Hotel Las Penas Guayaquil

... the city renovating large areas in the city centre and gentrifying the river promenade, which now provides a lovely walk north to the old district of Las Penas. They have determined certain areas for complete renovation entirely transforming part of the Cerro Santa Ana shanty town into clean and touristy places. They even have ‘before’ and ‘after’ photographs on the buildings. It’s a delight to be here after Quito and feels like we have returned to ...

... on offer.<br><br>On that note, no trip to Guayaquil is complete without a trip to one of its many ice cream parlors in order to enjoy a famous Choc per pondero. As you can see from the photo you get a lot of bang for your buck (this feast costs US$1) and watching it be created is a sight to be seen. Absolutely delicious!

... while the majority of the population are very conservative and do not approve of homosexuality, they realize that the world is changing. When I told the family I&#8217;m staying with that I was going to the parade they just raised their eyebrows and changed the subject. To me these signs show that, while the LGBT community here is still far from being completely accepted, there is still hope for much progress ...

... that his son, Carlos, had a baby sister who had been born just weeks earlier. To this day, almost ten months later, not a day goes by when I don't think of Erwin, his family and their situation. This story defines the reason I went to Ecuador. <br><br>When I first saw Erwin and his son, our group was on a mission to unload the walls, roof and door of the prefab, bamboo house that would become our fourth home build; to measure the ...

... There was a beautiful lighthouse and some *great* views of Guayaquil on top. Anyways, afterwards I met up with Kahyda again and accompanied her for a bit with her work, before coming back to her place. Oh yeah, and then we met up with several other CSers to go bowling, which was a lot of fun ($3.20 including shoes). Today I think I'll meet up with a CS member or two to go walking around town again, and perhaps go to a museum or two. Till next time!

... Kahyda. Según parece nos tenemos que ir para otra casa porque hoy llegan otras personas y no hay cama pa' tanta gente, pero Kahyda ya nos consiguió casa con una amiga de ella. Ayer conocimos el Malecón 2000. Es super lindo. Que bueno que nuestros países vecinos tengan cosas tan bonitas, ojalá hicieran algo asi en Buenaventura. Guayaquil está bastante cerca al mar, no tiene playa pero si un rio, donde está el Malecón. Todo ...

Umsteigen im Busterminal von Guayaquil - ein sehr grosses, modernes Terminal mit einem grossen Food-Corner und einer sehr gespraechigen Verkauferin im Empanadas-Laden. Da in Guayaquil nichts verloren, Nachtbus weiter nach Baños, der naechsten Touridestionation.

... we) really wanted to see, so we decided to only spend 6 hours there, and get an afternoon bus to Huaraz. That one thing was the San Francisco Monastery and in particular, the catacombs that exist underneath. It's sounds a bit morbid, but seeing thousands upon thousands of human skeletons piled on top of each other really was quite something (nb: No photos were allowed but there is a picture if you follow the ...

... However, we resisted the temptation to book on the spot, and waited until Monday. After a bit more leg work, we actually found a tour in the end with Andres at Galasam Travel. The price was the same, but the dates suited us better. We are booked on a first-class motor yacht (Fragata) with a 16 passenger carrying capacity. So, we leave on Thursday for the islands. Which left us with a little bit too long to waste in Guayaquil. There is only so much you ...

... walk down to Guayaquil's Malecón, the city's newly reconstructed waterfront promenade. I arrived, reached in my day pack for my camera and discovered it wasn't there. <br> <br>****. <br><br>Maybe I took it out along with several other things and left it on my bed in my hostel. I don't like carrying around books &amp; etc. so I often leave them in my room. I have a large ziploc bag full ...