Puerto Lopez

You can clearly see why people built a town in this location. I was so ignorant about swimming in the ocean that I decided to paddle myself past the break while swimming one night down on the beach. Only I didn't realize how the undertow acts on a crescent-shaped bay. There's so much more water being forced in than could possibly wash out evenly, making for a really heavy undertow. I guess that's why I found myself completely alone past the break! Anyway, here's to not drowning.

Surfs Up! Montañita and the Ecuadorian Coast

February 9th 2006
The Pacific coast... What can I say? It´s gorgeous, just like the rest of this country. Our (Myself, Huns + Mike) over-night bus ride from Quito to the coast was quite an experience. After setting off in a rainstorm, we crawled at 30km/hr through dense fog down 3000m of tiny roads... Occasionally passing ditched busses and trucks (some on the side of the road, others lying further down in gorges) ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West » Montañita

The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more

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