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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By flynn_colleen | Views [296] | Scholarship Entry
Since the time of Charles Darwin, the world has heard of the unadulterated, natural beauty of the Galapagos Islands. What often comes as a surprise is the fact that the islands are also home to several thousand individuals of the homo sapiens species ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By sgmolina | Views [222] | Scholarship Entry
The sea lions annoyed me. Their constant barking, their consistent presence on roads, paths, even in classrooms! Surprisingly, even snorkeling with them, and the sharks, rays, colorful fish, and turtles, had lost its magic. I had seen the famous Galapagos ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By mariabeatrizharo | Views [157] | Scholarship Entry
His name is Arquímedes and he´s a magician, an art collector, a story teller, a huaquero. I met him during a field trip through the Ecuadorian North Coast. My classmates and I were looking for the characters and towns mentioned in Living Poor, the book ... Read more >
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Tue, 26 May 2015 | By wantonandwanderlust | Views [344] | Scholarship Entry
Arriving in Quito, I was already half way into my infatuation with Latin America, and just beginning the Ecuador portion of the saga. Ignorantly, and somewhat arrogantly, I’d done very little preparation to learn Spanish before jetting some ten thousand ... Read more >
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Thu, 21 May 2015 | By lyndseywhale | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 21 May 2015 | By lyndseywhale | Views [182] | Scholarship Entry
Before this, I had never travelled in my life. I only recently discovered backpacking 3 years ago and instantly fell in love with getting lost in the wilderness for a few days. Then I decided to put myself in a situation that would completely bring me ... Read more >
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Sat, 16 May 2015 | By skitalica | Views [239] | Scholarship Entry
Our original idea was to take two hammocks, a raft, photo equipment and basic survival gear, and set down the Amazon: Tom-Sawyer-and-Huckleberry-Finn-style. The reality, however, is always different. The journey was playing out like an adventure movie ... Read more >
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Tue, 12 May 2015 | By fareedasays | Views [198] | Scholarship Entry
Montañita, Ecuador is a small coastal town, walkable in less than an hour, barefoot if you like, and more laid back than the beaches in Venice, CA. Located about 2 1/2 hours from Ecuador's largest city, Guayaquil, Montañita is accessible by car (if you ... Read more >
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Thu, 7 May 2015 | By gosologirl | Views [202] | Scholarship Entry
I love when people ask me was the highlight of my trip to Ecuador was. Such an easy one: Hailing an on-duty school bus to take me to the tourist district. Allow me to set the stage. I had just arrived in Quito the night before and I decided that I would ... Read more >
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Mon, 4 May 2015 | By megganeturner | Views [197] | Scholarship Entry
Nestled in the stunning Andes Mountains is a small town by the name of Banos. Within ten minutes this small town became my favourite place in the world. The five hour bus ride from my previous destination had us winding through the sometimes precarious ... Read more >
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Sun, 12 Apr 2015 | By kiwibex | Views [276] | Scholarship Entry
A hike through the Riatadero Del Quinde, from San José de Minas to Meridiano. A tough 1800-metre climb over terrain covered in ridge lines and steep canyons it was expected to take 15-20 hour to reach Meridiano. At about 5pm, 3/4 of the way up the climb ... Read more >
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Fri, 6 Mar 2015 | By majoguevarad | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients Crust: - 2 cups of finely crumbed vanilla cookies. You can crush them by hand but its much easier to just put it on the food processor. - 3/4 cup of melted unsalted butter - 1 tea spoon of cinnamon (optional) - 1/2 cup of sugar (optional) ...
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Fri, 6 Mar 2015 | By chuonthisblog | Flickr Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients Recipe graciously provided by my friends’ moms in Ecuador with some recipe and language modifications made by me. Serves: 4-5 Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 1 hour INGREDIENTS For the Soup: 10 small yellow potatoes, ...
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Sat, 28 Feb 2015 | By palaver_maven | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients For the ceviche: 1lb or 0.5kg of seabass 1 red onion or 4 shallots 6 limes, juiced 1 serrano or half habanero chilli Bunch coriander(cilantro) 1-2 tbs olive oil 1 garlic clove, lightly crushed Salt to taste For the patacones: 2 plantains ...
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