Ecuador

Guaysamín: A life as interesting as his art

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes – Written by our friend Lupita Ruiz-Tolento Quito’s Guayasamín museum is a captivating way to learn about the region’s social and political history. The famed artist’s dramatic representation of Latin America’s oppressed peoples successfully awakens its visitors. And beyond the art, the man himself carries…

Ecuador

Casa Del Alabado: Quito’s Most Underrated Museum

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes – Written by our friend Lupita Ruiz-Tolento Ecuador and Quito are not particularly known for their museums. And if there’s one that people surely know about, it’s probably the museum of the painter Guayasamín. But museums here are plentiful, and although their collections may not…

Ecuador

Ecuador South-America’s best kept secret?

  A COMBINATION OF NATURE, COSMOPOLITAN CITIES, AND ANCIENT CULTURES   The article below was originally written in Spanish by Condé Nast Traveller writer Patricia Rey Mallén. We love it and have translated it to English for you. Want to practice your language skills? We highly recommend checking out the…

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