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Locro de Papa, Quiteño Comfort Food

Posted by Angie Drake | Jun 10, 2020 | Ecuador, Food and Recipes, Quito, The Andes | 8 |

Locro de Papa, Quiteño Comfort Food

by Angie Drake | Jun 10, 2020 | Ecuador, Food and Recipes, Quito, The Andes | 8 |

I can’t think of a dish that is more emblematic of Quito than Locro de Papa or Potato Soup....

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The Most Authentic Mitad del Mundo in Ecuador

by Angie Drake | Mar 4, 2020 | Ecuador, The Andes, The North | 5 |

The most authentic monument to the Mitad del Mundo (aka Center of the World) lies in the small...

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How To Roast Guinea Pig a la Ecuador

by Angie Drake | Mar 1, 2020 | Ecuador, Food and Recipes, The Andes | 0 |

Let me warn you. This post is not for the faint of heart. In the mountainous regions of Ecuador...

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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...

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Ají with Ginger (Ají con Jengibre)

by Angie Drake | Aug 30, 2018 | Ecuador, Food and Recipes | 2 |

We’ve had a lot of fun trying the many different varieties of ají, the hot sauce made with...

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Riobamba – A Sunday Stroll

by Angie Drake | Dec 16, 2015 | Central Ecuador, Ecuador, The Andes | 0 |

The town of Riobamba sits at the foot of Ecuador’s highest mountain, Chimborazo. Wide city...

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Bordado de Zuleta

by Angie Drake | May 16, 2015 | Ecuador, Interviews, Quito, The Andes, The North | 0 |

In the Andean community of Zuleta, generations of women have embroidered clothing by hand,...

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