Alejandra Comacho

Alejandra Comacho met us in the Quito airport, amidst the chaos of sorting out two OAT groups, and I liked her immediately. Tall and thin, with beautiful curly hair, she was easy to find, and she very quickly got us aligned and loaded onto the bus. Her specialty is the Galapagos, so we had another guide, Sylvia, for Quito, and the tour of Quito was great.

The two women even arranged a special controversial topic with a sex worker, and emotionally, the woman's story hit us hard. Although hard to hear, the woman is doing what she can do to make sure her children get through school and are able to get good jobs - and they are well on their way. When we got to the Galapagos, Alajandra was able to shine! Her knowledge of the area, like Cesar's, had been accumulated over the years, and she was able to answer nearly every question we had. She was willing to take any trip our group wanted to do, even the muddy hike and the rain-soaked trek to the Darwin Center. She brought her children with us twice, which was really fun, and she brought some of her hand-made items and her children's pottery to the hotel in Puerto Ayora. I am kicking myself that I didn't buy a few more items . . . my loss. Alejandra made our trip a true pleasure.