checking out the surf at montanita...

Montanita

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August 1st 2009
Ahhhhhh Montanita....time to study spanish and learn how to surf (well that was the aim anyway!) * Not a lot of sunshine.....bit of minimal tropical rain (well more like mist) and warm with many mossies * Had a brilliant week here - really busy with 4 hours of spanish a day, 2 hours of surfing....we were stuffed! * very cute little beach bungalow was our home for the week.....falling ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West » Montañita

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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