Carnaval is Loco

Never in the United States have I seen a celebration anything like this. It began last Friday, and I've already told you of my adventures that day. A stranger on the sidewalk got me with a water-balloon and the chilly water on my back reminded me how Ecuadorians celebrate Carnaval: with water wars. I prepared …

Ecuador-able Adventures

Perhaps the piece of information I was most excited to learn during my time in the Amazon region was the name of the plant and seasoning called achiote. A couple of years ago I was in a village in Belize and a local family offered me a bowl of caldo, or chicken soup, that was dark orange in color. They explained …