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Wed
25
Nov '09

Ecuadorian Food

Ecuador is not exactly a traveling foodie’s top destination.  To the best of our knowledge, prior to our trip to South America we had never eaten Ecuadorian food before.  As a matter of fact, we had never even seen an Ecuadorian recipe or restaurant in our time on this Earth.  That includes our three years [...]

Tue
17
Nov '09

Spanish School, Salsa, and Shamans

The town of Cuenca is the second to last stop on our way out of Ecuador.  We decide that Cuenca is the perfect setting to learn Spanish.  It is small, affordable, quaint, and a notch in a long series of Spanish speaking cities that lie ahead of us.  After some research and a referral from [...]