GYE en un minuto: ICE CREAM.

Truly, Guayaquil without ice cream would be like perpetual summer without summer vacation.  The heladeros - ice cream vendors - that roll their carts up and down the streets or stake out corners downtown are an integral part of city life here.  They quite literally add color and flavor.  And a respite from the heat.

Some of the flavors you will find on the streets of Guayaquil: coconut (so. good.), naranjilla, maracuyá, avocado (another one of my favorites), tree tomato, guava, pineapple, guanábana...to name but a paltry few.

Like the chuzo guy (see last month's post), the helado guy says he will continue selling helado for the rest of his life.  "It's something I like to do."