After David and Margery Bass of Tampa, Fla., read in our March 2006 issue about a trip to Ecuador that included a ride on the Chiva Express--an old city bus that has been adapted for train tracks that run through the Andes from Quito to Cuenca--they decided to book it. "For our first trip to South America, we thought we should get a little help in the details," says David. "Marnella Tours took care of the LAN Ecuador flights, the hotels, the Chiva Express, and several other little extras that made the trip easier. We wound through some of the wildest, most remote country you can imagine. Put the Chiva Express, Ecuador, and Marnella Tours on your list of the good things in life!" Contact: Marnella Tours' five-night Ecuador trip starts at $1,380 and includes air from Miami to Quito, all transfers, three nights in Quito at the Radisson Royal hotel with breakfast daily, a three-day journey on the Chiva Express (includes all meals and one night's hotel each in Riobamba and Cuenca), a return flight to Quito, and a city tour (866/993-0033, marnellatours.com).
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