Escape the trash filled shores and bike through a forest thick with mangrove trees and marshland.The 1.8 KM route starts after biking over a cement bridge leaving the chatter of the city and leads to a solar powered eco-village with about 50 homes.Bikers are asked to dismount before entering the village. Follow the trail and spot crocs in the waters of the marshland.Insider Tip: Watch out for holes like this along the trail where parts of the trail have gone missing!Homes of the eco village walking around Santay Island.Thick trees on the bike paths of Santay IslandThe 4.3 KM trail leads to sites overlooking the city.
In spite of all that faces them, Ecuadoreans seem to be stepping up in building a new ecology. Viva La Raza!