El Mono de Pacoche in Manta, Ecuador

[@susywilliams9217]

So lovely

[@EMALAWEY]

Thanks for sharing....I love it!

[@DonShader]

You are so welcome!

[@k.k.9897]

What a splendid place, a real gem 💎. And so close to Manta. I would love to stay there. Thank you for taking us along. A real treat.

[@suzannahpinto8779]

Thanks for sharing Don. The sound of nature in the background has such a calming effect. Enjoy watching your videos and your wry sense of humour.

[@DonShader]

Thanks 👍 I appreciate it. -ds

[@sandywells5280]

What a gorgeous and relaxing place! Love it when you take us on your adventures. I bet the sounds of nature at night really beat the loud music, honking horns and barking dogs you get to listen to every night in Manta!

[@christopherhouse7937]

A great place to go and relax! Thanks for posting about this place. 👍😊

[@whacked00]

Beautiful place.

[@Robertsdogs]

What a lovely place!

[@DonShader]

It really is!

[@captainmorgan7809]

Amazing place and super job Don :)

[@DonShader]

Many thanks

[@pedroblanco8311]

Don, thanks for going back and added Spanish subtitles to this video. This is perfect! Thanks so much for your efforts.

[@DonShader]

My pleasure. It takes time to convert all of my videos and somethings, there are a small amount that I just cannot get to work. Eventually, all of my videos will have the Spanish subtitles.

[@egreene59]

Nice location, Don. I've only been through Manta once, and that was when I was on my way to Puerto Lopez way back in 2010, so didn't get to see much of the area. Will definitely keep this on my list of places to visit.

[@anonymousinvestigates3942]

Nice place your friend has I wouldnt mind staying a few nights there and exploring the rain forest. I have never bein in a rain forest before that is on the bucket list.

[@DonShader]

Matthew, just bring some misquito spray and a camera and you'll have a great time.

[@soniaalvarez7947]

Such a nice place. For sure I would like to visit one day. That rice looks delicious 😋.

[@DonShader]

It was!

[@ThePeacevine]

Got a little dizzy coming down that spiral staircase. Beautiful for sure! You can tell a lot of love went into that place. I can hardly wait to visit. I'm hoping by November 15th on my sons birthday.

[@DonShader]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Manta7123]

Beautiful! Can't wait to move to Manta and experience this place!

[@DonShader]

Please do!

[@tonyv205]

Great video Don, thanks for sharing.

[@DonShader]

You bet

[@peliculas216]

WOW AMAZING PLACE! THANK YOU DON FOR SHARING THIS BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💖

[@DonShader]

Thank you, I will

[@Globetrotter5198]

Beautiful place!

[@kathyandthedogs626]

Beautiful. That dining table is exquisite!!!!

[@DonShader]

Thanks so much!

[@tmcdon]

Don! Great to see you! This place looks amazing! You can stay there and lose the rest of the world.

[@DonShader]

I'm going to spend a night there when it cools down here a little. I can't wait to capture some of the sounds coming out from the forest. -ds

[@Jetmab04]

Thanks so much for sharing this stunning place Don...if/when I get there I may never leave again....🥰🥰

[@DonShader]

You are very welcome

[@nellie...]

The place looks amazing! Thanks for sharing Don!

[@DonShader]

Thanks for watching

[@booboo5244]

Hi Don: this place looks so beautiful. But those stairs... Do they have any room on the first floor?

[@DonShader]

Hi Booboo, No, all the rooms are on the second floor. -ds

[@MrMwalker43]

Great piece Don, useful & informative as usual. Any info for expats options who die and wish to be buried in Ecuador?

[@DonShader]

Answered in the newest QA. Thanks so much.

[@joann5157]

Beautiful place. Thanks for sharing! Question for your next Q&A. I just watched a video about living in Boquete, Panama, and he showed capturing a HUGE scorpion in his rental house there. You've never mentioned scorpions. Is it because you live in a high rise? Or because your building has regular pest control? Scorpions freak. me. out.

[@DonShader]

Good question Jo Ann and it will be answered in my next QA in a few days. Warning! You may not like my answer. -ds

[@joann5157]

@@DonShader Well, at least you've never seen one there. Gives me hope. Where in TX did you work? I lived in Corpus and traveled to the hosp in Alice several times a week.

[@DonShader]

@@joann5157 I grew up in Austin, owned a business there for 16 years before moving to California.

[@joann5157]

@@DonShader We live in Cedar Park just outside Austin!!! My husband had an art gallery at the Driscoll Hotel years ago.

[@DonShader]

@@joann5157 I know Cedar Park. When I was going to High School, Reagan, Cedar Park was way out in the country. I'm sitting here right now watching a Golf Tournament in Austin and can see the 360 bridge in the background. Sure makes me homesick.

[@tomtaylor3523]

A beautiful place, too bad it's so close to the road and the traffic noise.

[@DonShader]

I asked Jeff about that and he stated that the little bit of traffic noise is pretty much gone by the evening. I think it would be really cool if it was a couple miles off the highway.

[@relicofgold]

Would you need special vaccinations for malaria and other things since you are in the rain forest?

[@DonShader]

That's a great question for a doctor, not a KZbinr. I haven't had any such vaccinations. Before I came to Ecuador, I asked my doctor about getting these and his answer was, yes, for sure if I was actually going into the Amazon. This place is just a rain forest outside of Manta. Bring mosquito spray, even though I didn't. I have seen a mosquito since I've been here. Have fun. -ds