Sucre mayor, Ingrid Zambrano decided to keep the beaches open from 6am til 6pm, with social distancing of course. Restaurants were allowed to be 30 percent occupancy and hotels were 50 percent. Alcohol could be sold in restaurants until 11pm, there was to be no public drinking on the streets. Hmmm, yet this is a photo from San Clemente Sunday night in centro.
It was so bad, San Clemente was lumped in with Montanita and Salinas as the WORST beach cities for biosecurity measures in all of Ecuador. Glad I stayed home. I never did like the crowds in San Clemente on festival weekends, San Jacinto is much more tranquil. The weather was perfect, it has been many years with rain, but this year, sunshine and blue skies all weekend.
This is a picture of Carnival 7 or 8 years ago. I love that the "tourists" come and enjoy our beaches, but this year I fear for all of the tienda workers and residents who may have been infected, simply by making a living. I for one will stay near the house for awhile, and let some of the germs dissipate.
Usually people stay thru the next weekend and have a nice long vacation, but I hope they all go home. So as always, stay home, stay safe and, stay tuned...the adventure continues.
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