Most of the sites we’ve seen and experiences we’ve had are unique to Ecuador, or at least to Latin America. But this trip had some interesting benefits for me and…
Ecuador, Summer 2018
Author: Jed
Chelsey had just one request about this trip: that we end it with a more traditional vacation vibe; on a nice beach, in a nice condo, with a nice pool.…
Thanks to almost three weeks of home exchanges and our first week in Cuenca at a really cheap AirBnB, our total cost of lodging was surprisingly low: Otavalo : -$58…
Ayampe is a really small surf town on Ecuador’s coast, just south of the fishing town of Puerto Lopez. We originally booked a few days here to take a trip…
The girls finished their 3 weeks of half-day Spanish classes. I’m really impressed and proud of how much they learned. I took two years in high school, spent three months…
To break up our month in Cuenca, we booked a few days at Hacienda Chan Chan, a working dairy farm north of the city. With four brothers and no sisters,…
Week two in Cuenca found us finishing another round of Sad Mrs Sam Sack as we moved from a humble, crowded, inexpensive little apartment in an old building to a…
After the luxury of Baños, we headed for our primary destination where we’ll be spending a full month: Cuenca. I really don’t like long car rides, but when it looks…
We spent five leisurely days in the town of Baños de Agua Santa. It’s the first area that starts to feel a little more like the jungle (which they refer…
Ecuador, and specifically Cuenca, has been on my wishlist for a decade. Neither of us have ever been to South America, and we don’t speak much Spanish. So what’s the…
We were glad we paid the extra cost to have a trusted private driver take us on our midnight ride from the airport to Otavalo. A couple days later, we…
The largest market in South America is in the town of Otavalo, north of Ecuador’s capital, Quito. The main plaza is an overwhelming maze of blankets, sweaters, necklaces, and a little…