Abuela Lifetime True Story in Ecuador
As CoVid19 has put everything down and closed, I got some time to share my grandma great life story. Her name is Gladys and she leaves in the outskirts of Quito (Ecuador ) since 1962 with 3 dogs and 2 cats and a wonderful garden. Her story start 5 hours far from the City in […]
Get to Know Yasuni National Park in Ecuador
Yasuni Park is the largest protected area in mainland Ecuador, it is consider the best place to visit the amazon in Ecuador, it protects an impressive biodiversity in the heart of the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador which includes part of the Waorani national territory. In the Yasuni, a lot of surprising biodiversity figures were reported […]
New Galapagos Giant Tortoise specie
New Galapagos Giant Tortoise specie was found in Fernandina Island !!! Chelonoidis phantasticus, was the species of tortoise from Fernandina Island that was found in its natural habitat after 100 years of believing itself extinct. This discovery was made by an expedition of the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative (GTRI), a project implemented jointly by the […]
Ash Wednesday , the starting of Lent Time!!!
With the imposition of the ashes, a spiritual station is started in Ecuador, which is particularly relevant for every Christian who wants to prepare himself worthily to live the Paschal Mystery, that is, the Passion, Death and Resurrection of the Lord Jesus. This vigorous time of the Liturgical Year is characterized by the biblical message […]
Guaranda Carnival Festival
The carnival in Guaranda is celebrated as in every other part of Ecuador. But, this city also celebrates this holiday with festivities; masks, parades, guitars, poetry and dances all over the place. It is considered one of the best carnivals in the country. This celebration that has centuries of existence, is a long awaited festival […]
Diablada de Pillaro Festival
Every year from the 1 th until January 6, Píllaro village relives the magical ancestral tradition well known as la diablada, which brings together a large number of tourists from different parts of Ecuador and abroad to enjoy locals dancing with colorful and incredible typical masks around the town for all day long. Popular characters […]
How Did The Galapagos appeared!!!
The Galapagos Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean at 972 km a little more than 650 miles away from continental coast of Ecuador, are formed by 13 islands, in them are several volcanic buildings, the main ones are located in two of the islands, which are: Isabela and Fernandina. On the island of Isabela […]
Whale watching season in Ecuador
THE HUMPBACK WHALES HAVE ARRIVED IN ECUADOR!!!! The Tourism Minister every year is pleased to open this whale watching season in Salinas, Ayangue, Puerto López, Atacames and Santa Clara. “We are the most beautiful country in the world, to the point of becoming the favorite place for one of the largest animals on the planet, […]
Festival of the Lights in Quito August
The Festival of the Lights is repeated for many years and in commemoration of the Ecuadorian Independence Day ( August 10 ). It will be held from the 9 th to 13 th of August 2017 .Nine light works of art will be installed in emblematic patrimonial Churches at the Historic Center of Quito.For the […]
Ecuador Panama Hats
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity The toquilla straw hat is woven from fibres from a palm tree characteristic of the Ecuadorian coast. Coastal farmers cultivate the toquillas and harvest the stems before separating the fibre from the green outer skin. This is boiled to remove chlorophyll and dried for subsequent bleaching with sulfur over a […]