What Ecuadorians Do To Avoid Being Crime Victims

Top 10 Things Ecuadorians Do to Avoid Crime....

10.  They avoid wearing flashy jewelry.

9.  They stay away from parks and rivers after dark.

8.  They are cautious and alert.

7.  Many Ecuadorians have guard dogs.

6.  They do not show off expensive things in their yards
        that would tempt thieves to scale the tall gates.

5.  EC women do not jog on river trails alone.

4.  Ecuadorian women do not walk unaccompanied.

3.  Ecuadorians carry exact change at all times.

2.  Local women carry pepper spray or tear gas.

And the #1 thing that Ecuadorians do to avoid crime....

1.  They don't act afraid, lost, or vulnerable.


Excerpted from a list of 15 provided by Discover Cuenca Ecuador,
posted at dayinquito.blogspot.com

  -- cccmedia in Quito