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You wouldn't want to miss out on what a city has to offer because it's noisy.

Fortunately, where you may notice noise most -- when you're wanting to relax at home, or go to sleep -- there's a solution for most homes....

Sound-proofing, which in Ecuador often involves installing a second window in the bedroom and other areas.

°µÍø½ûÇø Liliya Bykova just had such windows installed in her Quito residential apartment and in her La Ronda rental property, and wishes she'd done so years ago.  She used a company called Ventanas Mágicas ("Magic Windows" ), telling the story at her current welcome page at ...

Before I moved into my Quito condo, I realized it was on a bus route where buses chug up an incline from early morning until around dusk.  I hired a Spanish-speaking handyman named Marcelo (business phone 09-9271 3181) and his assistant, who put in the two noise-blocking windows while I was still furnishing the place.

As a result, I hardly notice any outside noises except for the occasional El Centro fireworks or chiva party bus.  Dog barking is muted.  With the addition of earplugs for sleep, I don't hear any outdoor noise at all.

Prices are based on size of windows (typically matching what you already have in your home) and number of windows.  I paid about 40 percent less in Quito than for sound-proofing with two new triple-panes in Connecticut, USA, about ten years ago.

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