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Machala Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Machala, Ecuador
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Ecuador - The banana capital of the world
This is a top pick! ... the roads as we found there is in Peru. We found it really strange, after clearing customs in Peru, that their counterparts in Ecuador were situated some 5 kilometers away at the side of the road in a marquee, with no indicator that we had to stop there. ...
Bananas everywhere
... great view on the volcanos Cayambe, Cotopaxi, Sincholagua, Reventador, Antisana and Sangay we arrived at the tropical coastline of South Ecuador, the land of hammocks, banana snacks and cold beer. A great feeling to close the door behind our 'culos'. ...
Bananas, bananas, bananas
23rd September 2009 Hotel Araujo, Machala, Ecuador (15 usd) Very warm but cloudy naranjal – Machala (96 kms) Today was all about bananas and cocoa, but mostly bananas. We've decided to call Machala The Big Banana and we think it has a bit more going ...
Der seltsame Zauber einer Geisterinsel
... Wenns geht etwas Abseit der Touristenpfade. Und da hatten wir mit der Mangroveninsel Jambeli genau ins Schwarze getroffen! Machala ist eine Hafenstadt (der wichtigste Bananenexportierende Hafen Ecuadors, Chiquita lässt grüssen) und nicht besonders ...
Anden, Vulkansee, Pferde & huebsche Frauen
Nach Karneval am Beach hats mich zum Wandern in die Anden verschlagen und ich habe den "Quilotoa Loop" in Zentral-Ecuador gemacht. Nachdem ich in Latacunga 28$ in ein Paar zunftige Wanderstiefel investiert habe, bin ich in das kleine Andendorf Zumbahua ...
Extreme Ecuador - part one
... bumpy roads whilst trying to avoid head on collisions with any other vehicle on the road. Eventually we got to Machala, banana capital of Ecuador, where we asked him to take us to the first half decent sounding hotel/hostel in the Lonely Planet guide ...
Visitors, Animals and Work
... a five year old girl. Until the monster is euthanized (HA! or in this case shot in the head...there's no animal control in Ecuador), I do not dare to take even two steps onto my neighbors' property. Other animal news. My cat had kittens! ...
Tanto Que Hacer y Tan Poco Tiempo
¡Saludos! Hoy estoy en Machala recorriendo por toda la ciudad, esperando terminar con todos las tareas que tengo que hacer. Entonces, escribiré sólo lo interesante... Well, I'm down to the last five months of service (four months and nineteen ...
Reconnect! (And Being Sick)
... "Rebelde" dance routine...if you don´t know the group, look it up, you´ll be hooked. No translations necessary). And now, I am back in southern Ecuador, ready to work and hoping that the next six months brings even more than the first! Hasta ...
Our first non-touristy city
On our way to the border to Peru, we had to spend a night in Machala. This is not a city for the gringo. Karlton was feeling uneasy, with many, many long stares. Yvonne was gong to get some pineapple for 25 cents, but the man's wife ...
Why am I here?
Hmmmmm...we have not quite made it to Peru. We did make it to Guayquil but were told that the 2.30pm bus now leaves at 11.30am, so come back tomorrow. So we spent the day unexpectedly in Guayquil. It was quite exciting to be in a town again, albeit very ...
Grant Proposal
... ...nunca termina. Este proyecto me tiene demasiado ocupada. Pero, está bien, el tiempo está pasando rapidísimo... Today I am in Machala. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday of last week I was also in Machala. And this Thursday I will be back. And ...
El Fin Ya?
... . Oh yes, and I am expecting two much-anticipated visitors before I head home: mi papá and...POR FIN...Cesar. (Je, je, je, broma mi amor.) I hope to get at least one more entry in before I leave Ecuador, so until then... Chao. ...
Fotos de Mi Nueva Vida
¡Buenos Días! ¿Cómo está todo en EEUU? Estoy aquí trabajando y disfrutando la vida en Cerro Azul. He incluido algunas fotos esta vez para mostrarles una parte de esta vida! I hope you enjoy the photos I have included. This time I will let ...
Machala
... office and the driver that they would wait, the bus drove off as soon as we got off to join the queue for the Ecuador exit stamp. Some bloke with a walkie talkie assured us it would come back, and it did about 20 minutes later after it had taken us ...
Galapagos
... towards Peru. We stopped along the way in several beautiful Andean towns before dropping down to the coast and Ecuador’s historically notorious second city -Guayaquil. Notorious amongst backpackers for its apparently high rate of crime targeted at ...
Barons and burgers
... bad part of town, so I wanted to arrive when it was light. Having counted back the ten hour journey, I realised that this meant leaving Machala at 8pm. It was midday. Eight hours is a long time in a city which, while it may have attractions, is unknown to ...
Grenzen zuigen
Hallo, Hier even een tussendoorberichtje, want ik verveel me. Ben nu 36 uur onderweg vanaf Cuzco (Peru) naar Quito (Ecuador). Stukje vliegtuig (1 uur), stukje bus (18 uur, supercomfortabel) en vervolgens de grens over. En dat is klote, vooral omdat je ...
The Holidays in Ecuador
... that I could discuss, but instead I would like to jump straight to Turkey Day! ¡Qué bueno! I may have been in Ecuador, thousands of miles from Plymouth Rock, but there was nothing lacking this Thanksgiving. Three other volunteers and I gathered ...
Onward Northward! With my two travel friends!
My friends and I left the bus station in Rhuaquillas, the fronter town between Peru and Ecuador, headed for Quito. Little did I know the convoluted trip we were to embark on. We never stopped, just to disembark, hang around for another ...
Vacation, Work and Friends
... are four new volunteers (in the programs of Health and Youth and Families) that will be joining our group down here in Machala. I can´t believe I´ve already been here for almost six months! Incredible. They will certainly be great resources. That´s ...
A Flaming New Year
Buenas Tardes Amigos ¿Cómo les va? Espero que todo bien. Estoy aquí en Cerro Azul y hace mucho calor! No lo puedo creer, pero realmente estoy soñando de la nieve allá en Maine! Por ahora tendré que aguantar este clima tropical... Hey ...
Sigue La Vida del Campo
... en la escuela, empezando la clase de inglés, dando charlas y sobre todo tratando de seguir viviendo la vida del campo de el Ecuador... Staying busy in the "campo" of Ecuador is not an easy task (the natives don´t even bother with it!) There is ...
Frustrations and Successes
... all of them. In the coming weeks, in collaboration with the women's movement, we will begin a book collection project in Machala. Yey! These same girls raised $40 in order to buy more books for their club. We will be reading ...
WE'RE EXPECTING!
Now seems as good a time as any to drop an explanatory note into these proceedings. Since back in late September we've known that we were expecting a baby. Definitely planned...although to be fair I was hoping we would take slightly longer trying. ...
Break for the border
We have decided to head towards the West coast and cross the border from there. With my protests falling on deaf ears, Paddy wants to hit up a beach town and perhaps try some surfing. We're going to head to Mancora, Peru, and probably ...
Issues
... an Uruguayan, needed a yellow fever shot to get into Ecuador. So, we head back to Huaquillas, a border town that's technically in Ecuador, to try to find a hosiptal or clinic. In the process, we notice another checkpoint. After a bit of investigation we ...
Unser Haus am Meer
... Aktion Gott sei Dank nur einen Kratzer abbekommen. Den Abend genossen wir, wie ihr euch denken koennt, in der Haengematte neben dem Lagerfeuer. Mittlerweile haben wir Ecuador hinter uns gelassen und sitzen an der Nordkueste Perus. Mehr dazu ...
Equateur
Le jeudi 4 octobre, après un dur voyage avec les 2 frontières, on arrive vers 5h à Manchala, enfin l'Equateur !!! On se trouve un hôtel pour finir notre nuit puis on part à la découverte de la ville ...
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