Malecon Center Mall

... they might come next, but each of us knew privately that they probably wouldn't. There was a place on the Malecon where the flag of Ecuador flew in the center of a ring of poles flying the flags of each province. Ecuador's flag is yellow, red, and ...

... the ticket was 1.50$, typical prices for travel in Ecuador are a buck per hour of bus travel.  At the city, we saw its malecon, its central plaza, and a few churches and stuff.  Also, I got my first taste of coconut, for 50 cents you can buy a ...

... to Baņos where we had decided to head next. From there we got a taxi into the city centre and a new development called the Malecon 2000 which is apparently "a restoration project of the historic Simon Bolivar pier" – thanks once again Wikipedia! ...

... nbsp; People gather ther in the evenings.  If they're on the water' the towns will often have a waterside promenade or malecon.  Loreto had one, but it was pretty empty.  Overall the town was clearly trying to pull tourists, but still quite ...

... was a E10 water board charge per flush. We then cut across the peninsular to the beach, which looks pretty good, with a Malecon and flash hotels. There is a temporary viewing stand, and a massive lineup of TV trucks for the possible royal visit on ...

... the US.  Checked into hotel........... Capilla del Mar Global Hotel  (Mon Feb-1-2010 for 2 nights) Cra 1 No. 8-12 Avenida del Malecon Bocagrande, Carrera 1st. No. 8-12 Cartagena 3939, Colombia Tel: 57 (5) 665 16 66  or Tel: 57 (5) 650 1500 ...

... . Got up at 8.30am for breakfast then had to go to the bank for another deposit for our Galapagos trip. From the mall, we caught a bus into the town center which dropped us off near the Parque de las Iguanas, which is as you can imagine, littered with ...

... of files, a volunteer chef showed us the week's menu, and we walked in on a doctor and dentist (both employed by the center full-time) administering to patients. The dentist stopped what she was doing to greet us and explain her work but we ...

... two, delicious. There was a whole store on the departures level upstairs dedicated to Los Arcano, the duo that were playing on the Malecon last night, which included video clips playing on a big screen TV and all their CDs. Sat two rows in front of a ...

... to Manta for the weekend.  The girls and Richie got set up at a hotel, then we got some food along the beautiful waterfront walkway (malecon) in Manta.  That night we went to a club in Manta, but we arrived late so it wasnīt too great.  We ...

... nicer areas and safe to walk around day and night. We couldnīt check in until midday so we wandered around Miraflores to the Malecon where we arrived at the Parque del Amor which was reminiscent of the Park Guell in Barcelona.  Walked some more to ...

... we walked there and visited local markets and the mall. We had a nice room in Hotel Las Peņas, in the middle of the centre. I got ripped off in a local tourist shop which I only realised later in the trip. I love sending postcards and have done it ...

... spent the next day, Tuesday, Feb 26th getting to know Guayaquil. Few hours at the nice shopping mall, San Marino and then a nice afternoon stroll along the Malecon 2000. This is a large path along the river with some shops and entertainment for children. ...

... loooot of relaxing here, which was great because of how we were feeling.  We enjoyed going to the mall to see a movie, hanging out in Guayaquil (the Malecon 2000 river walk is still looking great and this city has changed sooooo much in 10 ...