Guayaquil

Day 77 - Iguanas in the Park

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June 7th 2010
We took advantage of the 1pm check-out in what seemed like an un-interesting city and lay in bed until midday. Upon investigating the cost of humpback whale watching over on the coast in the Machalilla National park, we decided to head straight to Quito a week ahead of our Galapagos trip. Our plans to explore surrounding areas such as Baños were scuppered by the recent eruptions of volcano Tungur ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West » Guayaquil

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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