The Eaton Advantage: Why Quito's Air Is Better Than Cuenca's

cccmedia wrote:

British author, health researcher and Quito resident Russell Eaton has concluded that Quito has an advantage over Cuenca in air quality...

Russell Eaton's iconoclastic e-book on Why You Should Avoid Exercise is now available "gratis" to Expat.com readers at DeliveredOnline.com

Russell is no couch potato, and advises incorporating physical activity throughout daily life.

But he draws the line at exercise that is so strenuous that it causes one to have to breathe through the mouth.

He explains in the book why such expenditure of energy produces heart problems, bone disease, cancer and other ailments.

cccmedia wrote:

British author, health researcher and Quito resident Russell Eaton has concluded that Quito has an advantage over Cuenca in air quality...

Russell Eaton's iconoclastic e-book on Why You Should Avoid Exercise is now available "gratis" to Expat.com readers at DeliveredOnline.com

Russell is no couch potato, and advises incorporating physical activity throughout daily life.

But he draws the line at exercise that is so strenuous that it causes one to have to breathe through the mouth.

He explains in the book why such expenditure of energy produces heart problems, bone disease, cancer and other ailments.

cccmedia wrote:

British author, health researcher and Quito resident Russell Eaton has concluded that Quito has an advantage over Cuenca in air quality...

"Quito has the benefit of daily mountain breeses which clean the air at night.  This, combined with occasional rain showers, keeps air pollution relatively low every day.

Cuenca, however, also gets a frequent cleaning, according to Cuenca Residency's website:

"Typically, (Cuenca) being a mountain location, the early mornings are misty and this burns off in the morning sun.  Then mid-afternoon the clouds break up and there is a 20-minute light shower of rain which freshens everything up and helps reduce the pollution."
(cuencaresidency.blogspot.com)

Pardon me for intruding on this conversation you are having with yourself, ccc, but it seems a large factor in determining air quality has been omitted from the discussion.  Is it not true that the per capita bean consumption in Quito is greater than in Cuenca?