The Beach in Rioverde, Ecuador

I went with Adriana to her job interview in Rioverde, near Esmeraldas, on the coast of Ecuador.  We took a 2.5 hour busride to Quito, then a 6 hour busride to Esmeraldas, then a 1 hour ranchera / chiva ride (I do not know how to explain this no-windows no-doors vehicle) to Rioverde.

Midnight bus!

So freezing! No heat on the bus...

Our $15/night hotel in Rioverde

Complete with mosquito nets!

Small bathroom

The plaza outside our hotel

Tree

5 minute walk to the beach 

So many birds, zero humans

Some cliffs, off in the distance

Sooo green

Me, Denis, Adriana

Just some backflips

 The colors! The rocks! The sparkly sand!

Digging for, like, little clams or something?

The most beautiful children!

The haul

Delish!

 The artist with his masterpiece

Not posed?

 Postcard!

 Cool rocks

 Uh-mazing

 House on the beach

 These crabs look like spiders running on the beach

Hellooo there!