the beach

August 13th 2008
After leaving Montanita we took a bus an hour north up the coast to the port town of Puerto Lopez. Supposedly its is called the “Acapulco” of Ecuador but even though I have never been to Acapulco, I don’t think they are at all similar. The town was dirty and noisy and busy with traffic. We walked down toward the beach to find a hostel right across the street from the beach. The town was ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West » Puerto López

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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Anne Lovell

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I grew up in Phoenix, AZ but I just graduated from Bucknell Univeristy in Lewisburg, PA. I love hiking, arts and crafts, reading, exercising, especially swimming and I love traveling and exciting new adventures! After I turned 21 I had one of the best years of my life traveling to Nicaragua for a week in January with the Bucknell Brigade, then in Dunedin, New Zealand studying abroad from February 4- mid June. After that I had a great senior year and now its into the real world! I hope this journal will keep my friends and family up to date on my future adventures in Ecuador and Peru! ... full info

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