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Firefighter’s Museum, Guayaquil

by Guest Author | Sep 20, 2016 | Ecuador, Guest Authors, The Coast

In late August, I had a free day in Guayaquil. A friend of mine, who came down to Guayaquil with me to help an American Football team start up, mentioned that a great museum to go to would be the Firefighter’s Museum. I had never been to a firefighter’s museum, so it...

The Rose Hacienda

by Guest Author | Apr 26, 2016 | Ecuador, Guest Authors, The Andes, The North

For many years now, cut flowers, especially roses, have been one of Ecuador’s most important exports. Since living in Quito, I have enjoyed beautiful, fresh cut, and very affordable flowers in our home. So visiting a rose hacienda had been on my “Ecuador Bucket List”...