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  • Jon, mototaxi driver
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    Mototaxis – Second Most Popular Way to Get Around Puerto Lopez, Ecuador #AtoZChallenge

    April 14, 2018 /

    Walking is the most common way to get around Puerto Lopez. Riding in a mototaxi is second.   Dogs welcome   Puerto Lopez is a casual town. Sometimes you will even find a mototaxi driver who brought his dog to work.       Hiring a mototaxi Wave your arm when an unoccupied mototaxi is approaching to flag them down. Unless they are already on a call, they will pick you up for your trip anywhere within Puerto Lopez. There is no central dispatch. If you regularly need pickup in less traveled areas, get a couple of driver’s phone numbers. Want an informal tour? Hire a mototaxi! Many drivers are…

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  • Scott at Guayaquil airport
    Travel

    Transportation on Ecuador’s Pacific Coast Part II

    January 13, 2012 /

    I realized just how many things I skipped in my last post so I’m adding some additional transportation details in this post. When we arrived in Guayaquil, it was around 5:30 AM but Budget Rental Cars does not open until 7:00 so we ordered some fresh orange juice and patiently waited until the workers arrived at around 7:20.  They found our reservation with no problem and presented the bill to us.  We handed over our American Express card and stood at the counter for about an hour while they tried to get the card authorized.  The guy called everyone and their brother to try to figure out why the phone…

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  • Ecuador bus
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    Transportation on Ecuador’s Pacific Coast

    January 12, 2012 /

    There are several options for transportation all over Ecuador but since we only visited the Pacific Coast, I will only comment on what we saw/experienced. Buses run everywhere and are quite inexpensive.  They stop to pick people up and drop people off wherever someone wants – even if there is no official bus stop at the location.  We saw a school girl exit the bus in the middle of the jungle where I saw one home total and saw them stop to pick people up just by flagging the bus down on the side of any road.  The buses are painted on the side with their destination.  See this one…

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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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