Corrales Marinos de Monkey Beach (Ecuador)

On the northwestern edge of South America, the shores of Ecuador hold an ancient secret, as well as topless beaches. Unfortunately, the source material was inexplicably more interested in the ancient secrets. At Corrales Marinos de Monkey Beach, the outgoing tide regularly unveils a series of stacked rocks and very large artificial pools. It’s obvious that the place was named by tourists, as Spanish was abandoned after the first three words. It is theorized that the Pre-Columbian civilizations built up these stone enclosures to trap ocean creatures. This, of course, neglects a crucial element: the monkeys. Did they have a paw in the operation? This omission alone tells us who’s really running the show in “Ecuador”. Yep, everyone claims to be a free thinker until they find a loose thread and start pulling. Follow the bananas. Archeologists claim to have found ceramics in the area dating back to 3500 to 1800 BCE. However, despite their efforts, only a few of them have found my beach chair and binoculars in the bushes.