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Canoa Beach, Ecuador.
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You know your half a world away when the local Pelicans are as numerous as sparrows back home, Fish Market, Manta.
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Early Morning Dorade for sale at Manta Fish Market by the Beach.
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Early Morning Catch, Manta-Beach & Fish Market.
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Ludo in da hud, back streets of Manta.
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Local butchers, Manta.
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Central Market, Esmeraldas.
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Manta, the tuna capital of Ecuador. View from Poisiden Hotel.
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Chocolate cake with chocolate ganache, honey & rose water created by the lovely ladies at Muya Cocina Gourmet (Montecristi Chocolate), Manta.
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Chef and owner Omar Rivadeneira, runs the friendly and unassuming Manta-Martinica Restaurant, probably the best in Ecuador.
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Truly melt in the mouth! Galapagos squat lobster with saffron source at Martinica Restaurant, Manta.
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'A' Tuna & Foiegras with panela Sauce (raw cane sugar), a really delicious combination of flavours.
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Man on a donkey, road to Bahia from Manta.
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Walking the cows, Playa Cristal beach, Ecuador.