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Ecuador is such a

Ecuador is such a beautiful country. But it's so full of litter. I see the problem everywhere as I ride my bike. In many ways it's no different than in the US. But in the US we have a great infrastructure for getting rid of garbage. Here it can sometimes be hard to even find a garbage can to put some trash in. Some buses have signs that tell the riders to keep the bus clean and throw the trash out the window! I've seen people dropping all sorts of trash on the ground as they walk along through town. No one thinks twice about it. Two days ago I started my ride with a 1/2 liter Coke bottle. When I was done drinking, it was hard not to follow suit with everyone and just toss it in the gutter. For a minute I wondered what difference one more plastic bottle in the Pastaza province really would make. I did end up keeping it in my jersey pocket until I got home. I could never bring myself to toss anything more on a ride than a banana peel.