There's more than whales :) July 11th 2013 Well, I have recently left the lovely Ecuadorian fishing town of Puerto Lopez and have plenty of stories to tell about the goings on there… in a nutshell, it’s a small relaxed town dominated by fishing and eco-tourism – tourists largely come to watch the whopping humpback whales. There’s the Machalilla National Park too which is great for all manne ... 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
Nature fan on a mission to explore the wilds of South America, while avoiding being eaten by an anaconda as my mother predicts ;) Other challenges include staying vegetarian, not freaking out at large fuzzy spiders, and low carbon travel. Country hot list: Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador and Brazil. ... full info