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I am building a home for myself in Cuenca

I am building a home for myself in Cuenca

I am constructing a warm and secure shelter composed of infinite wonder and shaped by the intricate carpentry of language. It is deeply rewarding. I love sharing with you my hammering away, or more often, quietly sanding burrs smooth and crafting the beams to support...
All the way from PA

All the way from PA

In my former life, I travelled the world for work.  A lot.  And I got to taste a lot of amazing foods prepared by a lot of amazing chefs.  With the freshest and best ingredients.  So I like to consider myself a foodie.  Someone who enjoys food for pleasure. That does...
A house of history and memories on Calle Larga

A house of history and memories on Calle Larga

Señora Cecelia Toral Vasques, seventy-two years into her Cuenca life of privilege and tragedy, reigns in her forty-two-room family home surrounded by the story of her life. On Calle Larga, just across the street from Calle Luis Cordero, is a splendid patrimonial house...
Ecuador’s new VP says ‘just call me Otto’

Ecuador’s new VP says ‘just call me Otto’

Addressing Ecuador’s National Assembly following his confirmation, Ecuador’s new vice president acknowledged that his name is hard to pronounce for Spanish-speakers. “My suggestion is that you just call me Otto,” 35-year-old Otto Sonnenholzner told the assembly...