Guayaquil, Ecuador
From the port of Guayaquil, we traveled inland to a working hacienda and then a Dole banana plantation. A view of the port On our way to the hacienda A warm welcome Entrance to the plantation Cutting a bunch Ready to cut the bunch Cutting into hands Washing the bananas Packing and labeling for market At the...
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As we docked in Manta, we saw the tuna boats unloading their catch. Today we went to a Tagua nut button factory. We observed the process of making buttons out of this natural material. We then proceeded to Montecristi, the home of the Panama Hat, where weavers were making the hats by hand. Unloading the tuna boats A Tagua nut Dried Tagua nuts Cutting the nuts Drilling the holes Sorting the button sizes Weaving the hats Manta, Ecuador...
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When we retired and moved to Florida from Bellport,Long Island, NY, we began to cruise more and for longer periods of time. Our travels have taken us up the Amazon, around South America and the Antarctic, North Africa, the Mediterranean and Black Seas. We hope you enjoy some of our images and that they can help in planning your own dreams.