TONSUPA & ATACAMES

If you want to know modern Pacific beaches, enjoy a good climate, accompanied by sea breezes, TONSUPA & ATACAMES is your ideal destination, because here, you can not only enjoy the beach, in adittion, while resting in these the comfort you have in these places, you can plan other activities that in this travel blog will name below.

Join me in this journey through these Ecuatorian beaches where you can spend a great vacation, while you know the customs and traditions of this Andean country.

How to go to the beach in a interesting way?

From any hotel or place Tonsupa / Atacames, you can reach the beach in the famous Moto-taxi, is a type of local transport, consisting of a motorcycle for 6 people where you can enjoy the weather while admiring the scenery.

What to see?

One of the main attractions of these beaches of Ecuador is the possibility to observe the humpback whales, they pass through the Pacific during June through September, then in Tonsupa / Atacames there are boats that take us to see these magnificent animals, and better, we can see ourselves in their natural habitat, the journey takes about 1 hour by boat, until we can see the whales at close range.
  It is an adventure not to be missed, are really beautiful!

 (Video taken from: http://www.youtube.comwatch?v=739uZnp7PPU 2012)

What to do at the beach?

After sufficient rest and take the sun, my sister and I were looking to do something else, then we find two of the most popular attractions in Tonsupa:

1. Banana ride, takes about 5 to 10 min, but the experience is amazing with my sister, we wanted to repeat, even though the two often we hit the banana and cost much turn up in the most deep, but still seriously liked it a lot! 

 

1.  Riding the beast, here there was every chance of falling, but my sister felt that we would at any time.

(Taken from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2i1zBHsPiM 2012)

What do you buy there?

In Ecuador, I found all kinds of crafts:

• Earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings, etc.. I could find them in the shopping passage Atacames.

(Photo taken from:   http://artesaniasalytay.blogspot.com/2010/03/artesania-de-ecuador-y-el-mundo.html   2010)

• Another interesting thing is the Hindu fabric clothing, shirts, pants or skirts

(Photo taken from:  http://www.amazon.co.uk 2012) 

• And a variety of products for the curious tourists, tattoos, the famous name on a grain of rice and

Photo taken from:  http://limacallao.olx.com.pe/tu-nombre-en-un-granito-de-arroz-iid-228223244  2011

• A very funny thing is that one day, my dad spent a toy gun, he said he worked as a cigarette lighter. but when I pressed the shutter, I spend electricity! I was so scared! lol

In this part, I could find many things to make jokes to others, such as electricity gun.

What to eat?

(Photo taken from:  http://tusrecetas.abcdesevilla.es/recetas/andalucia/rollo-de-pan-de-pita-con-pollo-y-vegetales.html 2010)

Besides the typical meal provided by the Pacific Ocean, in Tonsupa Atacames found all kinds of food, from chicken rolls, fast food, roasts and the famous wood oven pizza, excellent pizzas with a unique flavor.

What do you drink?

Of the things I most enjoy drinks during my last vacation in Tonsupa & Atacames was: 

• The cocktails, they were delicious and had a variety from which I could choose,

• The Pilsener, a large beer and typical in Ecuador, it has been regarded as the best beers in the world, seriously!. 

Photo taken from:  http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/4117766  (2009)

• The inevitable and really delicious fruit smoothies, a composition of ice, milk and fruit flavor you want to try.

Photo taken from:  http://www.buenasalud.net/tag/batidos#  (2011)

What to do in the evenings?

One of the experiences I had in this place, was going with my family to the bars in atacames, located a few meters from the sea, there feeling the breeze, we observe a curious way of dancing:

In Ecuador, I noticed that the couples dance separately, not as in Colombia, but it's interesting that there also kneel knees and continue dancing.

With my sister we tried until we ache legs LOL

(Photo taken from:  http://ecuadorcostaaventura.com/esmeraldas/atacames.html   2011