[Food] Mate de Coca — Cocaine For Altitude Sickness

Cuenca is at 8,200 ft elevation.  When we were young, we skied at that altitute all Winter.  Now, it is more of a challenge to walk 5 miles of hilly city at that altitute.  Breath sometimes comes a bit too fast, or the head is a little too light after standing up quickly. Cocaine to […]

Homeless in Cuenca, Ecuador!

We flew from San Francisco to Guyaquil, Ecuador today, to start our new 3-month adventure in Ecuador.  The American Airlines flights to Miami, and then to Ecuador were both on time and smooth, though completely booked.  Other than the lack of onboard food, it wasn’t much different from the hundred+ other similar flights we have […]

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