When you travel in a new city in South America and you don’t know where to even start to explore, just head towards the PLAZA DE ARMAS. This is the town square, in the historical centre of the city, and it’s quite possibly one of the best spots from where … more »
Going to a typically Andean town in Ecuador is a voyage for the senses, particularly the eyes. Next to Indians, Andean people are, to my knowledge, the most colorfully dressed people on Earth! The traditional Andean outfit not only is pretty is also warm, consisting of layers and layers of woolen, festive shades … more »
Volquetero is, quite probably, the saltiest meal on Earth! Found in Puyo, a town close to the Ecuadorian Amazonian, this combination is quite probably best enjoyed along with ice-cold beer (we had sugar cane juice though)… lots of it, because the amount of sodium in this plate has to be … more »
When I was a teenager I used to love the TV show Ally McBeal. My favorite character was the eccentric John Cage that, to fight chronic depression, used a so-called “Smile Therapy”. If for any reason things would get rough, John would stop for a moment, fake a smile and, … more »
Mixx is an ice-cream shop in Ecuador‘s city of Cuenca that sure knows what Latins like! I’m a very regular kind of girl when it comes to ice-cream. Give me a scoop of chocolate or mint chocolate chip and you’ll see me smile like a kiddo. But… if you … more »
For its dimensions, Ecuador is a country that offers great variety of landscapes and weather. No wonder it is home to so many native varieties of exotic fruits that are rarely found in other parts of the World. We went to the market and bought all the fruits we could … more »