Day 6
In the morning we flew into Guayaquil from Santa Cruz. Being in the Galapagos was a really fun experience. I made sure to say my goodbyes before we boarded the plane, I knew I wasn't ever going to find myself on the archipelago ever again.
Iguana Square
At iguana Square there are literally iguanas everywhere! They look significantly different from the iguanas we saw at the galapagos based on their size, shape,and color. It was a bit of a shock coming from the galapagos where you have to be a certain distance away from the animals to guayaquil where people would have iguanas nearly climbing on them and giving them lettuce to eat.
Monumento a Los heroes- Sucre was the name of the government. Uses the seal of Ecuador for the first time (means freedom).
Coast extremely fertile because of water flow from Andes.
Monuments of free masons from all over the world
All rich people in guayaquil live in area between bridges off of main guayaquil
Civilians are very premiscuous, many people have a lot of unprotected sex resulting in a lot of children. Even though schools are free, most children work to support the family. Also there are more women than men in the city, meaning one many may have a few families they're trying to support. We climbed a huge lighthouse after going up 444 steps (I thought I was going to vomit).
Iguana Square
At iguana Square there are literally iguanas everywhere! They look significantly different from the iguanas we saw at the galapagos based on their size, shape,and color. It was a bit of a shock coming from the galapagos where you have to be a certain distance away from the animals to guayaquil where people would have iguanas nearly climbing on them and giving them lettuce to eat.
Monumento a Los heroes- Sucre was the name of the government. Uses the seal of Ecuador for the first time (means freedom).
Coast extremely fertile because of water flow from Andes.
Monuments of free masons from all over the world
All rich people in guayaquil live in area between bridges off of main guayaquil
Civilians are very premiscuous, many people have a lot of unprotected sex resulting in a lot of children. Even though schools are free, most children work to support the family. Also there are more women than men in the city, meaning one many may have a few families they're trying to support. We climbed a huge lighthouse after going up 444 steps (I thought I was going to vomit).
Day 7
Cacao farm
At the cacao far there are huge termites, the swallows swoop down to eat the termites. The natives use mashed termites as mosquito repellent (I could have really used some mashed termites right at this point). There is deep history surrounding chocolate. Chocolate is a word originating from the Aztecs.
The cocoa seeds raw of the Arriba national cacoa (the yellow fruit) taste like mango when you suck on them. The farmer cooked them on a pan over a fire and the smell of chocolate fills the air.
The red cocoa (CCM51, the hybrid) is a bit more sour.
We tried lychee! It was so good, much less meat than I thought.
We had Ecuadorian mango. It had the consistency of carrot but taste of mango
We cracked the beans, grinded them up into a paste, and the farmer used the paste with water, dehydrated milk, cinnamon, and sugar to make delicious hot chocolate.
The mangroves produce some yellow leaves as it sucks up the salty marine water. The leaves fall and the crabs eat them
Cajas
has very special ecosystem. Few endemic species: hummingbird, rodents, plants
Several lakes, with streams. Many places around here use the water
At the cacao far there are huge termites, the swallows swoop down to eat the termites. The natives use mashed termites as mosquito repellent (I could have really used some mashed termites right at this point). There is deep history surrounding chocolate. Chocolate is a word originating from the Aztecs.
The cocoa seeds raw of the Arriba national cacoa (the yellow fruit) taste like mango when you suck on them. The farmer cooked them on a pan over a fire and the smell of chocolate fills the air.
The red cocoa (CCM51, the hybrid) is a bit more sour.
We tried lychee! It was so good, much less meat than I thought.
We had Ecuadorian mango. It had the consistency of carrot but taste of mango
We cracked the beans, grinded them up into a paste, and the farmer used the paste with water, dehydrated milk, cinnamon, and sugar to make delicious hot chocolate.
The mangroves produce some yellow leaves as it sucks up the salty marine water. The leaves fall and the crabs eat them
Cajas
has very special ecosystem. Few endemic species: hummingbird, rodents, plants
Several lakes, with streams. Many places around here use the water
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