Oro Verde

... to check out some Mayan ruins such as the great city of Palenque and Calakmul. Visit some Haciendas from the golden era of "oro verde" when the Yucatan had more millionaires per square mile than any other place on earth. Then we will spend a week in ...

... five star Hotel. Pity we had to get wet, we had done so well today to dodge the rain even with the threatening grey clouds. Oro Verde means Green Gold, meaning the banana crops here. The Oro Verde was just the ticket for a nice relaxing bath and a good ...

... of depressing with the muddy Amazonian water but there were palm trees. The airport was beautifully landscaped even with Koi fish. The Hotel Oro Verde airport shuttle was waiting for us and it was a not-so-scenic trip to the hotel. The hotel was ...

... while in Ecuador because of this.     But, on the second day in Guayaquil we went to the Oro Verde Hotel to see our Uncle Ian, and grandparents who flew in from Ottawa to be with us in the Galapagos! It ...

Our second trip to the Oro Verde hotel, Guayaquil, was a quick overnight stay.  We were delayed about four hours taking off from the Galapagos and got into the hotel at about 6pm.  Our guide told us that we would need to leave at 4am the ...

I was feeling very refreshed after a great night's sleep - in proper beds! - back at Hotel Oro Verde in Puerto Jiménez where we had left our large backpacks while trekking in the jungle.  Today was going to be a bit of a recovery day, but I quite ...

... as well as a number of tour company offices who can organise hiking treks and other tours for you. We booked ourselves in to Hotel Oro Verde in the centre of town. For $15 a night we were impressed; a large room, with comfortable beds, a decent ...

... attached where you can have breakfast for an extra few soles; and two computers with free internet for the guests. Hospedaje Oro Verde, Salaverry 381, Tel: (073) 410028. Located just off the plaza, this friendly family run option has recently updated ...

... to collect a hotel voucher and then waited for another hour outside the terminal for the shuttle bus to the Hotel Oro Verde, getting increasingly frustrated as more and more Hilton buses kept arriving and taking virtually the entire plane except a group ...

... the Ecuadorian countryside.  We were in the southern part of the central highlands and had driven from the land of Oro Verde (Green Gold) i.e. Banana plantations which had gradually given way to the stunning rolling hills and gorgeous red roofed ...

... flights thus far have been on time or early) and a smooth transition to our hotel. We were a little disappointed to find that the Oro Verde Hotel is a mile or so from Cuenca's old town, but it is a nice hotel and the taxis are convenient and inexpensive. ...

... but it seemed like a lot more, maybe because we went through so many towns. Very early on in the day, after we left the Oro Verde Hotel, we had trouble finding the Pan American Highway. There were some road blocks as we left the Hotel, and that's probably ...

... us back again at 2pm? Hmmm. Rather than returning to our former love den, we got him to drop us off at another Oro Verde hotel in town, where we cunningly disguised ourselves as paying guests and used their extensive facilities for the next few hours ...

... , tired and hungry in Ecuador proper, a swift cab ride taking us to the first youth hostel on the itinery. Fortunately, this one, the Oro Verde, not only lets in the over 30's, but also has five stars. Fellow backpackers to have signed the guest book here ...

... nicest hotel in the city (and perhaps the nicest hotel I have seen in all of Ecuador and many places in the States) - the Oro Verde, which we couldn't figure out if the name translated to "Green Gold" or something else. Dinner was awesome and defintely a ...

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... coffee beans! Coffee is fantastic - definitely not grey! And after that the costa greya below is now looking costa verde (rose colored glasses now working)!!! Walked back up viewing the parasailers swooping low over the coastal cliffs and buildings ...

... mocos y rascandose el culo. Despues, fue a parar al otro lado de la plaza (separada por una iglesia) donde estaba todo el pasto verde, con dibujos hechos con flores coronados con estatuas, que pueden ver en las fotos. De ahi se veia a donde tenia que ir, ...