13 Postcard Photos From Ecuador 911 Surveillance Cameras

You want great postcard-like photos of Ecuador but do not have time to travel the country to take the photos yourself? You can search blogs and social media or you can search Twitter for the hashtag #PostalECU911.

Ecuador 911 is the national emergency response system. Their Twitter accounts are a great follow for anyone visiting or living in Ecuador. Several locations have Twitter feeds, often named after each province capital. They are a great source of information on road conditions, volcanic activity, and other emergencies around the country.

The photos in this post are all from Ecuador 911’s various Twitter accounts. They were captured and shared by cameras monitored by Ecuador 911. Here are my favorite 2017 #PostalECU911 tweets.

January

Sunset in Puerto Bolivar parish, Machala (link goes to Google Maps), El Oro Province.

#PostalECU911
Atardecer en la provincia de #ElOro es captado con cámaras de #ECU911, desde la parroquia #PuertoBolivar en #Machala pic.twitter.com/ez8GyqaKha

— ECU 911 Machala (@ECU911Machala1) January 29, 2017

February

Sunset in Salango, Puerto Lopez, Manabi Province. Salango is just a few minutes from my home.

#PostalECU911🌅#PuertoLópez te regala un maravilloso atardecer #FeriadoSeguro pic.twitter.com/uivB0jgs4i

— ECU 911 Portoviejo (@ECU911PVO) February 27, 2017

March

Occasionally a weather forecast will accompany the #PostalECU911 tweet. On this day last March, the temperature was 15° C with mostly cloudy and a 50% chance of rain in Loja.

#PostalECU911#Loja | Temperatura actual 15°C cielo mayormente nublado ☁ probalidad de lluvia ☔ 🌧 50%#ECU911 monitorea varios sectores pic.twitter.com/53lb3PeLzY

— ECU 911 Loja (@ECU911Loja) March 26, 2017

April

The low fog in this valley in Atahualpa canton in Machala province is stunning.

#PostalECU911
Hermoso paisaje del cantón #Atahualpa es registrado por cámaras del #ECU911 🕹📽🌄 pic.twitter.com/nwK6OQt5If

— ECU 911 Machala (@ECU911Machala1) April 27, 2017

May

If you thought Ecuador had no snow since it is on the equator, take a look at the Cotopaxi volcano.

#PostalECU911| Compartimos esta hermosa postal del #VolcánCotopaxi monitoreado permanentemente mediante cámaras del #ECU911 pic.twitter.com/nNodtOOJot

— ECU 911 Quito (@ECU911Quito) May 19, 2017

June

The volcano Reventador, in Nueva Loja province is an active stratovolcano in a remote area in the eastern Andes. It has been erupting since 2008 (though not in the photo below). The television show Good Morning America recently aired some incredible eruption footage, I think from December, 2017. Watch it here.

#PostalECU911 | Compartimos imagen del Volcán El Reventador, captado por cámara de #VideovigilanciaECU911 monitorea 24/7. pic.twitter.com/9SvT5lFggj

— ECU 911 Nueva Loja (@ECU911NuevaLoja) June 17, 2017

July

Train travel is primarily for tourists in Ecuador these days. I have not taken one yet but they come highly recommended. Yaguachi Station in Guayas province is one beautiful spot to catch a train. Book your travel here through Tren Ecuador.

#PostalECU911 | Compartimos imagen del ferrocarril, referente turístico del país, en su paso por el cantón #Yaguachi pic.twitter.com/3SfJgpILtb

— ECU 911 Samborondón (@ecu911sambo) July 8, 2017

August

Sunset from San Cristobal Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.

#PostalECU911
Hermoso amanecer se capta en las paradisíacas islas #Galápagos, otro destino turístico de nuestro bello #Ecuador pic.twitter.com/HaxBWgXetO

— ECU 911 Galápagos (@ECU911Galapago) August 30, 2017

September

Macas is one of the popular Ecuador Amazon Rainforest destinations.

#PostalECU911 | Dique del río Najembaime en el cantón Huamboya esta mañana. #MoronaSantiago. pic.twitter.com/BqD3IHoAWZ

— ECU 911 Macas (@Ecu911Macas) September 20, 2017

October

La Perla, the huge Ferris wheel in the photo below, opened recently and quickly became a popular spot for tourists and locals alike to get a 360° view of Guayaquil.

#PostalECU911
Hermoso amanecer se capta en la ciudad de #Guayaquil con cámara de largo alcance. pic.twitter.com/pwUnc7dgtc

— ECU 911 Samborondón (@ecu911sambo) October 1, 2017

November

Deep inside the Amazon is Puerto El Carmen, on the Ecuador / Columbia border. I think tourism is not nearly as popular here as in Macas.

#PostalECU911
Así se visualiza el atardecer en el río Putumayo en Puerto El Carmen. Disfrute del hermoso paisaje. pic.twitter.com/fDHA0wLndd

— ECU 911 Nueva Loja (@ECU911NuevaLoja) November 18, 2017

December

Machala erects a beautiful Christmas 33 meter high tree then shares it with us on Twitter. Merry Christmas!

#PostalECU911

Así se vive la Navidad en #Machala, árbol de 33 metros de altura cuenta con videovigilancia permanente por su seguridad. pic.twitter.com/5LX9sOK2rG

— ECU 911 Machala (@ECU911Machala1) December 15, 2017

Bonus!

Employees in Ecuador receive a bonus paycheck in December equivalent to one month pay. I am using the same idea and sharing one additional tweet from #PostalECU911.

The following tweet contains thirteen great beach photos from Manabí province. While Puerto Lopez, where I live, did not make the collage, it gives you an idea of Manabí beaches if you click on the photos to enlarge.

#PostalECU911| Compartimos desde #VideovigilanciaECU911 hermosas imágenes de las playas de #Manabí pic.twitter.com/wJltvmKwIC

— ECU 911 Portoviejo (@ECU911PVO) October 15, 2017

Did you add any locations to your bucket list?

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On a personal note, I hope that you are having a wonderful holiday season!

Christmas wishes from Scott, Emily, Pacha, Sol, Luna (in order by first clockwise appearance)