1/11 - Manta (Quito), Equador

The city of Manta has existed since pre-Columbian times and is located in Manabi Province, Ecuador. Once a small trading post for the Mantas and the Incans, it has grown in the last 50 years to over 200,000 inhabitants with a booming economy in tuna fishing, tourism, and chemical products ranging from cleaning supplies to oils and margarine. Manta is also known throughout Ecuador for its superb seafood and unique variations of preparations.¹

Didn’t do a lot here, mostly watched the tuna fisherman unloading their boat. We were here for over 10 hours and they never stopped unloading from the same boat. It was like it had an endless bottom!

¹ Holland America Explorer

Rodney on our verandah

Water fountain in the town square

Tuna boats

Tuna catch

Tuna catch

Tuna truck