If you like being spit on, it only costs a dollar in Ecuador.

This is “limpia,” a traditional form of spiritual cleansing used in Ecuador to rid the body of negative spirits. In the traditional version, it can be a meaningful, powerful experience and one that leaves you cured of any feelings of discomfort or unease.

If you get the tourist version, you basically get a massage, then get spit on.

Is there any value in the latter? Of course, and some practitioners of both sorts might employ spraying someone with liquid out of their mouth as part of their traditional method. However, as someone who has no idea what any of this is? It’s very funny.