We have vacation plans for Carnaval! :) I'm very excited. 3 other friends and I (possibly 4) are going to Puerto Lopez and Machalilla National Park. The rest of the group is going to a place called Montañita, which is only about an hour south, so we might go there for a day or so.
There's lots to do on the trip, and we have 5 days! There's Isla de la Plata, which is part of the national park, known as "the poor man's Galapagos". The place we're going to is normally popular during the whale-watching season, which is June to September, so unfortunately we won't be here :( There's also snorkeling around the island and apparently lots of cool animals there.
In the park there are a few archaeological sites and we can go camping!!! I'm mostly excited about that. Camping in the rainforest....oooohhh. There's also hiking and some cool lookout points.
The beaches in this area are also amazing! From the pictures they look really beautiful, so we'll probably spend a day or so just relaxing.
One more week of school before vacation! I feel like I should write more about volunteering so I'll do that sometime next week before I leave Thursday night.... :) Chao!
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It sounds wonderful, Carolina. I can't wait to see pictures!
Ann Abbott
I hear that in the DR, you get a month off for Carnival..that may be rumor.
Anyhoo, sounds super cool! Aren't you sad you are going to miss the festivites though?
Also, camping in the jungle! CRAZY!!! I could NEVER do that, I am so not that hardcore. Look for Cacao trees so can bring some chocolate back for the family, I know they should grown around there.
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