Whales

Whale of a time

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September 28th 2007
after a very bumpy ride for two and a half hours from Manta on a local bus $3 we arrived in lovely beach town of Puerto Lopez. We have checked into a hostel unknown to us (very brave) and then promptly went off on a whale watching extravaganza. We saw three whales travelling together at really close range. Apparently here there are no worries about getting too close or scaring the whales. A ... 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