Christopher Lux
By Christopher Lux It was Christmas time in Cuenca. A couple of travelers were staying in the short-term rental next to me. They came from the U.S. and were touring the country in a rented car. We had good times together drinking Pilseners. We talked, we laughed, and we shared the experiences of our Ecuador...
By Christopher Lux With everything sold but our house back in North Carolina, in September last year my son and I arrived in Cuenca. We came ahead of my wife since she had to wait for cooler weather to bring our two large Catahoula Leopard dogs on the plane. I had to start my new...
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series about a family’s move to Cuenca. Christopher Lux My wife, son, and I arrived in Cuenca a year ago and last week completed our residency process, becoming official cedula-holders. I can work, drive, and vote. And I no longer have to pull out a copy...
By Christopher Lux I first visited the French-style La Brasserie restaurant for a special dinner to celebrate my wife’s birthday. The European-feel of the restaurant paired nicely with our house steaks — filets served with a slightly sweet mushroom sauce, grilled vegetables, and mashed potatoes. My wife had a Pisco Sour and I had a Malbec....
By Christopher Lux When Lindsay Burton began planning San Sebas Café, she envisioned a place where university students would drink good coffee, talk, read and work. The café was inspired by the eclectic coffee-shop scene she fell in love with while living in Austin, Texas. Located on Mariscal Sucre and Coronel Talbot at the southwest...
By Christopher Lux There’s a joke around Cuenca that pizza is becoming the city’s comida tipica. As a matter of fact, it’s not hard to find pizza in the city. But it is hard to find really good pizza. When I tried Tutto Matto, I found it to be really good pizza. My family orders...
By Christopher Lux In the United States, my meat came from supermarkets. Wanting a little ‘security’ and familiarity for my meat purchases after I moved to Cuenca, I continued to seek out the supermarkets. While my produce comes from local markets (mercados), I was less confident about buying meat there. Having spent a lot of...
By Christopher Lux I had never been to a Latin Mass. I had never wanted to go. Though the Latin Mass has been growing in popularity among U.S. and Canadian Catholics, it always puzzled me that anyone would want to go to a Mass they couldn’t understand. That all changed for me in Ecuador. Last...
By Christopher Lux When you walk into Karana Chocolateria, you see rows of colorful bonbons, truffles, and chocolate bars laid out like fine jewelry in glass cases. Through the door of a display refrigerator, chocolate Petits Gâteaux, tarts and mousses can be seen. The co-owner, Alex Carrillo, greets customers. His brother, Andrés Carrillo, can be seen...
By Christopher Lux On Saturday morning, a concerned resident in Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York, called 911 to report a man “mistreating a squirrel.” The man, in fact, was merely roasting a Guinea pig. When the police arrived, the Ecuadorian was cooking the animal on a 4-foot wooden skewer over a park barbecue. As...
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