Sometimes you watch old movies about travel and see people getting on a train or something with a mountain of
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Backpacking Central America is a potentially life changing experience. The region is beautiful, with dramatic volcanoes, gorgeous beaches and dense
I might be going out on a limb saying this, but Cuenca is Ecuador’s best city. The city itself is
Years ago, a researcher declared the village of Vilcabamba, Ecuador a “Blue Zone.” That means it’s supposedly a place where
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At first glance, it would seem that Loja ticks just about all the popular travel destination boxes: a pleasant climate,
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The unassuming mountain town of Alausí is a gorgeous place to stop during a trip to Ecuador. It seems cliché
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Despite being a charming little colonial town, Riobamba often gets overlooked by travelers in Ecuador. Perhaps that’s because Riobamba is
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Baños, nestled in the foothills between the mighty Andes Mountains and Amazon Jungle, has all the makings of a classic
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This winter, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers invaded my home city of Minneapolis in one of the largest ever immigration
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