Adam writes on 2014-04-24: Máncora is nice little beach town an hour or so south of the border with Ecuador.  We arrived here a few days ago following a fairly straight forward border crossing having stayed the previous night in Machala, Ecuador.  There wasn’t too much to report with regards to the border crossing except that […]

Jenn writes on 2014-04-14: Hola from hot and humid Guayquil!  We have descended from the Andes mountains and are moving towards the coast of Ecuador for a much needed break from the chill of the Andes.  The Andes can be challenging with its steep grades and twisty roads.  Our final decent was enjoyable and rather […]

Trans-Continental Mambo writes on 2014-04-01: We are writing again from Quito, Ecuador. Only having been here for a couple of days, we have already had quite an eventful time in the city. The area we are staying in is called Mariscal, or affectionately “The Zoo” by one of the more elder guests at our hostel.   […]