Wednesday, June 7, 2006

Day 7 - Twin Craters & Guayaquil, Ecuador

On the way to the airport we stopped at the Gemelos, which are a pair of craters about 30 meters deep as a result of a volcanic explosion or because of magma chambers inside earth, it is not completely known how they formed.

We flew back to Guayaquil, and then had free time to explore the major city in Ecuador. The city had lots of pretty architecture, and had renovated the waterfront in 2000. The waterfront had everything - restaurants, shops, boats, outlook points, sculptures, inspiring poems, and more.

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But also right across the street, was the contraband market which was surprisingly organized into food, pants, shirts, toiletries, video games, and music sections. Everything was so cheap, but there was also the feeling that someone was about to steal your money and run away into the maze of illegal goods.HPIM0762

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