Hotel Oro Verde Guayaquil

... fumes from the buses. Having spent 3 days out of the city and a restful Sunday we had been lulled into a false sense of peace and tranquillity. The first few horn blasts and mouthfuls of dust and dirt bought us back to the reality of Quito.

After trouping our way around town doing odd jobs we headed for Pinchincha volcano which provided an easy ride up to 3500ms on a cable car, the last 500m walk to some viewing points, a light walk in comparison to the previous climbs we had ...

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Just a quick update to let you know how things are going. I got back from the Galapagos last Monday and decided to stay in Ecuador's largest city, Guayaquil, for a few days. I didn't really have much planned, just somewhere to go and relax for a few days. The hostel I stayed in was quite nice - leafy and safe and with all mod cons (except a hot shower but it was hot and sweaty anyway) but it was in an obscure suburb a long way from the centre of the action. It also had a ...

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Spent one day sorting out the Galapagos tour and checking out the city really helpful hostel owner sorted out 5 day cruise in the moring so we got to explor the city early...went to Iguana park...full of big land iguanas..sea front was also a nice area and nicer than the guide books made out

... and it would be easier to get a bus from there. So back on the bus. We arrive in Riobamba and I manage to get some food and a bus within half an hour. And Iīm told itīs 5 hours to Guayaquil. Fine. What I didnīt realise is 5 hours across the worst roads Iīve ever driven on through the Andes! Luckily I had two seats to myself and so managed to sleep for a bit of it! At least it was pretty. We wenr oce again through snow before descending into tropical condtions! So all ...

... espanol balbutiant devant une classe! heureusement je connaissais quelques chansons dont on a fait une dictee! puis un petit bac! le jeu a plutot bien marche et jai moi meme appris pas mal de noms de fruits et legumes! heureusement leur instit est arrivee a la recre a 10.30!jusquau dejeuner jassiste a la repetition dun spectacle de danse pour une journee sportive qui aura lieu en novembre. Dej avec Suzie et une de ses collegues et on se quitte je pars laprem ...

... actually...was called Tortilla de verde or something like that. We went to see the Museum of Arte Contemprorana and it was super nice, great collection, nice layout , well organised, nice music inside...really....its build almost in a shape of ship and it was kind of cool the viewpoint to the river in one of the corners.... Anyway I am glad I did the detour through Guayaquil despite all warnings of how dangerous it was and how not nice the city is and everything else...in the ...