Amelia and JP VLOG 227: Cerro Santa Ana or Santa Ana Hill in Guayaquil is the original site of Ecuador’s largest city and a popular tourist attraction. We hiked up the 444 steps to the church and lighthouse, and share the incredible views of Guayaquil in this video.
We also share our experience sending Amelia’s passport off for renewal to the US Consulate in Guayaquil. If you’re an expat living in Ecuador and need to renew your passport, today’s blog post Ecuador Passport Renewal Process for US Citizens on Live Abroad Now covers the renewal process and provides all the shortcuts you’ll need for locations, instructions and forms.
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Amelia and JP VLOG 226: We went back to Guayaquil to pick-up my repaired laptop and to renew Amelia’s passport, so we took a few extra days to enjoy the city and see some tourist attractions.
In this video, we walked along the Malecón 2000, visited the famous Iguana Park and stopped by the Guayaquil 200 Year Independence Day exhibit. We had Guayaquil built up in our heads to be this dangerous, seedy place aking to Mos Eisley in Star Wars, but it really surprised us! We LOVED the Malecón 2000 and the Iguana Park, and we felt very safe walking around the city. It certainly was NOT what we expected!
In next Thursday’s video, we’re going to share our hike up Santa Ana Hill to the lighthouse, as well as the new process for renewing US passports during the pandemic. Be sure to hit the subscribe button if you haven’t already so you don’t miss that video!
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Amelia and JP VLOG 221: We went back to Guayaquil last weekend to get my laptop, but it wasn’t ready yet. I had to login to my computer so they could verify it with Apple for the battery recall/warranty replacement.
While we were there, we spent a nice afternoon at Plaza Lagos in Samborondón, which is a really high-end, upscale part of the Guayaquil Metro Area. Several of our viewers recommended we go check it out and we’re happy we did. We had a nice salad and some Aperol Spritzers at Tinta Café. Unfortunately, all of the public parks and tourist areas like the Historic District and Malecón were still closed so that was it for our tour.
The pandemic state of exception is ending on September 12, 2020 so the government is starting the transition to the next phase of the COVID-19 quarantine. More businesses and public places will be officially open.
In addition, the 14-day air travel quarantine has been lifted as of August 15th. If you arrive at the airport in Quito or Guayaquil with a negative PCR-COVID test that’s less than 10 days old, you can continue on to your final destination without being required to quarantine. However, you must continue to follow the bio-safety protocols such as washing your hands frequently, allowing for touchless electronic temperature checks when entering buildings, wearing masks and social distancing.
And a HUGE congratulations to 110 year-old Julio Cesar Mora Tapia and 104-year-old Waldramina Maclovia Quinteros Reyes who were just named the world’s oldest married couple by Guinness World Records. Someone else holds the record for longest marriage, but they now hold the record for oldest married couple.
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Amelia and JP VLOG 217: This was our first time back in Guayaquil since before the pandemic began and it has changed A LOT.
A good friend of ours from Cuenca who has been in lots of our videos is leaving Ecuador so that’s the main reason we went to Guayaquil, but we also needed to get some of our Apple products repaired. There is an Authorized Apple Premium Reseller in Mall del Sol that sells and repairs Apple products so we stayed in the Sheraton hotel across the street from the mall.
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