Jul 25th, 2007
Canoa, Ecuador

OLA- Adventures has been spending lots of time at the beach, soon we will have lots of new routes and itineraries taking in some of the least touched areas of Ecuador. Of course there will be a few places that you might recognize from the guide books but we still want to offer our clients life beyond the guide books as Ecuador has so much to offer!
So you may ask what is beach life like in Ecuador? Laid back in a word. I have been living in Canoa which is in the Manabi province, this area is one of Ecuador poorest provinces with most people making a living, just about, from farming. Being only 70-km south of the Equator and only a few hundred meters above sea level its hot and humid all year round. This is a place where mangos grow wild and banana plantations cover huge areas, very tropical.
Then there is the mighty Pacific ocean, an ocean that is teaming with life, from sharks to little hermit crabs, it has it all. If you are a sea food lover then you are in the right place, its cheap, fresh and plentiful. If you ever get the chance to join us for an adventure down there you will not be disappointed; you can learn to surf in the morning, eat fresh fish/lobster lunch, explore tropical fruit plantains in the afternoon and then take a sunset Paraglide in the evening. What more can you ask for?
























