View From the Roof: Are You A Revolutionary? Is Moving to Ecuador A...
// ]]> Have you ever considered that moving to Ecuador may be a revolutionary act? It can be if you choose to be part of the solution instead of part of the problem. In the last View from the...
View ArticleGreen Dreams: Our Land in Cotacachi
Cotacachi is a green valley protected by a ring of mountain peaks. Observing the changing colors in the patchwork of farms and fields that blanket the mountainsides is one of my favorite past times....
View ArticlePro-Ecuador Interview “The Ugly American” on the Overseas Radio Network
I recently posted an article about the ugly American syndrome, and the ugly American self-test. It has been one of the most popular articles on our blog and has received wide attention. Last week,...
View ArticleUnique New Tourist Attraction in Ambato, Ecuador
I sense a pilgrimage to Ambato in my future. According to the Lonely Planet, Ecuador artist and muralist David Moscoso has single-handedly created “a new tourist attraction.” Visitors are awed by his...
View ArticleLessons in Latin American Culture: Su-Yin Goes Native
This is me in the traditional dress of Ecuadorian Women from Cayambe “Like” my blog to get weekly blog updates on my experience with the online Latin American Culture Course. Born in Singapore and...
View ArticleA View From the Roof: Strange Cotacachi Festival Related to World Events
By Gary Phillips A year ago, I wrote the article below about the changes happening in our world and related it to the Baila de San Juan, the annual fiesta in Cotacachi that always occurs on the summer...
View ArticleHow to Get Robbed in Quito
During the past three months of Quito-living, Simon and I have managed to remain unscathed – no robberies or kidnappings that we’d heard so much about. But as safe as Quito may have become in the last...
View ArticleEcuador Food: Dining on Pig Food in Ecuador
// ]]> Ecuador food is at it’s best for me when it’s fresh-picked and organic. In our own garden we have bright green chard, huge cabbages, naranjillas, lemons and oranges. There’s nothing better...
View ArticleOpen Letter to President Correa: Save the Yasuni Initiative
The Yasuni-ITT Initiative is a proposal by the government of Ecuador to refrain indefinitely from exploiting the oil reserves of the Ishpingo-Tambococha-Tiputini (ITT) oil field within the Yasuni...
View ArticleEcuador’s Sarayaku Celebrate Victory Over Government, Oil Extraction
In a battle that lasted 8 years, the indigenous tribe known as the Sarayaku finally triumphed. The government of Ecuador was found guilty of violating their human rights in trying to force them to...
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