Casa Del Alabado: Quito’s Most Underrated Museum
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes – Written by our friend Lupita Ruiz-Tolento Ecuador and Quito are not particularly known for their museums. And if there’s one that people surely know about, it’s probably the museum of the painter Guayasamín. But museums here are plentiful, and although their collections may not…
Ecuador South-America’s best kept secret?
A COMBINATION OF NATURE, COSMOPOLITAN CITIES, AND ANCIENT CULTURES The article below was originally written in Spanish by Condé Nast Traveller writer Patricia Rey Mallén. We love it and have translated it to English for you. Want to practice your language skills? We highly recommend checking out the…
Ecuadorian Cacao: a source of fine flavor and pride
Fine chocolate has found a top-quality niche in Ecuador’s fertile cacao farms. The small country dominates over half the market for the exceptional Cacao Arriba Fino de Aroma bean, and its influence is just beginning to surface. But there’s more to this success story than the quality of Ecuadorian cacao:…