mucho carne!

they say cuy has a lot of protein

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November 15th 2007
So, most people know that I will eat just about anything that is put in front of me and anything odd or unusual that I can find. Well, last weekend, I went with some other folks to a local market and then restaurant that serves only Cuy, which is Guinea Pig! It is an Ecuadorian specialty and eaten in a ton of little villages in Ecuador as well as big cities. It was actually pretty good! The dow ... read more

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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