Roads in Ecuador.

[WhoseGeneration]

Again, we went on holiday just before last Christmas, to a 2nd world country, where the roads were in so much better condition than here.
I just don't understand it.

[Horse]

What did they say when you asked?

PS the council resurfaced the road I live on a few months ago, lovely job - smooth and level

[WhoseGeneration]

I had hoped others than a regular poster might have replied.
However, there you go, so to answer you, borrowing by the previous President.
From China with the result that China is now mining copper in Ecuador.
Our Ecuadorian guide was scathing about all their politicians, the current lot being as corrupt as the previous lot.
This is prevalent everywhere we travel, tour guides being honest about the political situation in their countries. We've not been anywhere where a guide has praised their political situation.
Your road, we should be so lucky, it's pothole hell here. Poorly filled and then pothole again. Some company gets paid for this rubbish too.
Btw, the China stuff, quite why we in the West are happy to allow the economic colonisation of the second world I don't understand.
Then, it would appear we, or rather our politicians, are happy to allow China to economically colonise us.
Oh well, it's history as power moves East to West and back to East.

[BobG]

I've travelled in Colombia and Ecuador for over 6 months in the last 3 years.I heartily endorse what WG said. City streets in Colombia are often not great - potholes and obstructions, but their out of town roads, dual carriageways, are quite a bit better. Given they have the Andes to contend with, they're downright impressive. Fabulous engineering. Ecuador, though I have less experience, had smooth and pleasant roads.

When you look at these countries and then the infrastructure of Western European countries too, it's impossible to avoid the conclusion that Britain has been badly let down by it's leaders over a long period of time. We're not even second rate these days.

BobG

[jcochrane]

I've travelled in Colombia and Ecuador for over 6 months in the last 3 years.I heartily endorse what WG said. City streets in Colombia are often not great - potholes and obstructions, but their out of town roads, dual carriageways, are quite a bit better. Given they have the Andes to contend with, they're downright impressive. Fabulous engineering. Ecuador, though I have less experience, had smooth and pleasant roads.

When you look at these countries and then the infrastructure of Western European countries too, it's impossible to avoid the conclusion that Britain has been badly let down by it's leaders over a long period of time. We're not even second rate these days.

BobG

Very true about the roads in Colombia. I’ been there 3 times in the last 18 months. The mountain roads through the Andes from town to town are very impressive. A bonus is the spectacular scenery. However on some hairpins there can be long delays as two articulated lorries try to get round them at the same time. On my last visit it took nearly an hour for the lorries to.sort themselves out. There is usually only one road from town to town so no alternative roads you just have to wait it out. Colombians are more laid back than here so calmly wait.