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San Francisco de Borja: Un Paraiso Escondido

por Jacqueline Granda | Ago 11, 2020 | Aves, Ecuador, El Norte, La Amazonia | 0

Un paraíso escondido a tan sólo dos horas y media de la ciudad de Quito, en donde se vive la...

Fiesta del Sol en el Centro del Planeta

por Jacqueline Granda | Jun 19, 2020 | Autor ecuatoriano, Cultura, Ecuador, El Norte, Festivales, La Sierra | 4

En Ecuador, esta celebración, declarada como Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial del Ecuador desde el...

Driving to Cerro Puntas

por Angie Drake | Jun 12, 2020 | Ecuador, Quito, The Andes, The North | 0

Across the valley from north Quito, looking out over the new airport, it is easy to see a set of...

La Puruhanta Misteriosa – Una Laguna de Altura de Imbabura

por Guest Author | Mayo 4, 2020 | Ecuador, El Norte, La Sierra, Trekking | 0

Para los viajeros ecuatorianos de experiencia, la provincia norteña de Imbabura evoca bellas...

Holy Thursday in Quito

por Angie Drake | Abr 9, 2020 | Culture, Ecuador, Festivals, Quito, South America, The Andes, The North | 0

Maundy Thursday, often called Holy Thursday, is a busy day in Quito. It is a half-holiday and most...

What to Expect at Otavalo’s Feria de Animales

por Angie Drake | Mar 20, 2020 | Culture, Ecuador, South America, The Andes, The North | 0

When the sun comes up on Saturday mornings, the Otavalo animal market is already well on its way....

The Best Birding Around Papallacta, Ecuador

por Angie Drake | Mar 18, 2020 | Birds, Ecuador, Hiking, South America, The Andes, The North, Wildlife | 0

Most people make the day trip from Quito to Papallacta to enjoy the hot springs alone. Then there...

The Most Authentic Mitad del Mundo in Ecuador

por Angie Drake | Mar 4, 2020 | Ecuador, South America, The Andes, The North | 0

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

Alambi – A Hummingbird Paradise

por Angie Drake | Feb 29, 2020 | Birds, Ecuador, South America, The Andes, The North, Wildlife | 0

Most people drive right by the Alambi Reserve never realizing that they are missing one of the...

Hiking Cayambe Coca National Park Near Papallacta

por Angie Drake | Feb 24, 2020 | Ecuador, Hiking, South America, The Andes, The North, Wildlife | 0

I wanted to write about Cayambe-Coca National Park. However, the truth is that I can’t do it...

A Museum for Quito’s Patron Saint

por Angie Drake | Feb 11, 2020 | Churches, Culture, Ecuador, Museums, Quito, South America, The North | 0

The Museo del Carmen Alto is dedicated to the life and work of Mariana de Jesus, a young woman...

A Hop, Skip, and a Jump from Quito – Yanacocha Reserve

por Angie Drake | Feb 10, 2020 | Birds, Ecuador, Hiking, South America, The Andes, The North, Wildlife | 0

The Yanacocha Reserve protects a small slice of high altitude cloud forest about an hour outside...

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