by Jonathan | Sep 30, 2019 | Volume 4, Issue 9
“Memorias de Playa” (Beach Memoirs) is the name of the digital photo book created by the townspeople from Valdivia and Dos Mangas, in the Santa Elena province. This initiative was created by students from the Universidad Casa Grande. The project aims to rescue the...
by Jonathan | Sep 30, 2019 | Volume 4, Issue 9
Due to the violence and tension in the recent years near Esmeraldas, tourism dropped significantly in 2017 and 2018. Added to that were the continual recovery the 2016 earthquake. However, in 2019, tourist spending has increased 67% compared to 2017. In 2017, there...
by Jonathan | Sep 30, 2019 | Volume 4, Issue 9
On September 23, people from many indigenous nations gathered in Cuenca for the first fair of the Killa Raymi (also Kulla Raymi or the Festivity of the Moon, in honor of creation and feminine fertility). This holiday is historic and was always celebrated during the...
by Jonathan | Sep 30, 2019 | Volume 4, Issue 9
In commemoration of the International Beach Cleanup Day on September 21st, nearly 30,000 volunteers gathered in 250 bathing and tourist spots in Ecuador to clean up piles of trash and accumulated waste. In some tourist spots, the volunteers collected over a ton of...
