Feliz Año Nuevo – Happy New Year 2025. New Year’s is an important holiday in Ecuador and other parts of the world. The tradition is for Ecuadoreans to say goodbye to the past year’s misfortunes, and make plans for the New Year by burning monigotes at midnight, symbolizing the past year. Monigotes are large dolls […]
Ecuador 2 – Pase del Niño Viajero 2024
Pase del Niño is considered the largest parade in Latin America, depicting the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem. This year, it was estimated that 200,000 viewers watched from the sidewalks, rooftops and balconies, with as many as 50,000 participants. At the start of the day, there was a mass on the morning of […]
Dinosaurs!
Dear Friends Wishing everyone Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year. We’re back in Cuenca, Ecuador for the holidays and working on a new project during our retirement years. This post is a bit different from our normal blog posts, since it does not involve travel. Instead, this announces our new business venture — publishing […]