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  • Puerto Lopez, Ecuador sunrise
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    Yellow Orb Over Puerto Lopez, Ecuador #AtoZChallenge

    April 28, 2018 /

    A Yellow Orb (YO) arrives every morning in Puerto Lopez, Ecuador at 6:30, dazzling us with it’s beauty. It silently preys on our eagerness to celebrate beneath it. It’s primary victims are tourists, freshly arrived from cooler climates, where they have been protected by clothing for months. They arrive, strip off most of their fabric and offer their skin up to the YO. Ecuador is named for the equator, which runs through the middle of the country. Did you know? The Earth is closer to the sun at the equator than elsewhere because of our planet’s Equatorial Bulge. As it spins, the Earth forms an oblate spheroid rather than a sphere.…

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    Ecuador's Machalilla National Park Biodiversity Board

    Visitor Center, Machalilla National Park, Puerto Lopez, Ecuador #AtoZChallenge

    April 25, 2018
    Looking down on Ecuador Andes fog

    A Drive Up the Andes – Guayaquil to Cuenca, Ecuador

    July 10, 2017
    Puerto Lopez new malecon

    Reinventing a 2.4 km beach front boardwalk #AtoZChallenge

    April 21, 2017
  • Ecuador's Machalilla National Park Biodiversity Board
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    Visitor Center, Machalilla National Park, Puerto Lopez, Ecuador #AtoZChallenge

    April 25, 2018 /

    Machalilla National Park surrounds Puerto Lopez, Ecuador. Two monkey species and more than 270 bird species, including the endangered Waved Albatross live in the park. Whales mate and birth just off the coast and turtles hatch on the beaches. If you like active outdoor vacations, this is the place for you! Activities in Machalilla National Park   Hike, bike and horseback ride Dry forests – from sea level to midway up the hills, the dry desert-like flora is brown for about half the year, waiting for water Cloud forests – always green hills where monkeys, orchids and a wide variety of birds live Hike beaches – Playa Los Frailes is often referred…

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    River Laundry in Cuenca, Ecuador

    August 28, 2017
    Kayak - Puerto Lopez, Ecuador

    Kayaks, Puerto Lopez, Ecuador #AtoZChallenge

    April 12, 2018
    Sunrise over Puerto Lopez, Ecuador

    Sunrise in Puerto Lopez, Ecuador #AtoZChallenge

    April 21, 2018
  • Sunrise over Puerto Lopez, Ecuador
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    Sunrise in Puerto Lopez, Ecuador #AtoZChallenge

    April 21, 2018 /

    My favorite place to watch the Puerto Lopez sunrise is the south end of the bay. For an overhead shot of this area, click Boats in Puerto Lopez. As the sun rises over the eastern hills, I love the reflections in the bay. If you read my post, Rainbows and the rainy season in Puerto Lopez, Ecuador, you know overnight cloud cover is common this time of year. I took the first three photos on the same day as the clouds shifted while the sun rose. They managed to hide the sun itself the entire time.   We do sometimes have clearer skies during sunrise. I personally prefer the sunrises with…

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    Transportation on Ecuador’s Pacific Coast

    January 12, 2012
    November Sunset

    Sunsets near the equator #AtoZChallenge

    April 22, 2017
    Guide arriving for horseback riding

    Horseback Riding – Las Tunas to Ayampe, Ecuador

    August 6, 2018
  • Puerto Lopez sunrise rainbow
    Travel

    Rainbows and the rainy season in Puerto Lopez, Ecuador #AtoZChallenge

    April 20, 2018 /

    Puerto Lopez sunrise rainbows are most common during the coastal Ecuador rainy season. The same is true for Puerto Lopez sunset rainbows. The rainy season, December through May, is also the time for cerulean blue skies. This causes confusion when people are planning their visit. They see blue skies on social media photos yet all of the guide books say it is the rainy season.   When does it rain during the rainy season? Rain usually falls at night though certainly not every night. The above photo was taken at the Victor Hugo Hotel in February at 10:00 pm. Hours earlier, I walked there in the sunshine. I was drenched when…

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    Muyuyo Internet Cafe

    Internet Cafes in Puerto Lopez #AtoZChallenge

    April 10, 2018
    Ultralight view of Puerto Lopez, Ecuador

    Ultralight Flight Over Puerto Lopez, Ecuador #AtoZChallenge

    April 24, 2018

    Six Hours in Quito: Layover Tour

    June 19, 2017
  • Ecotourism

    39,000 Volunteers Clean Ecuador Beaches, Rivers, and Ocean Floors

    October 2, 2017 /

    “Think globally, act locally.” — Origins of the phrase are disputed according to Wikipedia   Ecuador Environmental Protection In 2008, Ecuador became the first country in the world to provide constitutional protection for the environment. This does not mean that garbage is always deposited in a receptacle nor that all packaging is biodegradable. What it does mean, among many other things, is that students learn about the negative impact plastic in oceans and rivers have on the planet. Rings on beverage cans can kill marine life. From Manabi Province Environment Ministry Tweet Since 2010, Ecuador’s Environment Ministry has been leading a September cleanup as part of International Beach Cleaning Day, promoted…

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    Archaeologist for a day

    Digging up Manteño history #AtoZChallenge

    April 5, 2017
    Goats in Agua Blanca

    Agua Blanca – Living History

    June 5, 2017

    Palo Santo products made in Puerto Lopez, Ecuador #AtoZChallenge

    April 18, 2018

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Magnificent frigatbirds have been known to remain Magnificent frigatbirds have been known to remain airborne for up to 2 months! 
Males are solid black, females have a white patch on their neck and chest and juveniles have a white head, neck, and chest. All three included in this shot of them getting fishermen's scraps at the end of a day. . . . . . 
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Randomly seen during a drive was this modern day c Randomly seen during a drive was this modern day cowboy wearing earbuds along a road in coastal Ecuador. #manabi #ecuador #horsesofinsta #horse #cowboy #discoverecuador #allyouneedisecuador
Sunsets at the equator happen quickly. Have your c Sunsets at the equator happen quickly. Have your camera in hand before it begins or you are likely to miss whole thing. This one is in front of the #victorhugohotel.
#placestovisit #puertolopez #travelsouthamerica #southamericatravel #allyouneedisecuador #momentsofmine #foreversummer #beachsunset #manabi #bloglife #ecuadortravel #palmtrees #canong16 #ecuador #awesomeglobe #sunsets
Mama blue footed booby standing guard over daddy a Mama blue footed booby standing guard over daddy and baby on Isla de la Plata off Puerto Lopez, Ecuador. The female large eye pupil distinguishes it from the male smaller eye pupil. #bluefootedbooby #isladelaplata
Friendly green iguanas roam everywhere at Parque S Friendly green iguanas roam everywhere at Parque Seminario ("Iguana Park) in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
#iguana #guayaquil
"I'm like an old turtle these days. I don't run wi "I'm like an old turtle these days. I don't run wide-open everywhere, but at the end of the day, I'll be where I'm supposed to be." --Tracy Lawrence
#seaturtles #isladelaplata
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