My Ecuador Journal
My Ecuador Journal
Jose Luis Pichamba performs a song on guitar and panpipe at his instrument workshop, Taller de Instrumentos Andinos-Nañda Mañachi, in Peguche.
Jose Luis Pichamba performs a song on guitar and panpipe at his instrument workshop, Taller de Instrumentos Andinos-Nañda Mañachi, in Peguche.
In the end, it took a head-spinning 29 days to get my Ecuadorian driver’s license. When buddy at ANT Manta handed over my permit, I think I may have cried.
In the end, it took a head-spinning 29 days to get my Ecuadorian driver’s license. When buddy at ANT Manta handed over my permit, I think I may have cried.
Convinced you'll get your Ecuadorian driver's license in two or three hours in a single day? Put that fanciful notion out of your head, silly gringo.
Convinced you'll get your Ecuadorian driver's license in two or three hours in a single day? Put that fanciful notion out of your head, silly gringo.
For every calamity, there are certain individuals who dispassionately assess the situation and wonder, 'How can I make it worse?'
For every calamity, there are certain individuals who dispassionately assess the situation and wonder, 'How can I make it worse?'
The manic French Canadians at Mirador San Jose are suing one another this week. Being Anglos, we’re well outside the linguistic blast radius.
The manic French Canadians at Mirador San Jose are suing one another this week. Being Anglos, we’re well outside the linguistic blast radius.
This was no fishing charter. It was the real deal. We were going out with two local pescadores who were not licensed to carry customers.
This was no fishing charter. It was the real deal. We were going out with two local pescadores who were not licensed to carry customers.


