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In a study by Mika R. Moran, Daniel A. Rodriguez, and colleagues, residents of Quito, Ecuador, and Lima, Peru, were surveyed about parks in their cities. Of the 618 respondents from Quito, 82.9% indicated that they use the city's parks, and of the 663 respondents from Lima, 72.7% indicated using city parks. Given that the percentage of Quito respondents who reported having access to other desired amenities near parks was much lower than that reported by Lima respondents, the difference in park use can't be explained by Quito residents having more access to desired nonpark amenities near parks.