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Green Plantain Dumplings, AKA Bolón de Verde

by Angie Drake | Feb 17, 2020 | Ecuador, Food and Recipes | 2 |

One of the things I love about Ecuadorian chefs is that most seem willing to share their recipes....

Buenos Días, Pacto!

by Angie Drake | Jan 21, 2020 | Ecuador, The Andes, The North | 0 |

I woke up this morning to the sounds of church bells clanging outside my window. It’s Palm...

Bird Watching at Agua Blanca

by Angie Drake | Jun 30, 2015 | Birds, Ecuador, Hiking, The Coast, Wildlife | 0 |

The dry forests of coastal Ecuador are havens for birds. Unfortunately, they are few and far...

Ancient Culture at Agua Blanca

by Angie Drake | Jun 25, 2015 | Archaeology, Central Ecuador, Ecuador, Museums, The Coast | 2 |

Agua Blanca is a community of about 300 indigenous Ecuadorians that lies in the heart of the...

Olon

by Angie Drake | May 19, 2015 | Central Ecuador, The Coast | 0 |

Olon is a small town on the Ruta del Sol. Like Montañita, just to the north, Olon is known for...

Montañita

by Angie Drake | May 5, 2015 | Central Ecuador, Ecuador, Southern Ecuador, The Coast | 2 |

Montañita, the most well-known beach town on the coast of Ecuador, has a reputation for marijuana,...

Birdwatching & Beachcombing

by Angie Drake | May 2, 2015 | Birds, Ecuador, Southern Ecuador, The Coast, Wildlife | 0 |

Ecuadorians have not built handy dandy rest stops or view points along the majority of their new...

Museum of the Lovers of Sumpa

by Angie Drake | Apr 30, 2015 | Ecuador, Museums, Southern Ecuador, The Coast | 0 |

The Museum of Los Amantes de Sumpa was built to protect an ancient burial site. More than 200...

Morning Market, La Libertad

by Angie Drake | Apr 16, 2015 | Ecuador, Food and Recipes, Southern Ecuador, The Coast | 0 |

To experience a true Ecuadorian breakfast on the coast, I have the place to go, the...

Isla Santay, Guayaquil

by Angie Drake | Apr 7, 2015 | Ecuador, Guayaquil, Southern Ecuador, The Coast | 0 |

Wildlife in the big city of Guayaquil? Why, it’s just a walk across the bridge to the...

Tagua Artists of Dos Mangas

by Angie Drake | Mar 26, 2015 | Central Ecuador, Ecuador, Interviews, The Coast | 0 |

Dos Mangas has a secret waiting to be told to a wider audience. Currently it is known only by...

Iguana Park, Guayaquil

by Angie Drake | Mar 24, 2015 | Ecuador, Guayaquil, The Coast, Wildlife | 4 |

Iguana Park really has a much more mundane name – Parque Seminario – but is best known...

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