Making a splash

In search of humpbacks & boobies

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August 2nd 2007
Seeing as we´d decided not to go to the Galapagos Islands (a combination of money, effort and boat travel putting us off) we´d thought we´d take a quick jaunt out to the coast instead. 6 bus journeys, 2 boat trips and 3 broken engines later we had seen the delights that Machalilla National Park and the Isla de la Plata has to offer. We´d read that the humpback whales are migrating past this ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West » Puerto López

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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