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Guayaquil, Ecuador

Financial Advisor and Graphic Designer: Lucia

Travel Agent: Santiago Resource Guide: Memo

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Why Ecuador?

• We will be able to travel to a city where the language we have been learning all year is used

• We will be able to apply our vocabulary and grammar lessons

• We can see the cultural aspects of a Spanish speaking country

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Why Guayaquil, Ecuador?

• Guayaquil has many historical sites representing its history.– Las Penas– Santa Ana Hill– Cathederal– Botanical Garden – Nahim Isaias Museum– Puerto Hondo Mangroves

• Very tourist friendly • American dollar is currency

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Practicing Spanish

• We can use the language we learned in the following areas:– Airport– Travel– Food– Hotel– Activities– And every day phrases

Travel Plans

• We will be staying in Guayaquil, Ecuador for 8 days!

• We will take a day trip to the Galapagos Islands during our stay

• We will be traveling to Quito, Ecuador by Airplane leaving straight out of Phoenix

• We will then travel by busses to our destination, Guayaquil, Ecuador!

• While in Guayaquil we will travel by foot and bus

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Travel Costs• Total trip cost per person: $2,500• Airfare cost per person: discounted at

$800 round trip• Airfare to Galapagos Islands $370 round trip

• Hotel cost per person: $600– Includes breakfast and lunch

• Actives planned in Ecuador: $500• Meals: $150• A memorable, educational priceless

trip out of the country

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Itinerary

• Arrival - June 3, leave Phoenix at 12 pm– Arrive in Quito, Ecuador on June 4 at 5

am – Travel by bus to Guayaquil arrive at 10

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• Departure – June 13th, leave Guayaquil at 6 am– Arrive in Quito at 11 am, Fly out at 1 pm– Arrive in Phoenix at 4 am

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Transportation and Lodging

• Airfare– American Airlines• Making two stops

– 1) Dallas DFW– 2) Miami MIA

• This will be around a 14 hour trip

• Hotel:– Hampton Inn Guayaquil Downtown

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Food

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Museums To Visit

Museums• The Municipal

Museum– Archeology – History – Colonial Art – Modern Art

• Anthropological Museum– Ceramics– gold objects – paintings

Vocab we can use:

• Tomar fotos• El (la) turista• Ver las atracciones• Visitar un museo• El mercado al aire libre

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Tours to Take

Tours• Guayaquil City Tour

– Tour Lentgh: Full Day Tour

– Tour Type: Cultural– Tour Price: US$ 36.00

• Tour in Guayaquil Historical Park– Tour Lentgh: Full Day

Tour– Tour Type: Cultural – Tour Price :US$ 45.00

Vocab we can use:• Estar de vacaciones

• Hacer una excursión

• Mandar tarjetas postales

• El tiempo libre

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Galapagos Island

• We will take a day trip to the Galapagos Island during our stay in Guayaquil

• We will travel by airplane out of Guayaquil

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Why Visit the Island?

• The Galapagos archipelago has been described as one of the most unique, scientifically important, and biologically outstanding areas on earth. Many travelers describe their time in the islands as a life-changing experience.

• This will be a great adventure for the students to see different areas of Ecuador

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Galapagos Tours

• GALAPAGOS & ECUADOR SAMPLER– Discover the many worlds that Ecuador

has to offer.  Your tour combines a visit to the amazing natural world of the incomparable Galapagos Islands, with an introduction to Ecuador's rich culture, traditional people and world-class craft markets of the Otavalo Valley and an adventure into the bio-diverse tropical rainforest.

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Ecuador

• This educational trip will benefit students in many ways– 1) the students will be able to apply

what they have learned all year– 2) the students will see the cultural

behind the language– 3) the students will be able to learn and

evaluate different cultures and languages