Indigenous Movements: Upcoming Challenges for Re-elected Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa
A green wave invaded the streets of Quito, the Ecuadorian capital, on Sunday, February 17th. Thousands of people, with Alianza... Read Article
Guaranda Carnival: Andean Traditions Still Alive
“Al golpe del Carnaval, todo el mundo se levanta” or “when Carnival starts, everybody gets up”, those words are still... Read Article
Chicha – an ancestral beverage to feed body and soul
It is 7 am. I have just arrived in Canelos, a remote Kithwa community of the Pastaza Province, the oldest... Read Article
Semana Santa: Celebrating Faith in Quito
Heavy chains dragged on the ground, whips violently cracking on flesh, musicians playing in honour of God, spectators praying as... Read Article
Mate – sharing is a tradition
In the streets, in the bus, on the beach, at the office, at home… Wherever you go, you will see... Read Article
Uruguay, between river and ocean
Bordered by two major countries, Argentina and Brazil, Uruguay is a tiny country that has no reason to be jealous... Read Article
When a green heaven turns into black waters (Oil pollution in the Amazon rainforest)
A deep, lush and luxuriant vegetation, winding rivers, an incredible wildlife, ancestral civilizations with their shamans and their extraordinary myths,... Read Article
City Focus: Quito – the art of searching for your own identity
Ecuador’s capital, San Francisco de Quito, better known as Quito, is a treasure in South America. Nestled between Andean mountains,... Read Article