In recent years, Cuenca has celebrated Godparent’s Day with a foam party in Parque Calderon, in the center of town. Cans of foam (“espuma”) come out at 5:00, and the entire park becomes a slip-and-slide zone within minutes. In past years, we walked over to the parque later in the evening, when teenagers were in […]
The Russian Circus is in Town
The Russian Circus (Circo de Rusia) is in town this week for the Cuenca Independence Day celebration. We went to the Sunday matinee show yesterday, and had a grand afternoon. There were no animals (other than a small dog masquerading as a lion), however there was cotton candy, candied apples, popcorn, hot dogs and chili […]
Cuenca Independence Schedule 2016
This is a a quickie post to help out those in the Cuenca area. This weekend launches the 196th anniversary of the independence of Cuenca, Ecuador, and whole slew of events over the next couple weeks. You can get an electronic version of the official schedule by clicking here. It can also be read online […]
Burt’s 3 Years of Cooking
Mushrooms Stuffed With Cheese Are a Guest Favorite Appetizer When I wrote our 3-year anniversary blog yesterday, I forgot to add a section on food and the joy of cooking, which has been a major theme in our lives since we arrived in Cuenca. Mercados. From the start, I have shopped for fresh fruits and […]
3 Years In Ecuador – How Time Flies…
Families still wash clothes in the Tomebamba river that flows through Cuenca Hard to believe where the time went, but today marks our 3rd anniversary of the date we landed in Cuenca to start our retirement. We start with a near empty slate every week, and our calendar is booked by the end of the […]
Vistazo Magazine Article on Burt
Vistazo is an Ecuadorian news magazine. The issue with yesterday’s cover date (October 20, 2016) has an article about three photographers in Cuenca, of which Burt is the first listed. They asked for a few of my photographs to illustrate their article celebrating Cuenca’s upcoming Independence Day, plus a few quotes from me around which […]
Is It Safe in Ecuador?
We have never before reposted someone else’s blog article here, and I don’t expect to make a habit of it. However, I read a blog today that is on a topic I have harped on repeatedly, and is written better than I believe I have been able to do. This article was written by Jim […]
Puerto López 3 – The Malecón and People Watching
The last two days, I have described our trip to Puerto Lopez, first with the whales and then with the fishermen. I will wrap up describing the trip with other images of interest from our four day trip to the coast. The malecón on Puerto Lopez has been under construction for a couple years. Work […]
Puerto López 2 – Fishermen
Yesterday I described the whale watching trip and Isla de la Plata. Our favorite activity in Puerto López though is to photograph the fishermen as they come in with their daily catch. Peak activity is between 8AM and 11AM…. As you approach the stretch of beach near the wharf where the fishermen come in, there […]
Puerto López 1 – Whale Watching
Last week we rented a car from CuencaCarShare and drove to Puerto López, a small fishing village on the coast of Ecuador, with two friends. We stayed at Hostería Mandala, just as we did on our first trip to this area in 2012. They have added some new deluxe suites, which we stayed in. The […]
