Archive for October 2011
The main attractions of Guayaquil in Ecuador
Located on the Pacific coast, Guayaquil is Ecuador’s main port. The city is dotted with a number of manufacturing industries and professional organizations and, therefore, is characterized as the most popular in Ecuador. Many people look forward to this place in search of good job opportunities.
Besides being the main hub of work, Guayaquil is blessed with a number of resorts. This city has a tropical wet and dry all year round, as the destination for tourists round the year.
Guayaquil has a number of museums, botanical gardens and parks all that attracts tourists from different pockets of the world. If you plan to visit Ecuador, then consider visiting a few places that are tourist attractions.
To best capture the city tour, please visit the sites listed below:
• Casa de la Cultura of the museum
This museum is unmissable collection of antique gold, such as bracelets, nose rings, earrings, traditional vases, etc. It is said that the valuables were kept by the Spanish conquistadors in the early period. In addition to having close to the gold pieces, visitors can observe some archaeological features such as clay whistles, ceremonial masks, stone head restraints and other artifacts dating back to reality.
• Moorish Clock Tower:
Opened in 1842, this is an impressive clock tower in Guayaquil. It reflects the style of Mozarabic architecture and, therefore, is the historical context of Guayaquil. In addition to its architecture, visitors can admire the sculptures in the tower represents the air, water, fire and earth.
• Guayaquil Historical Park
As the name suggests, the park highlights the history and culture of Guayaquil. It ‘was divided into different zones and that the fauna of the area, the area of urban architecture and traditional neighborhood. Wildlife to historic churches and cultural programs, each section has a unique charm to offer visitors.
Explore the various attractions in Guayaquil may not be possible in a day or two. In order to capture the beauty of deep space, you can plan on staying here for about a week. As the place is popular with tourists, a number of hotels have sprung up in recent years. Most hotels in Guayaquil are located close to tourist attractions. You may consider staying at the hotel and enjoy easy access to your interests.
But to find comfortable and affordable hotels can be a task for some ‘hard for you in this vacation spot. Therefore, you can find some tour operators in Ecuador to provide reservation services for lodging in advance depending on your budget and your needs.
So, the plan for a trip to Guayaquil and capture the beauty of the largest city in Ecuador!
For more information, visit Hotel Guayaquil and obtain details of the best hotels in Galapagos.
The Amazon: Plan for an ecological excursion
Ecuador is a beautiful country in Central America, which is a home with an array of exotic flora and fauna. This place is the Amazon, nearly 40% of the region covers. Biodiversity is, from 1200 species of butterflies, half the bird species in the world, mammals, reptiles and beautiful marine life. The Amazon rainforest covers about 5% of the total surface of the Earth. The rainforest covers the land of Ecuador, Brazil, Peru and Bolivia. The diversity of life is also a major concern to protect and preserve the continued degradation due to human activities.
Given the natural diversity of Ecuador and maintain, it is now protected and appropriate guidelines are established for tourists to the impact on the edge of the forest. However, tourism in Ecuador is not only for thousands of tourists, but also bring a lot of dollars used to finance the forest and tourism companies to maintain.
These eco-tourism tours have become popular with tourists as they are eager to obtain the minimal footprint to leave Ecuador. There are many accommodation options, such as Kapawi Ecolodge, Black Sheep Inn, Hotel Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve, etc. who have agreed to reduce impacts on the earth. Many holiday makers looking to book accommodation in eco-lodges to experience new and refreshing in their holiday trips.
If you are eco-tours in the book of Ecuador, you should consult experts on eco-travel accommodations. You can also provide information on energy and waste management to ensure that they are the measures to improve the environment. You can also informed of their green initiatives during your trip to Ecuador. Even if you do not live in eco-lodges, you can at least ensure that the minimum impact on the way in several areas to go.
There are tribes that are active in ecotourism. They act as guides for tourists to help them know the best ways to protect the environment against depletion. While booking a visit to Ecuador, you can gather all information on eco-tours so you can enjoy without leaving a trace in Ecuador. But you would be to leave this place to take a lot of tropical forest, with you as souvenirs.
So do not miss the chance to experience something special in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador with friends and family this season!
Travelling by bus in Ecuador
Most people who go on to take the plane to Ecuador. It’s a very nondescript row of hotels and hostels near the airport with a nice view from the roof of Quito. However, if you see a plane to Colombia and then by bus to the south, it is much cheaper and a very nice ride, but you also one of the buses in South America.
South American buses are notorious for their lack of program to “lose” your luggage, seating crowded, especially for sellers who come on the bus, does not happen for many more.
Ecuador bus, but are not really such a thing as the Colombian and Mexican counterparts. In these two countries you a lot of retailers who are on the bus selling fruit, snacks, sometimes books, articles, get on foot, and then passengers disembark.
Crossing the mountains of Ecuador, but is a different experience. Ecuadorian buses tend to a number of vendors in the bus and then drive for the duration, or at least until the next main signal to stop selling their products all the time.
Passengers on these buses is everything from the dried fruits, the collections of movies made at home, the blessings, chocolate bars, the herbal pills are offered.
A common sales pitch is too good and long, sad history of being used to disgrace, to try to loosen the purse to the passengers.
These suppliers are not only tolerated by bus drivers, but also receive them. Sellers can travel free of charge and are entitled to use on-board TV to watch their films.
One of the most interesting products I’ve ever seen were the herbal pills, general health, to promote protection against prostate cancer and claimed to enhance sexual pleasure. This seller has sold more of its product to many others.
Tips for traveling by bus in Ecuador
Maintain a flexible schedule: especially when driving through the mountains, is not it unusual is the rock, breakdowns or accidents blocking roads to and long lines. If this happens, just do not get nervous, buy a drink to the seller and the next stretch her legs in the middle of the road, while the block is fixed.
Protect your property: As a rule, such as cargo pockets are safe from theft and tampering. However, it can be rack bags in the overhead bin or under the seat vulnerable to pickpockets. Keep anything of value in sight, and on your person during sleep.
Controlling the time of arrival: Try to avoid reaching a new town in the early hours of the morning. Taxis can be scarce and the bus could go a long way from the hostel and the nearest source of reliable information.
Do not be afraid at the time of booking cruises to the Galapagos Islands. This part of the world is one of the most iconic in the book world, so your trip Galapagos island before leaving for a better holiday.