{"id":228,"date":"2012-01-07T13:19:48","date_gmt":"2012-01-07T17:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pamlindberg.com\/?p=228"},"modified":"2012-01-07T13:19:48","modified_gmt":"2012-01-07T17:19:48","slug":"characters-of-ecuador-javier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.pamlindberg.com\/?p=228","title":{"rendered":"Characters of Ecuador &#8211; Javier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well practiced in his sales speech, Javier sells tours for Palo Santos. He\u0092s 31, rides a motorcycle in town and literally seems to know everyone. The first time we met, he sold me on the tour and also recommended Los Frailes. He knows the ropes and has a charm about him. Or maybe it\u0092s confidence. Between the two of us, we can have a bit of a conversation. He knows just enough English and I know barely enough Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday I was at lunch and he spotted me there, zooming up on his motorcycle to see if I had been able to arrange a ride with Johnny to Los Frailes. 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