Equinox Observance on Ancient Pyramid
Ancient peoples the world over have celebrated the equinoxes and solstices throughout time. Such times are significant because they mark not only specific times of year as related to the special characteristics and activities of that time in the annual cycle; but because they also are a recognition of the relationship of the earth to the cosmic entities beyond and how they affect life on our planet. Cycles are usually marked by observation of angles between earth and the sun. Indigenous peoples have always made use of the specific energies received at these special times and take time to...
Read MoreBirds on Isla de la Plata
There are a number of trails to hike on Isla de la Plata ( aka Silver Island) off the Ecuadorian coast. Tours are available from Puerto Lopez, especially during whale watching season, but also throughout the year. Some of our group decided to take the trail known for great numbers of frigate birds and blue footed boobies. We were not disappointed! Male frigates are known for their ability to enlarge an area of their throats in order to attract females. It’s rather an impressive sight. The male pictured above is resting but you can see the red area of his throat. The blue footed...
Read MoreEnjoying Coastal Ecuador
Here it is October and I am only beginning to catch up with this blog! Yikes! Well, things happen such as multiple trips to Quito to get my visa stamp moved to my new passport; however, I shall try to do better in keeping up with sharing what is going on. The visa procedure is another topic I may include here on this blog for your education and information, but for now, back to coastal Ecuador. In the previous post I shared a bit about Puerto Lopez. There is not much to the town , but each June through August it gets busy with tourists visiting in hopes of seeing magnificent...
Read MoreSeason of the Humpback Whales in Puerto Lopez
On August 1 a small group headed out to coastal Ecuador on trip organized by Circle on the Square and by our very good friend Jairo Munoz who did some amazing work to make this trip run smoothly. We flew into Manta and visited Alfaro City ( see our previous post), then we made our way south along the coast to Puerto Lopez. Puerto Lopez is a fishing village with a wide variety of places to stay, restaurants with delicious seafood, and places to buy souvenirs, as well as what is said to be the very best place on the Ecuadorian coast to take a whale watching tour. Humpback whales are present...
Read MoreCuidad Alfaro in Montecristi Ecuador
Our latest Circle on the Square tour took us to visit attractions along the Ecuadorian coast right at prime whale watching season. We flew from Quito to Manta then began our tour with breakfast followed by a visit to the Cuidad Alfaro. Eloy Alfaro Delgado was President of the Republic of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901; and, he took office a second time from 1906 to 1911. Although he was disliked by conservatives, today he is considered by Ecuadorians to be one of their greatest presidents. Perhaps his greatest achievement was to establish a railroad between Quito and Guayaquil. From the airport...
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