As someone getting on a plane to Quito in 14 days and then the Galapagos a couple days later... thank you for giving me new worries.
We do have appointments but this made me rethink our timing on them and move them to another place that gets them back quicker. If our flight from ATL was delayed by more than a couple hours we'd be outside the 72 hour requirement. I just realized that our first leg probably doesnt count, its the actual flight into Quito 9 hours later that matters. Can't really push them back as the first place only sends them out that night, and then need 36 hours to get results back to us and I didnt want to risk getting them back at like midnight the night before we leave, so we were going to do it the day before to be safe, but they close at 4 and.. this is all so complicated.
Surprised they didn't know you can just walk up for testing at the airport in Quito - we emailed them and they said the wait is usually 10-15 minutes, no appointments taken. 24 hours there. $45 per test to boot wherever you go compared to our $165. Seriously we also need to test in Coca the day we fly home, still $45. Also will get our results back that afternoon or evening. What are we doing here in the US...