Riobamba and the Devils nose

I spent 3 days in the city of Riobamba, which is famous for the Devils nose train ride. It is supposed to be a scary ride because of the multiple swithbacks and because of the cliff that the train runs along. Well, it was scary only because the train felt as though it would derail for most of the ride. I guess this does happen often. The train rides through the Andes and provides very nice views of the mountains and the little villages. The above picture on the right is of the Andes, taken from the train. The picture to the left is the train. And yes, you can ride on the top to get the fully effect! Yes I did it!
The people in ecuador are very friendly and nice. Most are very patient with my broken attempts at spanish.
The buses: I can tell you about this now because I have spent more than 20 hours riding them. They are surprisingly ok. They are cheap, easy to figure out and comfortable. They do however get uncomfortable at times, for example, when they are driving remarkably fast down hills that have very steep slopes, when there are no speed limit signs in sight, when guardrails are nonexistent, and when there are so many people on the bus that no one can move! But, their cheap...