Travel & adventures of Mara Dall
On my way from Ecuador’s cosmopolitan capital city, Quito to it’s lovely cultural mecca, Cuenca, I thought I’d be adventurous and explore a little of the central highlands of the Andes on the way. Riobamba is about halfway – a good place to break the journey – and I was lured by descriptions of the historic train ride from […] Read more »
Julian Assange will run for the Senate in the Aussie elections this September – announced from the Ecuadorian embassy in London where he has been granted asylum since June 2012. His mother, Christine Assange, confirmed it. This is good news. As she put it: In the House of Representatives we get to choose between US lackey party […] Read more »
…… Where Panama is dominated by its temples to Mammon, its banking towers, Ecuador reminds you of the energy and wealth that went into religion in the Spanish colonial era of the 17th century. Some of those buildings might be oppressively florid in their excesses, but you have to acknowledge their magnificence nonetheless. My favourite is the Basilica del […] Read more »
Mara Dall travels in Quito and shares some of the highlights of this beautiful city… * * * * * The city of Quito is close to the equator but 9300 feet (2850 metres) above sea level, nestled high up in the Andes mountains. Overlooking the city, guarding it from above, is La Virgen de Quito, reminding you of […] Read more »