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Trip Start Jan 24, 2005
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Trip End Apr 2007


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Thursday, April 26, 2007

We finally arrived in Ecuador!  After 100 hours on the bus over 7 days, we made it!  The bus was not always fun, but we did get to see the countryside.  We drove through the Andes, which are super dry.  Then we drove through Northern Chile and southern Peru, also super dry.  We stopped for dinner in Calama, Chile.  It was nice to have a little break.  Chile is great.  It's amazing the differences between the countries even when you just drive through and eat a couple of meals there.  We difinately got the short stick when Peace Corps sent us to Paraguay.  They have programs in Ecuador, Peru, and now even Chile, and where did we spend two years?  The flatlands where there are all of ten different possible meals.

Anyway, Guayaquil is kinda scary.  There are definately nice areas, but our hotel is definately not in one of them (though it's only a couple blocks out).  We spent the day on the river walk because it's Sunday and we can't check for trips to the Galapagos.  The riverwalk is beautiful.  See pics.  We ate ceviche and cheesecake.

Monday, and the Galapagos is too expensive, and takes too many days.  We are going to the Parque Nacional de Machalilla.   
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