Road from Quito to Cali/Bogota

I'm taking a spanish class (www.simon-bolivar.com) in Quito, Ecuador and then later in Medellin, Colombia. Since I am returning home (to the U.S.) after my trip, I need a three leg ticket which is expensive. I thought if I took a bus from Quito to medellin it would be both more fun and cheaper.

Has anyone crossed the border with ecuador by bus? I need some reliable information on how dangerous this really is. I'm a 24 year old guy, and hopefully by then I'll speak decent spanish.

thanks

By jmmyers on Jul 27, 2004, 16:04 in Friendly Talkzone.

Peter (Moderator) (Dev team) says on Jul 28, 2004, 16:39: OK It's not dangerous. Try to plan the border-Cali part of the trip during the day, not during the night (there have been robberies during the night there). Poor but snappy 0 funny, 0 helpful.

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