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    Gustavo pegando la calcomanía de
         		 At the last Ecoclub, we had kids made wallet out of empty milk and juice boxes. It's amazing how creative we can be when resources are limited.: by pmok, Views[355]
         		 Saw fishermen cleaning these at the market so I asked what they were.
         		 Fishes on the barbie with a sauce of tomato, onion, chili pepper, and garlic. Yes we have a BBQ pit in the back, real one that uses coal!: by pmok, Views[342]
         		 Ta-da! Had them with rice (cooked in tomatoes) and a cabbage and carrot slaw. Yummers!: by pmok, Views[400]
     
    Saw these giant squids at the fish market and could not pass up, bought one for US$2 (probably eve less for locals).: by pmok, Views[743]
         		 Baked squid with potatoes and onions, with lentils on the side and fresh passion fruit juice. Umm......: by pmok, Views[567]
         		 We got these fish for free from the fishermen while on the bay for Capturas, the fish in the front was still alive when he gave it to us.: by pmok, Views[327]
         		 The fish was as big as the guy's torso!: by pmok, Views[534]
         		 We captured this huge tortuga verde today, he was so strong he made a small dent on the boat when he pushed head against the side!: by pmok, Views[751]
     
    Muchos grande pescados en el mercado hoy y solamante pocos tiburones, muy bueno!: by pmok, Views[766]
         		 Checked out this
         		 Kids building sand castle on the beach, I enjoy seeing scenes like this compared to kids playing video games.: by pmok, Views[1294]
         		 A strip of the
         		 The beach is full of docked fishing boats and stray dogs: by pmok, Views[561]
     
    Part of my volunteering that involves no dead animals, just noisy children. On Saturdays we host the Ecoclub, a club for local children to teach them about marine ecosystem and conservation. We had them put their handprints on the wall of our house, so cool!: by pmok, Views[569]
         		 Ecoclub kids play a version of
         		 Bars and restaurants lined the Puerto Lopez beach: by pmok, Views[612]
         		 Many food vendors along the streets in Puerto Lopez, almost all fried or roasted food.: by pmok, Views[514]
         		 Saw tables of men gambling at the street corner, in tables of four surrounded by spectators, some kind of card game.: by pmok, Views[583]
     
    Green bananas at the market, hugely popular with locals, eaten daily.: by pmok, Views[561]
         		 Front of the volunteer house, after we trimmed the trees in the front yard, it started blooming!: by pmok, Views[503]
         		 There are views of the beach here without dead sharks. From the shore can see fishing boats and boats that take tourists to Isla de la Plata or whale watching.: by pmok, Views[501]
         		 Funny store in the main tourist strip that named itself
         		 Rare appearance by the sun in the afternoon today, so kids came out to play. Has been gray and cloudy daily, it's winter here.: by pmok, Views[551]
     
    Another batch of hammerhead, that's a larger male not fitting into the crate (can tell the sex by the two claspers).: by pmok, Views[2716]
         		 Vegetarian fried rice, Ecuadorian style (with some kind of green beans, eggs, carrots, and corn): by pmok, Views[914]
         		 Even with bad weather, this boat came back with almost equal catch of tuna and hammerhead sharks; the sharks are barely larger than the tunas!: by pmok, Views[538]
         		 This was a rarely seen ray in Puerto Lopez, don't even know the Spanish name for it.: by pmok, Views[578]
         		 A good catch of squids, plus a huge marlin cut into pieces, both actually look tasty. The sharks are on the ground, fins gone already.: by pmok, Views[881]
     
    The busiest street in Puerto Lopez on a rare sunny day (in the winter months it's usually cloudy), this is like a metropolis compared to Tofo!: by pmok, Views[601]
         		 Homemade corn tortillas (Ecuadorian style) and lentils with cheese, yum!: by pmok, Views[816]
         		 When the boats come in, a herd of buyers and carriers swarm the boats to make deals.: by pmok, Views[491]
         		 I felt like this arbon was looking at me and saying
         		 Fish market is a flurry of activities in the morning: fishermen, the butcher, the vendors, the trucks, the curious tourists, and then there's us!: by pmok, Views[532]
     
    These rays were so large, they needed three people to lift into the truck.: by pmok, Views[507]
         		 Where the rays should not be: the back of a truck.: by pmok, Views[517]
         		 Sometimes the fishermen hide the sharks and rays so we cannot count them. I found these two sharks hidden behind a crate, think they are Pacific Angelhead.: by pmok, Views[505]
         		 The type of catch I like to see more of at the fish market, the sustainable (and delicious) ones!: by pmok, Views[561]
         		 Indicative of which part of a shark is worth money or not. The bodies, though not wasted but sold as meat, are often left on the sand while the fins are cleaned and safe in a tub.: by pmok, Views[615]
     
    Sharks aren't the only victims, here are two tubs of rays, the head already cut and body hacked up. Notice the beautiful spotted one in the left tub.: by pmok, Views[517]
         		 A fisherman with his catch: huge marlin, tunas, and 5 baby hammerhead sharks. By-catch? not sure.: by pmok, Views[1259]
         		 On a few occasions the fishermen let us measure the sharks. This was an
         		 The fin of a hammerhead shark being cut at the fish market: by pmok, Views[750]
         		 My first time touching a shark, this was a beautiful black tip, a species I have dived with in Tofo. I wanted to see the teeth up close, though I much rather it was alive and me admiring it from afar.: by pmok, Views[486]
     
    There are all kinds of fish caught (mostly sustainable ones), not just sharks. Marlins are frequently caught and usually quite large like this.: by pmok, Views[2483]
         		 Shrimps are also popular, here fishermen and buyers make deals at the fish market. Buyers may be from a restaurant, a seafood purveyor, or just people looking for something to cook and eat.: by pmok, Views[583]
         		 What I learned: big fiesta in Quayaquil over the weekend!: by pmok, Views[555]
         		 A brutal day at the fish market, counted over 100 sharks caught, here was just a few of them, five alopias pelagicus and a carcharhinus limbatus (black tip), the latter one is the kind I swam with in Tofo.: by pmok, Views[776]
         		 Here is the prize of the catch: its fin.: by pmok, Views[587]
     
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