Having not been to school since I was 15, some 16 years ago, I was more than a little apprehensive about re-entering the fray in the role of a teacher, ...

Planning a trip to Ecuador can be fun and exciting. Researching what hotel you will stay at, what monuments to visit, which tours to take and even what to pack ...

Ecuador is a rich country when it comes to biodiversity. Even though Ecuador is only the size of the state of Nevada, its biodiversity exceeds the one from the United ...

"My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me." – Dashboard Confessionals.   It's been a boring week.   Went on my first (and last) pub-crawl. Too much sitting, not ...

A major break in the Carrizal-Chone water pipe has caused concern to the local population living near the facility. Last Friday the pipe burst causing fright, uneasiness and anger in ...

I wasn't really looking forward to going out last night. We had been invited to a party on a boat to watch the Canada Day fire works, but ...

The incredible dynamics that go into the reputation of opposing cities dawned on me only yesterday as I painted the picture of what Quitonians thought of Guayaquil. It is something ...

In major cities of Ecuador, the local people are becoming more worried by the day. Colombians are taking over the country, according to many people in Quito and Guayaquil. The ...

The Colombian chancellor Fernando Araújo has proposed to his Ecuadorian counterpart María Fernanda Espinosa that the two countries "brace in a brotherhood" over the issue of coca cultivations on the ...

It was mid-July when I took my first steps out of the United States and into Quito's airport. With a shakey hand, I completed my forms for customs, leaving ...