{"id":8316,"date":"2026-09-13T08:11:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T12:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/?p=8316"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:11:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T12:11:52","slug":"ecuador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/?p=8316","title":{"rendered":"Ecuador"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>John and I landed in Guayaquil Thursday night and are staying at a beautiful old hotel. It was previously used as a retirement home and a home for other people in need, then was relocated \u201cbrick by brick\u201d to the historic part of town. It\u2019s in a park setting, complete with a small zoo next door. It\u2019s really lovely. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were thrilled to learn our friend Jenae just arrived here to be the consul general, so we met her for dinner last night. We\u2019ve worked with her in both Juarez and Buenos Aires\u2014 it was fun to catch up with her and have some yummy Ecuadorean food. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6264-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6264-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6264-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6264-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6264-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6264-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>With Jenae in front of our hotel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday our friend Francoise picked us up for lunch and some sightseeing. We rode the cable cars over the (really wide) river and then over the urban areas. It was a neat way to see the city. Afterward we had lunch at a small local place that was delicious. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6288-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6288-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6288-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6288-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6288-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6288-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>John and Francoise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Earlier in the week we kept Nugget, the little pug, for two nights. She\u2019s so cute!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DA90AE23-34E2-4CD0-BCED-CE59225DE04F-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DA90AE23-34E2-4CD0-BCED-CE59225DE04F-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DA90AE23-34E2-4CD0-BCED-CE59225DE04F-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DA90AE23-34E2-4CD0-BCED-CE59225DE04F-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DA90AE23-34E2-4CD0-BCED-CE59225DE04F-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.criplomats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DA90AE23-34E2-4CD0-BCED-CE59225DE04F-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Nugget doing yoga with me<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John and I landed in Guayaquil Thursday night and are staying at a beautiful old hotel. 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