sealion playing in the water

adios port

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June 22nd 2008
So we are wrapping up our final weekend in port, which is bittersweet. We really love being down here but at the same time, it is a small town of only 5,000 so there´s only so much you can do on the weekends. Saturday was a really good time though. We went to the local beach, Playa Mann, where there was a bartending type competition going on. We watched that for a bit and then rented a kayak and ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos

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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