Like it? Share it!All Saints’ and All Souls’ : enjoying a few days off in November in Ecuador This year, Ecuadorians enjoyed a very long break end of October/beginning of November. All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day are both holidays, and just happened to be on Monday and Tuesday, so many people took advantage of …
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Like it? Share it!The beauty of a small country’s genuine pride Last summer, many people over the world rooted for their countries’s athletes in about 400 different competitions in 59 represented sports. The bigger nations, as usual, focused on their daily ranking, how many medals they got each day, and whether this or that athlete …
Like it? Share it!After an exhausting trip, just a few hours after first setting foot in Ecuador, we had to answer an essential question: what were we going to eat for lunch? We were staying at a small and cozy B&B, surrounded by nature, away from the city of Quito… We were recommended to head …
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Like it? Share it!This week marks one year since the COVID-19 pandemic appeared in Latin America and its countries started, the one after the other, to close schools. Most countries have kept them closed ever since, and some have only just started reopening them again this year, others not. According to data from the UNICEF, …
Like it? Share it!This year is very different from what we are used to, and many things are being either canceled or modified. Carnival is one of them. This major event in many Latin American countries had to adapt to current circumstances. In the country of carnival, Brazil, it couldn’t be canceled, so it was …
Like it? Share it!In every Latin American country you may visit, you will come across this unusual kind of urban decor along the streets : utility poles sinking under the excessive weight of numerous cables, whether they are electrical, phone or internet wires. So far, only very few power lines are underground, most of them rule …
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Like it? Share it!One of the changes we did not anticipate when we moved to Ecuador is how it would affect the way we cook our meals. Pretty soon, I had to admit cooking took longer than I wanted it to, and what I served did not quite look like what we were used to. …
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Like it? Share it!If you’re visiting Ecuador as a tourist, you can easily rent a car with your driver’s license. Sometimes you will be asked to have an official translation (in case you get controlled by the police). Having an international license is another useful option. But, if you plan on staying in Ecuador on …
Like it? Share it!Some people love them and others prefer to avoid them. Those who enjoy the extra long weekends on the beach or in the mountains, and those who avoid crowds, avoid beach and mountains and enjoy a rather quiet urban environment. Whichever group you belong to, to help you plan you’ll find here …
Like it? Share it!Every year, on New Year’s Eve, the Ecuadorians traditionnally get rid of the old year’s luggage to welcome the New Year on a fresh base : they burn effigies called Monigote or Año Viejo. These effigies are dolls made of paper mache, stuffed with sawdust or newspaper. They can be handcrafted by professionnal …
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