Cuenca street artists who enjoy painting large-scale pieces are familiar with El Vado. Bajada del Vado is famed for the often dramatic street art climbing the steep draw, some crumbling even more rapidly than the wall they use as a canvas. The plazoleta itself, a...
By Julia Buckley How many of us have been sitting at home, seen a dreamy picture of a foreign country, and started planning our life there? That'd be a lot. But how many of us have actually gone ahead, bought a property and planned that future life -- without setting...
By Dan Diamond, Lena H. Sun and Isaac Stanley-Becker The Biden administration and private companies are working to develop a standard way of handling credentials — often referred to as “vaccine passports” — that would allow Americans to prove they have been vaccinated...
By John Lockett Some British expats are "deliberately" ignoring strict rules to leave Spain despite new laws meaning those who decide to live "under the radar" could face deportation or fines. They have been accused of "burying their heads in the sand" even though the...
I don’t recall writing a business story that didn’t include coffee or food and this one is no different. This time the tale takes an unexpected turn to detail how a couple succeeded in replenishing a portion of a diminishing well that is essential to us all. All...
The first time I ever “brushed up against” Ecuador was before I had ever conceived of living here. The experience was one of happenstance. It ignited an interest, an itch, that was satisfied in Edie and I moving to the southern hemisphere. Let me tell you how it...
By Julia Buckley Tourists sprawled over sidewalks, garbage piled up in the streets, and thousands-strong lines to enter museums. Overtourism feels a long time ago now, but the after effects are still being felt in Italian cities, where locals have been squeezed out by...
By Simon Shuster The Biden administration issued an open threat on March 8 to several Russian media outlets. Over the last few months, the U.S. had been monitoring their campaign of “disinformation” about COVID-19 vaccines, and it now intended to push back “with every...
By Erin Colton-Enberg I have have the same fears and anxieties I had before moving to Colombia five years ago. But now, it's off to France. While the thought of moving to Europe, even France, has always been a romantic dream for many, it never had been in my plans....
By Sylvan Hardy and Deke Castleman Many expats who follow Ecuador court trials are confused. Why are judges making the decision of guilt or innocence? Where's the jury? Don't the defendants deserve a judgement by their peers? They don't know that Ecuadorian justice,...
By Cheyenne Buckingham If someone asked you what is your favorite condiment, do you know what you would say? For many, hot sauce is likely at the top of the list. Aside from having to pour a glass of milk to cool down your mouth after eating several chicken wings that...
By Mamie Hunter As the world ground to a halt last March, many travelers expected to be globetrotting again in a few months time. Here we are just over a year later. But with the rapid development of effective vaccines and increased distribution of those life-saving...
Paul Sanchez gets up early on Thursdays. He needs to open his shop, Nunkui, (Simón Bolívar 13-86 and Estévez de Toral) on-time, at 9:30 a.m. He also has to plan the route for his weekly trip into Amazonia and the five tribes stretched over 18 villages that he visits,...
--Sponsored post-- By Rachel Devlin There is a strong expat community with lots of events, local interest groups and a popular Expat Club. But that's not all... I am sitting in a sala, a wooden structure on tall stilts, looking at the endless lime green glow of rice...
I awoke to the insistence of tapping rain; tin drums of beads bouncing off the corrugated roof of a neighboring house. The dappled ceiling that had been erected days ago was still nailed to the sky; whoever is in charge must have issued a recall of the color blue and...
By Martin Simmons On a recent visit to Loja Province, a man and his wife described a home invasion they had suffered earlier this year. Although the couple lost a television, cell phones and several hundred dollars in cash, they were unhurt except for bruises they...
Author's Note: In July and August of 2018, the City of Cuenca, Ecuador presented my solo exposition “Momento Decisivo - Joyas Ocultas de los Andes.” Nine selections of my art hung in the Museo Central de la Escuela Viejo in El Centro. The exposition was originally...
--Sponsored post-- By Gwen Hyatt Staying safe when you travel is a priority for everyone, but especially for women traveling solo. There are certain steps you can take to help toward that end. I mostly travel solo versus with a partner or group, which has both...
By Rashmi J. Dalai Long before glitz and glamour came to accompany corporate packages and overseas retirements, Ernest Hemingway likened expats to addicts: “You’ve lost touch with the soil. You get precious. Fake foreign standards have ruined you. You drink yourself...
By Stephen Vargha One of Cuenca’s newest restaurants’ fare is based on the 1989 American romantic comedy, "When Harry Met Sally," directed by Rob Reiner. More specifically, Pig & Cow’s sandwiches are inspired by the productions of Meg Ryan, aka Sally Albright. “We...
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