Thanks for the input Hive account@thebighigg. It's pretty chill here, and so far is free from the recent protests. Tena is the gateway to a lot of things, like the Amazon, waterfalls, and some cool caves and petroglyphs I have yet to explore...but likely this weekend. They're a short 4km walk or cab ride, and I'm excited to see the bugs and hopefully some cool animals. As for drugs, etc...It seems that although it exists, the current government is controlling through the fear of it all. I walk around at night, and that's included Guayaquil, where everyone from here says is super dangerous. Frankly, I think it's making Ecuatorians a bit paranoid. Certainly not how I'm choosing to live down here. Can't live forever, afterall...although I'm certainly not rushing it.