Unipark Guayaquil

... houses on stilts. Every single house was pithy and I could see that there was just little hope left at the city. It was a bit disparaging to say the least, but at least they were able to get what they needed.<br> <br>Again, there were just the empanada bakers for the most part. But when I got to Guayaquil, I was able to see Diana at least. It´s been four years at least since I´ve seen her and she met me at the bus station and we had dinner ...

... br><br>One park in Guayaquil however is really cool. It´s just an open public park, but is full of hundreds of large land iguanas who just mosey on past your feet, stopping occassionally to eat small children (no, just kidding!) It was amazing, as many of them are in the trees, and you can be two foot from a branch before you see these 1m+ beauties. Karen realised she was close to one only when it showered her with iguana urine from above - noice!

Made it to Ecuador! Another mammoth bus trip. This time the bus was much more pleasant with big wide seats that lay right back. Also, I didn´t get sick! Although I am feeling sick now we have arrived, tummy rumbles going crazy. I guess I am not eating for a while again...<br><br>Very glad to be out of Lima, it was very smoggy and as I mentioned before, the people not so friendly. It was filled with fantastic ...

... as well. I´ll probably stay here for the weekend, seeing Elizabeth as well as hanging out with her and my other Guayaquil friends... then I think I´ll head back South on Monday or Tuesday towards Chiclayo, and then back home to Lima by the other weekend.

Try luck at getting a discounted tour to Galapagos. Flights around $400. entrance $100 and tours upwards of $1000 but often last minute ½ price. Make sure boat isn't junk. Recommend 7 days. 2 islands a day. (probably another trip) Guayaquil. Largest city. Malecon 2000. MAAC, Museo Antropologico y ...

... temperature. the waves were big and would have been good for surfing. but i just went swimming and i went just a little over my head. when i got out there was muy dificil to get back to shore because of the currents soo was kinda scary ( sorry mom and dad hah but i am fine) and when i got back in oscar said ohhhhhh yeaaaaaa u not supposed to swim here lots of people have died hahah today i took a bus from salinas to ...

... The next day I went into the city and looked for galapagos cruises however I didnt have much luck, found one but it sounded expensive so just booked a ticket to galapagos the next day (because I loved guayaquil so much!)... that evening I met the Guayaquil CS group and we went out for pizza and beer.. the whole group was so cool I kind of wanted to stay another day there, however I couldnt change my flight.. not so bad though as I was flying to galap!

... panic. We got to Aguas Verdes, the border town, and got our passports stamped. So far so good, a bit weird, but all good. Back in the taxi and we began heading towards Ecuador. The road ahead appeared to be barricaded, the taxi turned left onto a dirt road and continued. Then it stopped at some more barricades and we were told by the "Cifa employee" (let's call him "our conman friend" from now on) that there ...

... appreciate visually what that means. It wasn´t until this bus journey it that became more apparent. As the bus wound its way along roads clinging to the mountainside with huge valleys beside us, we would then climb over the top of one valley to be confronted with yet another vast valley beside us. The shear scale of the this landscape is just something else. The roads in the mountains are continually ...

... 300 habitations, puis est reparti travailler, me laissant seule avec le chien, un Terrier hyperkinétique.<br>Le soir, j'ai fait la connaissance de ses enfants, les jumeaux Kirsten et Patrick (24 ans) et de sa femme Birthe, qui est danoise d'origine. Mais la famille parle principalement l'espagnol...<br>On m'a octroyé la chambre de la fille aînée, Annelyse, partie étudier en Belgique.<br><br>Le lendemain, levée tôt pour une petite promenade vers le Parque Hist ...