Well, the Ecuadorians won the football 2-0 which was an incredible result! But even more incredible was the fiesta that followed here, with car horns beeping just minutes after the final whistle and the gathering of thousands of yellow shirted supporters everywhere... A really incredible experience!
Today we will go into the mountains to see some hot springs and visit our friends, the whole of Quito is surrounded by volcanoes and the hot springs are apparently amazing and quite untouched by the tourists as they´re quite secluded and unknown. Tomorrow we begin our crazy 28 hour journey back to Newcastle, but before that we´re going to visit a famous Ecuadorian film maker who played a part in the recent social movement that ousted the president here last month. We really came here at the right time for our work as the movements of the people have led to real political change, something I think is almost un-heard of in Europe and the Western world... really interesting stuff... we will make some interviews and get video of the social centre so we should have something to show soon after we get back.
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