Feb 25, 2009 - Memphis to Guayaquil

Wed Feb 25 - Memphis to Guayaquil. ... Good flights however, short layover in Miami, arrived Guayaquil about 10PM, met by Juan and Rosa in their brother-in-laws taxi. ... Hotel Sol de Oriente is in el Centro, long way from airport, and from where Juan lives.Wed Feb 25 - Memphis to Guayaquil. ... Good flights however, short layover in Miami, arrived Guayaquil about 10PM, met by Juan and Rosa in their brother-in-laws taxi. ... Hotel Sol de Oriente is in el Centro, long way from airport, and from where Juan lives....

Feb 20, 2009 - Guayaquil with JOSE!

I had long secured a flight in and out of Guayaquil for the occasion, much relieved since the roads to the coast from Quito continued to be blocked by mudslides. ... The crew was heading to Montanita and opted to fly into Guayaquil to avoid more bus problems and were off on the 8 am flight. ... I would be in Guayaquil in an hour and get to see Jose and be exploring his city and playing in his pool. ... And so other TAME flights leaving later for Guayaquil were off with their passengers while we were still stuck in the pre-departure lounge. ... We got cleaned up and headed to downtown Guayaquil to explore the restored old part of Las Penas on Cerro Santa Ana, enjoying the views (and sweating like dogs) before doing a leisurely stroll on the Malecon 2000 (the newly built waterfront walk). ...

Jan 19, 2009 - Ecuador & Galapagos, Part I

Caught my flight to Guayaquil from Buenos Aires and thankfully had no problems whatsoever with my ear- still taking my antibiotics for it, but feeling much better now and finally have been able to make it back into the water. ... Guayaquil is a booming town that is now bigger than Quito, the nation´s capitol. ... Anywho, had fun playing volleyball and eating really fresh ceviche, and then bussed back to Guayaquil so I could wake up early and catch my 9am to the island of Santa Cruz, in the Galapagos. ...

Nov 21, 2008 - Mancora, Peru to Guayaquil, Ecuador

This has got to be the smuggling capital of the world! We did finally process through Ecuador immigrations, and were on our way to Guayaquil. ... But we were heading North into Guayaquil, so all was fine. ... We made it into Guayaquil without any problems. ...

Nov 8, 2008 - Ecuador, Guayaquil

Guayaquil is the largest city in Ecuador and situated at the junction of 2 huge rivers flowing from the mountains down to the coast. ... Arriving in Guayaquil to stay with Ivette's family was something we had looked forward to for months and we hoped our Spanish had improved enough to be able to converse with her parents Antonio & Lilyan. ... They really helped to make us feel at home in their beautiful house and we spent the first weekend visiting some of their farms on the outskirts of the city.Guayaquil is the largest city in Ecuador and situated at the junction of 2 huge rivers flowing from the mountains down to the coast. ... Arriving in Guayaquil to stay with Ivette's family was something we had looked forward to for months and we hoped our Spanish had improved enough to be able to converse with her parents Antonio & Lilyan. ... They really helped to make us feel at home in their beautiful house and we spent the first weekend visiting some of their farms on the outskirts of the city....

Nov 4, 2008 - Guayaquil (ECUADOR)

Tome un avion a Esmeraldas y luego un bus a Guayaquil. ... Fue un largo dia! Guayaquil no tiene mucho que ver, aparte del Malecon 2000 y el Cerro Santa Ana que es bastante pintoresco. ... Aparte esta el Mall del Sol, que es mas o menos el doble que el Jockey Plaza en una ciudad de solo 2 millones! Y ademas tiene Cinnabon! La gente es simpatica, aun cuando les dices que eres de Peru! Aqui conoci a Erin, una canadiense con la que luego fui a Piura y Mancora.Tome un avion a Esmeraldas y luego un bus a Guayaquil. ... Fue un largo dia! Guayaquil no tiene mucho que ver, aparte del Malecon 2000 y el Cerro Santa Ana que es bastante pintoresco. ... Aparte esta el Mall del Sol, que es mas o menos el doble que el Jockey Plaza en una ciudad de solo 2 millones! Y ademas tiene Cinnabon! La gente es simpatica, aun cuando les dices que eres de Peru! Aqui conoci a Erin, una canadiense con la que luego fui a Piura y Mancora....

Jul 22, 2008 - The morning of the Iguanas

Back in Guayaquil we found a place to stay in the Malecon area. ... The Malecon (boardwalk) is a recent rennovation in the city and is a great place to spend an afternoon.Back in Guayaquil we found a place to stay in the Malecon area. ... The Malecon (boardwalk) is a recent rennovation in the city and is a great place to spend an afternoon....

Jul 14, 2008 - On the road again

Total travel day: We left Banos for Guayaquil, then Guayaquil to Puerto Lopez. ... Longer bus rides alwasy seem to be about an hour longer since they are always stopping to pick up people along the way.Total travel day: We left Banos for Guayaquil, then Guayaquil to Puerto Lopez. ... Longer bus rides alwasy seem to be about an hour longer since they are always stopping to pick up people along the way....

Jun 5, 2008 - Vulchers everywhere!

Our second and final day in Puerto Lopez was gorgeous. So, we got the bus to Guayaquil (pronounced Why-a-kill) and after another out of this world bus trip, we arrived there. ... It wasn´t exactly comforting! Our visit to Guayaquil only got worse before it got better. ...

Feb 24, 2008 - Guayaquil

We just stopped in Guayaquil overnight, so we were here for our flight to the Galapagos in the morning (yay!!!). ...

Jan 12, 2008 - Guayaquil, Ecuador

1/12 Our next port was Guayaquil, Ecuador. ... Guayaquil is a river port located about two hours sailing time on the Rio Guayas river from the Pacific ocean. ... During the day we took a shuttle bus from the port to a beautiful park (Seminario Parque) located across the street from the cathedral in the heart of town.1/12 Our next port was Guayaquil, Ecuador. ... Guayaquil is a river port located about two hours sailing time on the Rio Guayas river from the Pacific ocean. ... During the day we took a shuttle bus from the port to a beautiful park (Seminario Parque) located across the street from the cathedral in the heart of town....

Nov 29, 2007 - Guayaquil

Deze voormiddag het vliegtuig genomen naar Guayaquil, de grootste stad en haven van Ecuador, ongeveer 2 miljoen mensen en moeten vaststellen dat er heel veel meer verkeer is dan bijvoorbeeld in Quito. ... De luchthaven van Guayaquil is ook heel wat moderner dan deze van Quito en de afhandeling van de bagage was heel snel (10 minuten na de landing was ik al buiten het luchthavengebouw) Morgen ga ik de stad wat verder verkennen. ...