The Last Day in Ecuador

All good things must come to an end and so of course must our vacation.  We had an afternoon flight out so we spent the morning walking around Guayaquil and taking pictures of some interesting things.

All over town are these statues.  They are like giant piñatas as they are made of paper maché.  We couldn't stand it any longer so we asked someone.  We were told that they burn them in the street on New Year's Eve.  Apparently the entire country appears to be in flames and it can be seen from space.  Next time I will visit Ecuador for New Years as I bet it looks awesome.

This church is the Cathedral.  It was built in 1948.  The alter is made of marble from Cuenca.











It is located directly across the street from The Iguana Park.  So we went back for another look at the iguanas.

Why do I have this goofy look on my face?  Is it the awful, end of suitcase outfit I am wearing or am I too close to the iguana?

 This castle building was in the shopping district. 

Here is another church. 












This first statue was across the street from this church.

In the shopping district we saw this ad for a Curandero.  I didn't know those still existed.

Here is the logo for a popular fast food chain.
This would not be seen in the US.

Finally here we are on the airplane.  We flew Copa.  I would fly that airline again in a second.  They are very nice.