Ecuador: Stray Dog Freak Show

There are an inordinate number of stray dogs in South America. And there are an inordinate number of freaks. But nowhere are the stray dogs and freaks more apparent than in the small beach side village of Montañita in Ecuador. Montañita is an overnight bus ride from Quito, the capital, whose claim to fame is the presence of the equator. It runs through the outskirts of the city, but is not worth the two-hour filthy local bus ride to get there. All that’s there is a small monument and a [...]