After checking into the Quito Swissotel, I met up with Lynne and Ed at the bar at 6pm, with much laughter all round. Their friends Morris and Anne duly arrived, then we headed for the Theatrum Hotel, which is in a beautiful colonial theatre in the town centre, for an excellent meal (ceviche, saffron risotto with shrimp, sabayon). (The old cities of Quito and Havana were the first cities to be declared world heritage sites.) The flight from Quito next morning put us down in th