By Kay Ward Why Ecuador? Like so many of you who also live here in Ecuador, I have been asked this question many times. For the past four...

By Franklin Heredia “SURFING IS…” A sport. A form of artistic expression. A philosophy of life. All of the above. Not long ago, The...

By Sara Moore I discovered a jewel in Manabi. Approximately 30 minutes from Manta, this fabulous restaurant discovery is on the outskirts...

By Alessandro Delizza Alessandro DeLizza began producing professional stoneware and porcelain pottery as a young man on a foot-powered...

By Julie Harper For the fourth consecutive year Manabí had the distinction of hosting an extraordinary fashion event. Every year the...

By Mark Bradbury Three years ago, in September of 2019, I was contacted by Tina Rettka, a Canadian expat living here who wanted to do an...

By Mark Bradbury We are talking about fiestas, or parties, here in Ecuador this month. With some major holidays coming up, it’s a good...

By Yves Bechard My name is Yves René Béchard and I was born into a family of 10 children. We were raised in Hearst, Canada, a little city...

By Marcos Chiluisa While visas can be a headache for tourists in Ecuador, a driver's license is not a problem, at least not for the first...

By Victor Rexach The colonial charm of its architecture. The refreshing sound of the four rivers criss-crossing the landscape. The...

By Juan Francisco Carrasco The Galápagos archipelago, located in the Pacific Ocean at the level of the equator, has an area of 7,970...

By Carolina Segarra More than a sport, football has become embedded in a nation that is moved by every goal, every match played, and...

By Adriana Hidalgo So, there I was, standing at 5893 meters above sea level, at the top of the highest active volcano in the world. While...

By Rolanda Stinson When you think of sushi, Manta, Ecuador does not immediately come to mind. However, La Quadra shopping center in Manta...

By Carlos Ramirez In Ecuador only 23% of Ecuadrians who own a vehicle are privately insured. Due to this, the SPATT (Transit Accident...

By Angel Muentes 1. Good afternoon Ángel, it's a pleasure to be able to speak with you and get to know a little more about your work....

By Rolanda Stinson We all know that on the coast seafood is king and local Ecuadorian classics like ceviche and encebollado are staples...

By Luis Velasquez Do travel agencies still exist? This is a question that many of the readers of this article may have, especially in...

By Carolina Segarra Quito, known as San Francisco de Quito, was formerly known as Quitu, named after the Quitu-Cara indigenous population...

By Sarah Gunter Canez On Saturday, 16 of September, two Cuencano expats, Daniel Canez & Bob Cox, competed in the 60+ age division of the...