The Fauna of Ecuador

One day in Ecuador—we stopped in Guayaquil. The visit confirmed why this is not a major destination. It’s the gateway to the Galapagos, but otherwise, there’s not much there. There are few buildings of historical significance and nothing that’s pretty. Why did we stop? Some people left the boat for a few days to see Machu Picchu and the Galapagos Islands for a few days. Since we have been to both of those, we “enjoyed” Guayaquil.

We did find their Historical Park, which turned out to be a bit of a bright spot. It had a small, but interesting, zoo of animals found in Ecuador.  Our favorites:

·      A beautiful little parrot (picture 1).

·      2-toed sloths that are about the size of a large house cat (picture 2).

·      Mama and baby Peccaries (picture 3).

·      Tapirs (picture 4).

We have a brief stop in Trujillo, Peru and then on to Lima for 2 days. More later….