
Antes de llegar a Cuenca, estuvimos arriba de las nubes (y en varios sentidos despues de llegar a Cuenca) para su deleite unas fotos. 
Antes de llegar a Cuenca, estuvimos arriba de las nubes (y en varios sentidos despues de llegar a Cuenca) para su deleite unas fotos. 



Yesterday we started towards Guayaquil from Riobamba, where we had stayed at the Abraspungo, a relaxing place, with starry sky, gardens equipped with a variety of birds, and a comfortable bed. We were told that it would take 6 or 7 hours to reach Guayaquil, however surprisingly it took about 4-1/2 hours, largely owing to the recently rebuilt road from Colta, which was in good condition, and with light traffic. We enjoyed a cholesterol-free (almost) lunch at Rosa´s in Pallatanga for the moderate sum of USD 4,50 whit coffee.
Having guessed the route to arrive in Guayaquil, we spend some time walking The Malecon 2000 (riverfront), las Peñas and The Cerro of Santa Ana, areas of the original city, now renovated (about ten years agio), well lit and safe, with friendly private guards. We dined, hungry, at the Naval Yacht Club (culinary score 2.5, pistachio ice cream 5.0)
Today we visited the botanic Gardens, located in the far reaches of the city - their intention is good and their results progressing: in any case it was good to disconnect from the hustle of the city. In the afternoon we stopped at the Archives Of Guayas (province), where everyone was very helpful and we were able to research photographic archives using their 42in (or more) screen, and found very useful photographs.
At the end of the afternoon we went to visit the Museum of Anthropology and Contemporary Art, unfortunately already closed (another example of the vagaries of the guide books, whose (in)accuracy in hours (and addresses) has been noted previously), so we walked the Malecon again, and enjoyed the shopping centre, where we discovered new forms of mannequin, apparently designed to avoid sales of the clothes involved. We will publish photos demonstrating ths form of marketing tomorrow, when we hope that the computing problems being experienced today are resolved.
We also plan to publish some photographic examples of Ecuadorian sculpture, with a quiz on the topic, in which we will test your knowledge of this esoteric topic.
Besos, abrazos y demas para todos y todas
Alan y Marce