Sugarcrack

Sugarcane is addictive. For 25 cents you have a bag of it and a few freshly chopped pieces. Chew them until there's only a small amount of compact wood-like pulp left, spit the remains on the ground, start another piece. It's amazing stuff.

Ibarra and back again

November 5th 2007
I suppose it's too late to wish everyone a happy Hallowe'en. I believe they celebrate Hallowe'en here in Ecuador, just a different way. The coastal region has vacation the whole week of Hallowe'en and celebrates with fiestas, costume parties, stuff like that. I'm not sure about trick-or-treating here, I didn't see anyone going around asking for candy. The problem is th ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Ibarra

The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more

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