Beautiful things from Ecuador A scrapbook of the cool things of my country: Ecuador. Maybe you see this collection and decide to travel to Ecuador
Archive of June 2008
Photo by yobosayo
One of my favorites snacks from Ecuador are the delicious bizcochos (pictured above). They are simple, but tasty biscuits made of wheat flour, sugar, margarine, yeast and a bit of salt.
If you're in Ecuador, and you want to try this wonderful bizcochos, there's one and only one place where you must go and eat them: Cayambe. And if you're there, don't forget to eat them with queso de hoja (string cheese), which is the other must-eat thing over there. I promise you, you won't regret it, and you'll get addicted to them. You'll probably go back home with lots of paper bags filled with bizcochos (oh, and you'll see how greasy they are, because of all the grease stains on those bags).
I just can't describe how good these little things really are, but if you want a little bit more information about the bizcochos of Cayambe, check out this links: a little bit of history about the bizcochos, a personal experience, a bit more about its tradition (and a recipe), and a firm that specializes in baking bizcochos
I got hungry
June 19th, 2008 / Tags: bizcochos, food, ecuador, cayambe / TrackbackQuito's weather
- He: It rained today
- She: Yeah, I noticed.
- He: Yeah, but it rained for 5 minutes and now it's sunny again
- She: That's Quito
There are only two real seasons in Ecuador - the rainy season and the dry season - but there are significant variations among the geographical regions, and temperature is often a factor of altitude. Even during the rainy season, most days are sunny until the afternoon.
— Lonely Planet - Ecuador Travel Guide
June 15th, 2008
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Ecuador Travel Guide
Great site with lots of information for when you decide to travel to Ecuador. General information, things to do, art and culture, services, safety and health and information about its natural regions. It's a site you just can't skip. June 15th, 2008 / Tags: ecuador, links, travel, resources / Trackback
Photo by rolandin.
The virgin stands on top of a globe and stepping on a snake, which of course is classic madonna iconography. What is not so traditional is that she has wings. The people of Quito proudly claim that she is the only one in the world with wings like an angel. The monument, which has dubious aesthetic value, was inspired on the famous "Virgen de Quito" (Quito's Madonna) also known as "the dancer" sculpted by Bernardo de Legarda in 1734, which now decorates the main altar at the Church of St. Francis. This madonna represents a turning point of the Quito School of Art (one of the most renowned of the Americas) because it shows a virgin with great movement that is practically dancing as a contrast with the traditional static madonnas that were produced during the 18th century. June 13th, 2008 / Tags: quito, photos / Trackback
Taken on North Seymour Island, Galapagos. Photo by Modest and Jill
June 12th, 2008
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February 3 - 16th 2008
a set of photos of Ecuador found at flickr. Really nice and colorful June 12th, 2008 / Tags: photos, flickr / TrackbackDestination Ecuador
An interesting blog about Ecuador June 12th, 2008 / Tags: links, blogs / TrackbackSimon Brauer, photographer
a very talented photographer, you can't skip this one. Go check out his gallery and be amazed at his wonderful photos. I specially liked the aerial photographies of landscapes of the ecuadorian coast and mountains. June 12th, 2008 / Tags: photography, links, landscape / TrackbackYasunà is in the eastern-most area of Ecuador, on the equator, where the Andes mountains ends, and the western-most portion of the Amazon where the Amazon begins.June 12th, 2008 / Tags: quotes, rainforest / Trackback