Category: Quito

Locro de Papas, Quiteño Comfort Food

Posted by Angie Drake | Jun 10, 2020 | Culture, Ecuador, Food and Recipes, Quito, South America, The Andes | 6

The Virgin of Quito

Posted by Angie Drake | Jan 23, 2020 | Ecuador, History, Quito, South America, The North | 0

Quito: The Next Best Place to Eat in South America

Posted by Guest Author | Oct 1, 2019 | Culture, Ecuador, Food and Recipes, Guest Posts, Quito, South America | 1

An Extraordinary Archeology Museum in Quito

Posted by Angie Drake | Aug 29, 2019 | Archeology, Culture, Ecuador, History, Museums, Quito, South America, The North | 2

Best Place for Religious Art in Colonial Quito

Posted by Scott Drake | Apr 26, 2019 | Churches, Culture, Ecuador, Museums, Quito | 0

The Iglesia San Francisco in Historic Quito

Posted by Scott Drake | Apr 15, 2019 | Churches, Culture, Ecuador, Quito | 0

Driving to Cerro Puntas

by Angie Drake | Jun 12, 2020 | Ecuador, Quito, The Andes, The North | 0

Across the valley from north Quito, looking out over the new airport, it is easy to see a set of...

Locro de Papas, Quiteño Comfort Food

by Angie Drake | Jun 10, 2020 | Culture, Ecuador, Food and Recipes, Quito, South America, The Andes | 6

I can’t think of a dish that is more emblematic of Quito than Locro de Papas or Potato Soup...

Holy Thursday in Quito

by Angie Drake | Apr 9, 2020 | Culture, Ecuador, Festivals, Quito, South America, The Andes, The North | 0

Maundy Thursday, often called Holy Thursday, is a busy day in Quito. It is a half-holiday and most...

Celebrating Palm Sunday in Quito

by Angie Drake | Feb 15, 2020 | Churches, Culture, Ecuador, Festivals, Quito, South America, The Andes | 1

A week before Easter Sunday, Catholics around the world celebrate Palm Sunday. In Quito, Ecuador,...

A Museum for Quito’s Patron Saint

by Angie Drake | Feb 11, 2020 | Churches, Culture, Ecuador, Museums, Quito, South America, The North | 2

The Museo del Carmen Alto is dedicated to the life and work of Mariana de Jesus, a young woman...

La Florida Archealogy Site: Dig Into Ancient Quito

by Angie Drake | Jan 29, 2020 | Archeology, Culture, Ecuador, History, Museums, Quito, South America, The North | 0

A couple of weekends ago, we headed out on a mission to explore La Florida Archeology Museum. This...

The Virgin of Quito

by Angie Drake | Jan 23, 2020 | Ecuador, History, Quito, South America, The North | 0

Shortly before moving into our new home in Quito, we made our first visit to the Virgin of Quito....

The Floresta Farmer’s Market

by Angie Drake | Jan 22, 2020 | Culture, Ecuador, Food and Recipes, Quito, South America | 10

On the short cobblestone street of Galavis, the Floresta Farmer’s Market takes place every...

Hiking Rucu Pichincha

by Angie Drake | Jan 21, 2020 | Ecuador, Hiking, Quito, South America, The North | 6

Hiking the Rucu Pichincha Volcano is a glorious way to explore the Andean wilderness only a short...

Quito: The Next Best Place to Eat in South America

by Guest Author | Oct 1, 2019 | Culture, Ecuador, Food and Recipes, Guest Posts, Quito, South America | 1

Ecuador’s capital has always been a wonderful place for comida típica — comforting locro de papas,...

Nature Guides Delivered To Your Hotel in Quito, Ecuador

by Fernanda Salazar Vaca | Aug 31, 2019 | Ecuador, Quito, South America, Tips & Travel Hacks, Wildlife | 0

This is a guest post by author and biologist Fernanda Salazar Vaca. She sells handy field guides...

An Extraordinary Archeology Museum in Quito

by Angie Drake | Aug 29, 2019 | Archeology, Culture, Ecuador, History, Museums, Quito, South America, The North | 2

La Casa del Alabado is a privately owned museum in an old Spanish-colonial residence located very...