What Ecuadorians Do To Avoid Being Crime Victims

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cccmediaEcuador / Colombia Expert22 November 2015 11:56:33

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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

cccmediaEcuador / Colombia Expert22 November 2015 12:04:38

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For tips on how to avoid problems at banks and when carrying cash, read Reports 3, 5 and 10 on the Ecuador forum thread titled "Robbed of Big Bucks In Broad Daylight After Leaving a Quito Bank"....

expat-blog.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=443074

-- cccmedia in Quito

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