Beautiful flowers at Riomuchacho

Ecuador.. Exploring the coast.. beaches, whales and boobies..

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October 11th 2006
In between teaching and hanging out in Puerto Lopez, I managed to explore quite a bit of the coast.. with Jill who has just bought property here, and with Bryan who came down to the coast for 10 days on his way south to Peru... ISLA DE LA PLATA.. Spent a day in the National Park on Isla de la Plata ("The poor man´s Galapagos".. 1.5 hours off the coast of Puerto Lopez) .. Walked for about 3 h ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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