Flambé dinner our first night in Ambato It took us 12 hours of driving yesterday to end up at Black Sheep Inn — an isolated vegetarian eco-lodge that had gotten rave reviews. Suffice it to say that our reviews were not as high, and that we left early to arrive in Ambato today… We have […]
Carnaval La Merced
As usual, the kids were the center attraction of these parades Today starts off Carnaval week in Latin America. Cuenca has always been a snoozefest in past years, but the government is now trying to encourage tourism and this year has some “first time” events planned. We heard a band playing outside our condo this […]
Another Niño Parade
The parade was led by roughly 30 horses, most with children riding in costume. Christmas eve has the biggest Pase de Niño parade (click here for our 2012, 2013 and 2014 Christmas parade posts). Between then and Carnival though, there are a series of smaller Niño parades put on by various church congregations and neighborhoods. […]
Another Inocente’s Parade
Food vendors were the first to set up, and kept the audience fed all night. This is our third year attending the “Día de Los Inocentes” Parade in Cuenca. It seemed this year was a bit more subdued than last year (2014), which was our favorite so far. You can also see our first year […]
Dante’s Inferno Is Shrinking
Masks go on sale a few days before New Year’s Eve and are popular with old and young alike New Year’s Eve in Cuenca, Ecuador is like no other we have experienced around the world. This is our third NYE in Cuenca, and it seems to get smaller each year? You can see our blog […]
Pase del Niño Gallery is Live
We wrote about the Pase del Niño parade a few days ago. We now have that gallery live, with full size images. Hope you enjoy seeing what Christmas Eve is like down here at the equator. You can reach it by clicking on ‘Ecuador’ in the menu above, then choosing the upper-left page, or just […]
Cuenca International Chorale
This is the time of year to hear Christmas music. In the past two years, there has been a choral presentation at the Old Cathedral on Parque Calderon, which we have gone to. This year, the group was comprised mostly of gringos for the first time, with the songs both in English and Spanish. We […]
Murder He Wrote!
The body of prominent Reaper Junction resident, Grimsby Graves, was found early this morning at the bottom of a newly dug grave in the Reaper Cemetery. The eerie find was made by sheriff’s deputies after they received a call from a local resident. Graves, whose ancestors helped found the town in 1770, owned the large […]
Magic in Cuenca
Tomorrow marks our one year anniversary since we officially moved to Ecuador. In that time, we have become a bit jaded. With so much to do every week (and most nights), we often hear or read about an event, then ask each other “so you want to go?” The answer is often becoming “it looks like […]
Ambassador Sings The Blues
Music is largely free in Cuenca, Ecuador. We could go to multiple music venues every week without spending a cent. Tonight there was a free Blues concert at the Teatro Sucre — about 4 blocks from our condo. It was starring Adam Namm, the US ambassador to Ecuador, on keyboard and as lead singer. We […]
