How can we most enjoyably spend 1.5 months this summer [in spanish]?
The problem with Ecuador in the summer is the Humboldt current which sweeps up the coast with cold waters – to do any kind of decent diving off the coast you’ve got to go farther out in deeper waters, where the water is the coldest, so if you do that, be prepared to be wetsuit diving and have experience with deep water diving. That said, I have found that Ecuadorian Spanish is the easiest to understand out of the many countries I visit in Central and South America and there are plenty of Spanish schools there. Coastal Ecuadorian Spanish is a little “lazier” than in the highlands. The coast is known for its surfing though, not for its diving. I just got back from the Galapagos two weeks ago (my 13th trip) and have found over the years, that starting in May, the waters get cool / coldish enough to really need wetsuits for any time in the water. I have heard much about Holbox, a little island off Cancun. I spent a week in Isla Mujeres nearby but really wished I had gone to Holbox instead.
