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Ecuador: Luna Runtun - The Adventure Spa
The nice folks who run the exotic Luna Runtun Spa in Baños, Ecuador, have succeeded in combining Ecuador’s stunning natural resources, Ecuadorian friendliness and charm, and efficient Swiss management to create a spa like no other: Luna Runtun - The Adventure Spa. It was back in 1993 that Olivier Christophe Currat, a native of Switzerland and graduate of the prestigious Lausanne Hotelschool, moved to Baños with his Ecuadorian wife Carmen and laid the foundations for Luna Runtun.
Juan José Flores, Founder of the Republic
Juan José Flores was Ecuador’s first president and is remembered today as “The Founder of the Republic”. Although born in Venezuela in the year 1800, Flores spent most of his life in the service of Ecuador and was instrumental in both the attainment and maintenance of the country’s independence in an era in which national borders were far from being set in stone.
Ecuador’s Dark Secret: World Class Coffee
When you think of coffee and where it’s grown, countries like Brazil and Colombia are usually what come to mind. And why not... Brazil is the world’s largest coffee exporter with up to one third of all coffee produced in a good year. Colombia is also a major exporter, and has benefited from a series of successful marketing campaigns (can you say “Juan Valdez”?) to boost their coffee’s reputation. Not many would mention Ecuador, yet this small Andean country was once one of the world’s leading coffee exporters.
Ecuador: Afro-Ecuadorians and the Culture of Esmeraldas
Once the “forgotten people” of Ecuador, citizens of African heritage are at last beginning to achieve the notice and attention of not only their own government, but of the world as a whole. The national soccer team that progressed farther in the FIFA World Cup 2006 tournament than in any other previous year, and on that team was a preponderance of Afro-Ecuadorian players.
Ecuador’s Fishing Industry
Ecuador is a land of many regional variations, ranging from the Pacific coastal lowlands to the mountains and volcanoes of the majestic Andes running down the country’s spine, to finally the lush, verdant rainforests of the Amazonian east. While much has been made of the Andes, even to the point that Ecuador is considered an “Andean nation”, it is the Pacific lowlands along the coast - and the rich ocean waters that break upon them - that have proven to be Ecuador’s salvation.
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