Guayaquil, Ecuador

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Guayaquil, Ecuador

• January 2005
• Winter Session

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Ecuador

• Capital Quito
• Currency US Dollar
• Population 13,212,742 (July 2004 est.)
• Terrain Coastal Plain (costa), Inter-Andean
  Central Highlands (sierra), Flat to Rolling
  Eastern Jungle (oriente)
• Climate tropical along coast, becoming cooler
  inland at higher elevations tropical in
  Amazonian jungle lowlands

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Guayaquil

• Santiago de Guayaquil is the largest city in
  Ecuador
• It is the nation's principle sea port.
• Guayaquil is located around the mouth of the
  Guayas River where it flows into the Gulf of
  Guayaquil, a sheltered natural port on the
  Pacific Ocean.
• Population about 3 million in the greater
  Guayaquil area.

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Guayaquil
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Winter Session Information

• Courses Beginner or Advanced Spanish
  Conversation class
• Duration 4 weeks 3 weeks of classes
• Host University La Universidad Catolica Santiago
  de Guayaquil
• Credits 6-7

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Course Information

• 3-4 Students Per Class
• Intensive 3 ½ hr. Sessions
• Extra help
• Monday- Friday

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Housing

• Ecuadorian Host Familes
• 3 Meals a Day
• Private Bedroom and Bathroom
• Chosen According to Your Housing Form

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Living With the Host Family

• Noise
• House visits
• Personal Neatness
• Communication
• Drinking/ Smoking

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La Comida (Food)

• Rice, plantanes, and beans are staple foods
• Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
• Exotic Fruits
• Ceviche- Typical Plate

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Transportation

• Buses- 25 cents
• Taxis- 1.50-4.00
• It is easy to move about the city in Taxi and you
  can find them anywhere

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Travel

• Private Buses- 2.00- 6.00
• Buses Are Not Safe at Night Street Vendors Sell
  Food on Buses
• Hotels and Hostels- 2.00-10.00/ night

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Montanita
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Montanita
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Montanita
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Fishing Village near Salinas
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Fishing Village near Salinas
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La Ruta del Sol
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La Ruta del Sol
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Salinas
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Ballenita