Bus Stations on the Equator

100 words about eating in Ecuador

Photo by Robinson Recalde on Unsplash

Restaurants near the city’s bus station were my favorite places to eat in Ecuador.

Beans, rice, meat — usually chicken — an egg, a small juice. A checked tablecloth, a small TV on a high shelf, a soccer game.

All that for a buck, buck and a half.

Plus: a shy waitress surprised a gringo spoke Spanish and impromptu chats …