Thursday, January 5, at the beach – Los Frailes

Pam/ January 6, 2012/ Travel

Javier, Isla de le Plata tour operator, recommended Los Frailes, a long, deep crescent of beautiful beach within the bounds of Machalilla Park. This park is made up of what they call “dry forest”. It looks like a bunch of dead scrub. I think of George Bush and Texas every time I see it. Los Frailes has the reputation of

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Thursday in Puerto Lopez, Ecuador

Pam/ January 6, 2012/ Travel

The light rain kept me from swimming in the pool this morning. Instead, I hung in the hammock under a thatched roof shelter and read until it slowed to barely a sprinkle. My quest today was to find a tour to take me to Isla de la Plata, the Island of Silver. While walking down the street one of the

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