Private Beach

Manta, Day 4 - Surf's Up, Dude

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August 2nd 2009
Ecuador's got beaches. Lots of beautiful beaches. Lots of beaches with no one on them. We traveled about an hour south of Manta today to Puerto Cayo and checked some of them out on the way. About 30-minutes from Manta, the road took a brief detour inland through a cloud forest. One moment we were in clear weather with barren terrain, the next moment it was drizzling to the point of raining—an ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North

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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