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Celebrating Dark Skies at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
We acknowledge that the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, located in the Harney County, Oregon lies on the traditional territories the Northern Paiute who consider this their ancestral homeland and continue to maintain a deep and abiding relationship with these lands...
Raising Guinea Pig – Oyambarillo
In 2015, I visited a local farm in Oyambarillo, not far from the Quito airport, where a local family raises guinea pig for eating. My hosts were Edwin Paillacho and his wife, Sonia Cachago. I can't thank them enough for letting me spend some time photographing their...
Tour Cotopaxi Like A Local
Tour Cotopaxi and the surrounding region on your own! We've invited the owner of Quinta Los Duendes, Jo Reason, to share her knowledge of the best places to visit in the Cotopaxi Province. She looks beyond Cotopaxi National Park, sharing a list of favorite...
Experience An Exclusive Hot Spring Near Cuenca
Who doesn't love a great hot spring? Add an exclusive offer that takes your health and safety into concern and we're sold. We're encouraging people who live in Azuay to take advantage of this excellent hot spring near Cuenca. Thanks to local expat, Cody Swick...
Experiencia exclusiva de aguas termales cerca de Cuenca
¿A quién no le gustan las aguas termales? Incluye una oferta exclusiva que protege nuestro salud y seguridad y estamos convencidos de que debemos visitar. Estamos animando a las personas que viven cerca de Cuenca a aprovechar esta excelente oferta. Gracias al...
Most Emblematic Bird of Pichincha: The Choco Toucan
On January 29, 2022, the Pichincha Prefecture, the governing entity of the Pichincha Province of Ecuador, announced the results of their contest, the Most Emblematic Bird of Quito. We're thrilled to share the results with you as this bird is also one of our favorites,...
Gateway to Ecuador: Guayaquil
Most tourists coming to the small Andean nation of Ecuador fly through Quito. Few realize that there is an ample, well-designed, international airport in the largest city, Guayaquil. In fact, depending on your exact vacation plans, a flight through the port city might...
The Surprising History of Chocolate
A well-known fact about the history of chocolate is that the Mayans drank this liquor of the gods mixed with chiles, water, and cornmeal. Most of us learned in school that the oldest civilization to cultivate cacao was the Olmec from ancient Mexico, appearing around...
La sorprendente historia del chocolate
Celebrating Carnival in Ecuador
While Brazil has a famous Carnival Parade in Rio de Janeiro and the United States in New Orleans (better known as Mardi Gras), Ecuador has Guaranda! This small city with views of the famous Chimborazo Volcano pulls out the stops with several parades taking place on...