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An Afternoon Walk in Cotacachi

Posted onAugust 13, 2019January 2, 2021

Well, we just can’t get enough of this beautiful little town in north central Ecuador!  After a nice lunch at Hornados “Dona Mary” at the market up by the bus depot. ($2.50 each) we headed out on another ‘discovery walk’, Read More …

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Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser

Posted onAugust 12, 2019January 2, 2021

On Saturday morning we attended a pancake breakfast fundraiser for the Place of Hope soup kitchen in Cotacachi.  This project was started by Micky Enright, a local realtor and expat living in Cotacachi.  They serve breakfast to the elderly and Read More …

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Muyu Raymi – Cotacachi Indigenous Seed Festival

Posted onAugust 10, 2019January 2, 2021

We were kept awake most of the night from the workers setting up tents and a stage in Matriz Park, then the gardeners cleaning the park with their gas powered blowers.  We came out in the morning to a transformed Read More …

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A Walk Around the Block…

Posted onAugust 10, 2019August 10, 2019

Yesterday was one of those vacation days where we did absolutely nothing, except for our usual walk somewhere unspecific.  This time we headed eastward out of town towards Ibarra, at least I think it is east.  My sense of direction Read More …

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Dining out in Cotacachi

Posted onAugust 8, 2019August 8, 2019

Giselle and I love dining out, and today was no exception.  After blogging a bit online and Giselle doing IT support for work early this morning, we headed out after the garbage truck arrived for a walk about town.  We Read More …

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Garbage pickup with a twist!

Posted onAugust 8, 2019

Every morning except Sunday, we are entertained by the musical garbage truck at precisely 8:00am.  We can hear it about a block away, as it makes its way down the street, picking up the trash on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Read More …

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Otavalo Market – again!

Posted onAugust 7, 2019August 7, 2019

Today, after meeting a friend for coffee, we took the bus to Otavalo with our new friend Bo from Texas. The busses here are wonderful.  You can get from here to there, and everywhere in between for 35 cents.  We Read More …

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Back in Cotacachi!

Posted onAugust 7, 2019August 7, 2019

I’m going to try to post more often here and turn this thing back into a blog.  Giselle and I are back in Cotacachi, Ecuador for a two week vacation after a very busy spring and summer preparing things for Read More …

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Esmeraldes and Atacames – the north coast of Ecuador

Posted onFebruary 18, 2018September 28, 2018

Day two of our trip to the coast saw us travelling down Hwy 15, Ecuador’s equivalent to Hwy 101 down the west coast of the US.  We crossed a few rivers, passed through many small, very poor communities and eventually Read More …

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Clammy on the coast….a trip to Las Penas

Posted onFebruary 18, 2018April 19, 2019

After three weeks living in Cotacachi in the highlands of Ecuador, we decided to take a short trip to the northern coast of this beautiful country.  It is about a four hour drive from Cotacachi to our destination – Las Read More …

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