Sunday, Easter, heavy rain last evening
City tour with Fernando, and then Cerro Blanco forest climbs. 444 stairs to las peñas, the oldest area of Guayaquil.
Racism prevalent by color but not much by wealth or the reverse depending on the age of the respondent.
20% of births are too girls under 18; 25% under 18 years of age, church being no help.
Cerro blanco, reserve built by the large and old cement company. In theory giving back for their environmental destruction. In theory.
Fernando has, he says, a very expensive home water filter. Separated acid from basic in the tap water. Acidic for washing fruit, basic for drinking. So he says.
Easter Sunday in the main cathedral- with an orchestra.
Iguanas park with 300 or so iguanas and the ground and in the trees. Protected, a tourist attraction, right in front of the cathedral, many pics on Flickr, lettuce sold to feed them. Surprisingly active, not like in Costa Rica.
Las peñas started in the 1500's and later was a drug infected slum. In the 1990's cleaned up. Great views from the top of this small mountain. Shops, bars on the way up the varies levels.
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