Lowtide at the beach in front of Linda´s condo...

A Vacation from Vacation - (Couch)surfing in Ecuador

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March 5th 2009
Our march along the west coast of South America in search of waves continued across the Peru-Ecuador border to Monteñita, Ecuador. We crossed the border (a border crossing deemed the ¨worst¨ in all of South America for shady practices that commonly occur there) smoothly during the night and arrived in the muddy streets of Monteñita early the following morning. Now, Monteñita had been hyped ... read more

South America » Ecuador » West » Manta

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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