Visitors in April

Ben's parents come for a visit in April. They came throught the Guayaquil airport and came straight to Cuenca to spend a few days at our place. My mom sent a few things I really missed like my favorite oatmeal from Trader Joe's, Coconut oil, some of my favorite creams and a few other things...we do miss a lot of things from back home, but definitely the one thing we miss the most is family and friends.
While in Cuenca we took my in laws to a few nice places like Parque Paraiso, Parque Calderon, Huma-Pungo (one of the nicest museums in the city) and lots of street markets which my mother in law loved.

Parque Paraiso by the River

We were determined to spend as much time with them as possible so we all went together to Crucita, where they owned a beautiful little apartment in a beach front community. While there we visited Monte Cristi, the place known to make the famous Panama Hats. We also got to visit Manta and Porto Viejo.

Monte Cristi

Panama Hats from Monte Cristi

                

After spending 3 days in Crucita we went our separate ways for just a few days. My in laws went to see the rest of their family in Santo Domingo and we started heading back to Cuenca. Since its a long trip we decided to take it slow and enjoy it. We stopped at out favorite beach, Los Frailes, spent a few hours there. Then we arrived at Salinas and spent the night with friends. The next day we stop at Guayaquil for some shopping. Finally arrived at Cuenca late at night. 

After visiting the rest of their family my parents in law came back to Cuenca. We really enjoyed their stay. It went by really fast. Below I'll post some picture with some of the things we did with them...

Plaza de la Palomas, Cuenca