This is what we can hear as this quiet town rolls up the sidewalks long before 11pm on a Sunday night...Chickens really have been a defining sound while we've been here: the Andes in the north and south, Galapagos, the coast, chickens. Folks don't live too far apart from their food. Even in Quito, where the guy on the roof opposite our hostel had a pretty sizeable chicken coop, with rooster crowing.
Puerto Lopez has been really nice. The main drag has a kind of rough charm about it, but the beach and ocean views have been amazing. staying at maremonti, our b&b, has made all the difference. It's up above the town, providing amazing views. Our hosts have been so pleasant, it really feels like we're leaving too soon. our room is a private room with its own bathroom, a screened in porch so that the last things you hear (after the noises of the road and the chickens die down) is the slow, constant roar of the ocean. Bird songs from 5-10 different varieties of birds start the day.
This place has one of the best views that I have seen in a hostel. The town is a bit tough to get to, though flights and buses aren't too far, but the 10 hour overnight bus ride to Quito might discourage some. It's closer to guayaquil and would be a great way to pass several days along the coast.
The main draw to this town right now is whale watching and the beaches, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it expand. the whales here are the most unbelievably acrobatic that I have ever seen. That's reason enough to come.
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