You become a part of the community when on an expedition through a local forest or climate.


There are detailed explanations from the local guides on different types of medicinal plants and natural medicines used by the local community. They tell of how the people from the area have been using the plants for generations against all kinds of illnesses.


Anything from stomach aches to mosquito bites can be healed with the use of a ...

The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has visited Madrid to pay tribute to last years ETA bomb victims and to his countrymen who are currently living in Spain.


Upon arrival Correa carried out a floral offering in Terminal Four, where two Ecuadorian citizens' died in the attack by the Basque terrorist organization ETA on December 30 of last year.

Rafael Correa, elected back in November by the Ecuadorian Republic ran as an Independent vowing to dissolve Congress and elect a new National Assembly which he duly did in April when 80% of the public voted with the President.

President Correa has been under constant attack from the Ecuadorian Congress since taking office in January this year. He pledged to get dissolve Congress in an attempt to rid corruption from the nation. His support from the Ecuadorian public has been nothing short of outstanding with a report from the centre of Studies and Data suggesting that he had at one point 76% of the country behind him.

The support is, however, beginning to wane ...

Dani Left for Costa Rica yesterday. Its sad to see her go. Feel like my group of friends is slowly dwindling. We had an amazing send off, though it wasnt quite what we had originally planned.


Met early for drinks and appitizers at the fireside, one of my favorite martini bars. a few hours, gin martinis, purple haze's, cosmos, peach ladys and this really amazing smoked goat cheese appitizer later, we were ready to hit ...

The
sensation is comparable to pushing through a crowd in a busy circus tent. You
have your arms up covering your chest with your arms locked together making a giant
fist with both knuckles.


Crossing
the border on foot is a nerve jangling experience by any experienced traveller.
The reason perhaps is that you are at your most vulnerable. You are surrounded
by a group of people that include police, hagglers and robbers. All of whom can
give you butterflies by alone, ...

Moving Ecuador is about responsible travel. We like to think that
responsible travel is the way to contribute to a country while
travelling.


At the same time, responsible travel is the key to learning more
about the country you visit. Going to unique places and getting to know
the local people is part of being a responsible traveller.


The cultural differences can be a problem for people travelling in a
foreign country. But at the same time it can be one of ...

Went into the recording studio last night to record a cover of "Don't Do Sadness" with a local band called Ink Realm. It was my first time in a recording studio. It was fantastic!! Sadly the most exciting part for me was the mic and headphones. Its exactly like you see on TV all the time, oversized headset and a mic with one of those gauzy coverings. They sent me a copy ...

Ecuador's plan to rid all citizens of illegal arms has taken a step forward with the news that operations has stepped up in the southern city of Guayaquil.


More than half of the guns that exist in the city are illegally transported from surrounding countries such as Columbia and Venezuela, with the total number thought to be up to 240,000 guns.


Members of the Home Office in Ecuador have issued a pamphlet to people advising them to ...

The absence of industrial politics, the lack of a technological innovation and the electric expense rates are some of the factors that have impeded the development of the national industry in Ecuador.

The warning, however, is not new. In 2004, the Organization of the United Nations for the Industrial (Onudi) Development affirmed that "the Ecuadorian manufacturer is crossing the critical moment."