Probably when camping in Peru/Ecuador bear in mind that most land accesible by road in in private ownership due to the density of the population. Only time I thought to try I was run off my prospective campsite by a campesino who thought I was a white bandito. I didn`t even understand when he said `pistolito` - apparently a few of the backblocks people are fed a few indigenous legends from colonial times of the nasty white man turning up and burning everything.
The thing I can`t work out is why he showed me a two inch pocket knife when he thought I had a gun!
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