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  • Comercial Javico store in Puerto Lopez, Ecuador
    Life

    Javico, A Puerto Lopez Grocery Store #AtoZChallenge

    April 11, 2018 /

    You will find several grocery stores in Puerto Lopez. Family owned and run Comercial Javico is one of the two largest. The store is on the main through street, the only stoplight is a few steps away. If you click here to view it on Google Maps, you can see Javico is right in the middle of Puerto Lopez. Alberto, in the above photo, seems to work every day and always with a smile and kind word.   Javico sells to the public and to small businesses, who in turn sell the products in their neighborhood stores or use them in their restaurants.   Bulk foods are carefully weighed and packaged…

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  • Travel

    Fish Market – Puerto Lopez #AtoZChallenge

    April 6, 2018 /

    Add the fish market to your Puerto Lopez bucket list.   Fish, shrimp, octopus are weighed, sold and loaded on trucks. Fresh seafood for your next meal!   __________________________________________ A look back Last year, I wrote Fireworks – Any time is the right time The photo for Coconut Water on Puerto Lopez Beach was also taken at the fish market.

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    April 21, 2017
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  • Coconut at Puerto Lopez fish market
    Travel

    Coconut Water on Puerto Lopez Beach #AtoZChallenge

    April 3, 2018 /

    Hot day + coconut water = super refreshing! Mom loved her beach coconut water. The coconut guy sells all over Puerto Lopez and opens them with a machete.   ____________________________________________________ Around Puerto Lopez in 26 words. A look back Last year, I wrote Currency – coins over bills

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  • Comedor Maritza in Puerto Lopez, Ecuador
    Travel

    Almuerzo – Good Lunch Choice in Puerto Lopez #AtoZChallenge

    April 1, 2018 /

    On main street, Comedor Maritza serves delicious $3 Almuerzo, prix fixe lunch. Choose a soup, then a meat, served with salad, rice, beans and juice. Yum!   _____________________________________________________ Around Puerto Lopez in 26 words. A look back Last year, I wrote Adventure – My Life is One!

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    April 21, 2017

    River Laundry in Cuenca, Ecuador

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  • Pig roasting in Cuenca Ecuador
    Travel

    Pig Road (Avenida Don Bosco), Cuenca, Ecuador

    December 18, 2017 /

    I have eyes like those of a dead pig.  — Marlon Brando We lived around the corner from Pig Road in Cuenca, Ecuador. Actually we were around the corner from Avenida Don Bosco but it may as well have been named Pig Road. If you are looking for pork in Cuenca, this is the place to go. When asked where we lived, the conversation often went something like this:   New friend: Where do you live? Us: Near Don Bosco and Francisco de Orellena. NF: Is that near Pig Road? Us: Yes, Don Bosco IS Pig Road!   Restaurants on Pig Road A long section of Don Bosco is known for…

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    April 5, 2018
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    April 3, 2018
    Iguana Park - Guayaquil, Ecuador

    Guayaquil – Iguana Park and other free attractions #AtoZChallenge

    April 8, 2017

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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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