COME TO ECUADOR
CHRONICLES OF A TRAVELER
By: Steve León
My wife and kids are so humbled to have had the opportunity to spend two weeks in the Pachamama. Come and explore the cities, the land, the amazing food, and the beauti...
PLAZA LAGOS, GUAYAQUIL´S “HOT SPOT”
By Adelaida Jaramillo
Years ago, while driving by the building site of the Plaza Lagos Town Center, I wondered what exactly was being built, whether a mall, an office park or a condominium. It turned to be all...
WALKING DOWN CALLE LARGA
Cuenca
By María Gracia Banderas
A unique tourist spot in the city of Cuenca. A renowned street, Calle Larga or “Long Street”, is in fact a long walk down history lane. First Cañari Indians, later Incas and, s...
LA COMPAÑIA
LA COMPAÑÍA DE JESÚS CHURCH
By: Belén Guerrero
The photos of La Compañía church undoubtedly stand out in these pages. Nevertheless, it´s important to describe it in order to be able admire one of the key spots...
MONTAÑITA
MONTAÑITA´S MAGIC
By : Karla Morales
Why go to Montañita (the little mountain)?
That was the first question I asked Lucia, who I met on the road. She was hitchhiking, one thumb up, while I was driving my pick...
CUENCA – ANTIQUE DEALERS AMONG PAVING STONES AND CLAY WALLS
Antique dealers among paving stones and clay walls
By: Andrés León
Angela Carter, a British journalist and writer, said that London is male and Paris female. Her view was that the best cities in the world have...
Museo Casa del Alabado
Casa del Alabado Museum: Pre-Columbian Art Emblem
A few blocks off the Plaza de San Francisco, right at Quito’s Historical Zone, a priority site awaits the visit of domestic and foreign tourists. It is the Casa...
Cuenca: Ready to party
A saying goes among those who are well versed with tourism in the sense that in order to get to know a city well, you must tour it with a local person, more so if what brings us today to Cuenca is venturing int...
Plaza de la Independencia
INDEPENDENCE PLAZA
A huge sculpture was placed there in memory of those patriots. At the top of the statue is a majestic image of Liberty.
Independence Plaza, colloquially known as Big Plaza, in the heart of Qu...
Museo Casa de la Acuarela
Watercolors and Drawing
The museum Is in San Marcos, one of Quito's oldest neighborhoods within its colonial downtown
The House of Watercolors and Drawing is in San Marcos, one of Quito's oldest neighborhoods ...