por ecuaidiomaspanish | Mar 16, 2023 | Interesting information about Ecuador
Carnival is party and celebration in Latin America. Traditionally this celebration had its origin in the pagan festivals celebrated by the Romans and the Greeks in honor of Bacchus, the wine God. In the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church proposed the term carnival...
por ecuaidiomaspanish | Jun 22, 2022 | Quito, Tourist destinations near quito
Two hours by car traveling north from Quito is the indigenous city of Otavalo. Its total population is approximately 110,000 inhabitants, of which 72% are indigenous, mainly from the Kiwcha Otavalos ethnic group. The languages spoken in the area are Spanish and...
por ecuaidiomaspanish | Oct 26, 2021 | Tourist destinations near quito
Mindo also known as the heart of the cloud forest, is located approximately an hour and a half by car from the city of Quito in the northwest of the province of Pichincha. In Mindo, people practice a very interesting sport such as bird watching, an activity that...
por ecuaidiomaspanish | Oct 26, 2021 | Quito
A The city of Quito is located at 2.800 meters above sea level in Andean mountain region. Declared cultural heritage of humanity in 1978 by UNESCO mainly due to its historic center considered the best preserved in Latin America. Colonial-style churches such as San...