The Devils Nose Tour in Chiva Express Train, departs from Quito to Riobamba and Guayaquil, passing the Devil's Nose in Alausi is a very nice tour to understand Ecuador Andes Highlands and the descend to Pacific Coast lowlands

A CHIVA is a typical, old-fashioned Latin American bus, with plenty of room on the roof for bags of grain, bananas and the odd chicken. In Quito, these buses have taken on a new lease of life as party vehicles with adapted, high-sided roofs. Typically, some hires a chiva for a celebration, invites all their friends to ride on top, the bus drives around the streets of Quito, an oompa-oompa brass band banging out favorite tunes, while Andean canelazo drink are liberally poured.