Landing the Daily Catch in Puerto Lopez
We were on our way to visit Machalilla National Park to look at wildlife. First we had to step over the carcasses of sharks littering the beach in Puerto Lopez. Ironic, no? Read more about our travels in Ecuador here. Like what you’ve read and interested in reading more? Subscribe to the WanderMom feed using Read the Rest…
On the Beach in Puerto Lopez
Our trip to Isla de la Plata, Ecuador, departed from the beach in Puerto Lopez. When we arrived there was a frenzy of activity on the beach as the day’s catch was unloaded from a flotilla of small fishing boats. Read more about our travels in Ecuador here. Like what you’ve read and interested in Read the Rest…
Street Scenes Puerto Lopez Ecudaor
This is a street-side view of the waterfront in Puerto Lopez. Although there are stores along the street, there are also plenty of street sellers, usually on bicycles, who work along this street. From a distance, we thought this guy was selling bread rolls but on closer inspection, it turned out he had a Read the Rest…
Isla De La Plata
Puerto Lopez is a charming little town in coastal Ecuador. The main industry here is still fishing but tourism, especially to Isla de la Plata in the Machalilla National Park is becoming more important. I’d read about Machalilla, sometimes called “poor man’s Galapagos’, while planning our trip and decided that a visit to this park, Read the Rest…
Curia Ecuador
This is the view from the house we rented in Curia, Ecuador (which I found using vrbo.com). For $30 per night, we have two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a spacious living room, a well-equiped kitchen and a stunning view of the ocean. The day we arrived the sun was shining and I was optimistic that – Read the Rest…
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