Ethnography Redux
Guaguas de Pan and Colada Morada
Guaguas de Pan and Colada Morada: Dia de Difuntos Celebration For North American expats in Ecuador’s highlands, trick or treating ghosts and goblins are replaced by guaguas de pan, colada morada, and visits to the cemetery this time of year. The early Christian holidays of All Hallows’ Eve, All Saints’ Day, and All Souls Day, […]
Llullundongo: The Ecuador I Knew is Gone
My mother called it “Shangri-La,” locals call it “San Juan,” and I call it “Llullundongo,” but it’s full name is San Juan de Llullundongo. The name comes from Mount Llullundongo, which is one of the “smaller” mountain peaks (10,000+ ft) along a spur of the Western Highlands that juts out toward the coast and helps […]