Our life in Latin America

Quito: The legend of Cantuña

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Like it? Share it!Quito was a colonial city and from its past remain many beautiful colonial buildings in the historical center, as well as various legends. One of the most famous legends of the city tells the story of the construction of the Church of San Francisco, the legend of Cantuña. The church of San …

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Starting Christmas preparations in September

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Like it? Share it!Something all Latin American countries have in common is the importance of the Christmas period in their culture. It’s important to celebrate it, to celebrate it right and to celebrate it big ! And that’s probably why they start preparing it very early on… In all the latin american countries I’ve visited, Christmas …

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Panama City skyline

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Like it? Share it!Panamy City, also known as Ciudad de Panama, is the capital city of Panama and is often called the Miami of Central America. For several reasons : its wealth, its lifestyle, its banking sector, its huge modern american-style malls… but here, we’ll focus on its architecture and skyline. Panama City is nothing like …

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Canoa beach, Ecuador

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Like it? Share it!There are many beaches all along the coast of Ecuador, bathing into the Pacific Ocean. When we first arrived in Ecuador, we asked around for some advice about beaches in Ecuador, but we received so many different opinions… because everyone is looking for something different, and also because there are very few …

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Brazil : enjoying your buffet meal

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Like it? Share it!One of the first things that we noticed when we moved to Brazil, is the incredible amount of restaurants that only offer buffet, instead of a regular table service. No matter what part of this big country you visit, you will always find many buffets. It was odd at first, but we …

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Brazil : a reversed School calendar

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Like it? Share it!When you start planning to move to Brazil, make sure to take into account the local school calendar. As in various countries of the south cone, Brazil applies what can be called a reverse calendar. Just as in the Northern hemisphere, the summer vacation marks the separation between two school years ; except …

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Ecuador, land of bike lovers

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Like it? Share it!When adressing the topic of national sports in Latin America, one immediately thinks of soccer. Which is so true ! But it doesn’t keep people from loving, supporting and practicing other sports. We were very surprised, upon arriving in Ecuador, that many people are fond of cycling, and we had no idea how …

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Brazil: a day at the beach

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Like it? Share it!Obviously, going to the beach is a very popular weekend activity amongst Brazilians. But their beach activities and habits are very unique. Here are some specificities. But first of all, a serious warning. We were very lucky as to be warned by Brazilian friends before our first visit of Rio de Janeiro’s …

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