notably the ease of connecting to the Internet (cybercafe on every block) and the low prices (haircut and lunch in the nicest part of downtown for less than $10 total). After a stopover in Miami, however, I’m not sure that one needs to leave the U.S. in order to visit Latin America.
In 24 hours in Miami, most of which was spent with my cousin Jennifer, I met people from Columbia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Venezuela, and probably a few more countries. A trip onto the highways reveals the driving style of every Latin American country on display as every driver tends to follow the rules of whatever country he or she is from (sadly this results in an average of more than 10 serious accidents every day and a lot of snarled traffic).
