Fine chocolate has found a top-quality niche in Ecuador’s fertile cacao farms. The small country dominates over half the market for the exceptional Cacao Arriba Fino de Aroma bean, and its influence is just beginning to surface. But there’s more to this success story than the quality of Ecuadorian cacao:…

Inti Raymi, which means “sun festival” in the Quechua language, was the Inca celebration of the northern solstice. To this day, it remains the most important annual event for Andean Indigenous cultures in the countries that formed the Incan empire, namely Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. Inti Raymi celebrates…

While Quito’s Old Town doesn’t necessarily evoke rooftop bar vibes, that is likely to change. The sector has begun to embrace a more eclectic identity (without compromising its old soul), and these two spots set the bar high — literally — for visitors’ nighttime experiences in the dazzling center of…