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We really enjoyed our time in Loja. Next trip we need to stay longer and see more. Gotta get use to the earthquakes here!!! #ecuador #cuenca #loja #food #expats #travel #explore #earthquake #love #ericandsandy
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@davidwright9318 Год назад

Loja is our favourite city in Ecuador..just an hour away from where we stay.We’re moving back down in Sept. with retiree visas. Beautiful city and country..Great channel guys.

@ericandsandy Год назад

How exciting. We can't wait to get back to Loja for a longer visit. It is such a quaint beautiful city. Thank you for your support, we appreciate you very much. Safe travels

@sandrajimeneze4373 Год назад

Thank you for going to Loja my small but beautiful city, thank you for making videos of places in my Ecuador. congratulations for your videos, very good.

@ericandsandy Год назад

You are very welcome. We cannot wait to go back to Loja and stay longer. It is such a beautiful city. Thank you for watching our videos, we appriciate you. Have a wonderful day.

@antonioescobar1335 Год назад

Beautiful streets cool couple

@ericandsandy Год назад

Thank you very much. We enjoyed Loja and are planning to go back for a longer trip, so we can explore more. Thank you for watching and have a beautiful evening.

@Jetmab04 Год назад

Thanks a lot for sharing!! EC always beaitiful - rain or not and, the food ...😋

@ericandsandy Год назад

You are very welcome. Ecuador is always beautiful. It stole our hearts the first day we landed on our exploratory trip in 2021.

@Jetmab04 Год назад

@@ericandsandy 😊 And, the country and her people, have already stolen my 💓 and I still have to wait almost 2 and a half year but, I'll be there...counting down and down and down....😊 Maybe I could ask a whale to take me there...high speed 🦈 🤗 Thanks again for sharing....

@ReneJCS Год назад

Finally watched the whole video!! Great shots of Loja!! You got to see more of the city than what I thought you did 😁👍 congratulations on over 1000 subscribers!! Keep it up!! 🎉🎉🎉

@ericandsandy Год назад

Yay!! We had such a great time, we always do. Glad you got to stay a bit and thanks for the 1000. We are so excited about that. See you soon.

@ameliaberton4411 Год назад

That kind of tree is called Ceibo , is protected because they are almost disappeared.

@ericandsandy Год назад

They are so beautiful. I researched about them and they literally are the tree of life. I like how they store water until the dry season and then they share the water with other plants and trees around them, giving and sharing life. Thank you for watching and the information on the trees being protected, they didn't have that in the articles I read. Have a wonderful day.

@gladysmarinamoncayocorrea6294 8 месяцев назад

Don’t forget visit Cuenca Ecuador!!!

@jesuspereirareyes61 8 месяцев назад

Loja la bella es hermosa ciudad antigua 1 vez en mi vida estuve hay

@ericandsandy 8 месяцев назад

It is a very beautiful city. We can't wait to go back for a longer visit and explore more

@rebecacortes8663 8 месяцев назад

Good video from Loja , wonderful city, I will visit next month, thanks for share us.

@ericandsandy 6 месяцев назад

It is a great city. We enjoyed it very much. Have a great time there. Thank you for your support. Happy New Year

@etekone. 7 месяцев назад

Beautiful Video, Thank you for sharing and loving my country, which is also your country, as an American you are also part of this little piece of the American Continent.

@ericandsandy 6 месяцев назад

Thank you very much. Loja was such a beautiful city..we can't wait to stay longer next time. We truly do love Ecuador..it is heaven on earth to us. Many blessings to you and your family for the New Year.

@sweetart9905 Год назад

Fab video! Loja looks like a nice town. Did you rent a car or hire a driver for this trip? Congrats on your subscriber milestone! 🤩

@ericandsandy Год назад

Thank you. It was a really nice town. The vibe was very relaxed..we can't wait to go back for a longer visit. We didn't rent a car.. our friends were going to Vilcabamba for a weekend visit and they knew we wanted to go to Loja so they invited us and dropped us off. Thank you again for watching and talk to you soon. Have a beautiful day.

@amsterdambear610 Год назад

I’ve heard that most of the power downtown is underground and you don’t see wires overhead. Haven’t been there but it’s on my list of things to see.

@ericandsandy Год назад

We didn't really notice the power lines until we went back and watched the video. You think I would have noticed, seeing I was looking up most of the time checking out the spanish moss in the trees. 😁

@aaronml8298 Год назад

Great video! Loja is definetely on my bucket list.

@ericandsandy Год назад

Thank you. It should be, it is so beautiful there. We can't wait to get back for a longer visit.

@ExpatGringo Год назад

Your sarcasm is as good as mine!😅 "We live in Cuenca and know basic geography doofus!" You can't say it like that, but I can! Great vid of Loja. Definitely on my list. Glad you chose Corona; you would look awful in a pink dress!😂 One of your best vids. Thanks!❤

@BPe-ie9je Год назад

good ones, Jack!!!

@ericandsandy Год назад

Haha, glad someone gets my silly humor. Loja was really cool. Definitely need to spend more time there exploring. Thanks for the compliment, Later!

@kargs5krun Месяц назад

Appreciate your time and efforts in vilcabamba....eventually.

@ericandsandy Месяц назад

Hello...Vilcabamba is on our list. We can't wait to visit it. Actually it was a place on our list to live but we did not want to purchase a car. Thank you for watching our video and hope to talk to you again. Have a beautiful day

@mad-madam-mimosa Год назад

Congrats on the 1K subscribers! I've been watching awhile ( Subscriber but first time posting here ) and I'm enjoying your travels in Cuenca. I hope to retire there soon, but honestly looking at Loja I will definitely need to check that lovely city out!

@ericandsandy Год назад

Thank you so much. We were so excited when we hit the 1,000 mark. Loja is such a beautiful place...we are planning on another trip there...longer so we can explore more. Thank you so much for watching, we truly appreciate it. And another thank you for commenting..we love chatting with our subscribers. Have you done an exploratory trip to Cuenca yet? Talk to you soon. Have a wonderful day.

@billkipper3264 Год назад

I think I know who your random commenter was. I have watched all those other videos and you're right. It may be that I've watched so many videos from you guys and others that they all just seem to blend in after a while. Still, it seemed to me that the vast majority were in Cuenca. Glad you got to Loja. Looks like a beautiful city. Loja is the city that has gotten my attention the most in my research for my upcoming scouting trip to Ecuador. This was a great video and has been a great help. Thanks!

@ericandsandy Год назад

Always glad to share any info we have. RU-vid was a great resource for us checking out Ecuador, and other countries, before making our decision where to expat to first. This is a great country and we plan to share our journey. Thanks for watching our videos and getting my silly humor. Have a great day!

@biatj5027 7 месяцев назад

OMG, 🇪🇨🌎🙏👍

@tonyortiz1890 Год назад

Awesome video Thanks guys, I live my life vicariously through your videos, I can wait to come home again.

@ericandsandy Год назад

Thank you, that is the nicest compliment. We are so glad you are enjoying them. If you have a certain place, restaurant anywhere that you would like see, please let us know and we'll try to get there to video it for you. Thank you for watching and hurry back home.

@londoncarl7666 10 месяцев назад

I didn't LOJA was so beautiful.

@ericandsandy 10 месяцев назад

Gorgeous!!😍😍

@westcoastkitties Год назад

So beautiful, thank you for sharing guys❤

@ericandsandy Год назад

We are glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching. Have a great day

@westcoastkitties Год назад

@@ericandsandy have a great day guys!! 🌸

@franciscoguaman2838 Год назад

Loja Is beaitifull, i like a gallinacuyada dish

@ericandsandy Год назад

Loja is very beautiful. We can't wait to go again for a longer stay to explore more. I just added that dish to Eric's list to try. It sounds very delicious. Thank you for watching and have a beautiful day.

@robertop699 11 месяцев назад

Glad that you liked my city. I hope it wasn't too insecure, given the current circumstances in Ecuador

@ericandsandy 11 месяцев назад

It is beautiful. We're going to be going back for a longer visit so we can explore more. Thank you for watching our video.

@brinkly97 Год назад

Giminy-H-Cricketballz Eric, "randomcommentingperson" 😅😂 You made me spit out my drink. Bhwaaahaahaha! Love the video, now I gotta go check Loja out too. I moved to Cuenca in October & ahem....need to get out more. Yeah. s" ok I'm with ya on the shake rattle roll ya! A bit scary. 🙄. I was today years old when I found out we are in a seismic region. I could have sworn it was only the coast that prone. Welp, it's home now so. Lets rock. Glad to be a scriber...hope you get thousands more. Keep up the charm & quick wit. Later Gators. 🐸

@BPe-ie9je Год назад

great humor, Brinkly!!!!

@ericandsandy Год назад

Sorry about the drink, hahaha. Loja really was beautiful. We look forward to another trip sometime. Yeah we didn't realize about the sismos here, but we're getting used to it, I guess, kinda... Still pretty freaky. Have a great day!

@MaximilianoTorres-il3mb Год назад

Goog video,, thanks for visit my city

@ericandsandy Год назад

We loved Loja and can't wait to come back for a longer visit. Thank you for watching. Have a beautiful day 💛

@arpiafederation502 Год назад

Good video showing various areas. FYI: Loja is the epicenter of the Canton. There are other small cities and towns throughout the region, but if you need agriculture equipment, lumber, construction materials, etc., Loja is the place to go. And, nearby is the 'Loja Airport' although it's actually located in Catamayo.

@ericandsandy Год назад

Thanks for the info! Did not know a lot of that. We can't wait to have a longer visit there. It's so beautiful.

@raiz91 Год назад

Nice video, thanks for sharing!!

@ericandsandy Год назад

Thanks for watching! Have a beautiful day

@Pudzilla1 11 месяцев назад

The two tall poles in Parque Central are flagpoles - one for the Ecuadorian flag and the other for the flag of Loja. I'm actually surprised they weren't up and flying when you were there.

@ericandsandy 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for letting us know. We hope the next time we go to Loja the flags will be on. I'm sure it's a grand sight. They are the tallest flag poles I've ever seen. Thanks again and have a wonderful day.

@karl7776 Год назад

Nice video

@ericandsandy Год назад

Thank you

@whacked00 Год назад

Nice snotty reply, ERic.AS a former New Yorker I appreciated it immensely.😜

@ericandsandy Год назад

Always here to provide a good laugh and facts.🤣🤣 Glad you liked it.

@whacked00 Год назад

@@ericandsandy Have you guys been to Mindo or Banos yet?

@ericandsandy 11 месяцев назад

Not yet but they are on the very top of the list.. soon..I can't wait

@whacked00 Год назад

Other videos I have seen of Loja were not very flattering. Thanks for showing all the nice pedestrian areas. Makes me want to visit.

@ericandsandy Год назад

Thank you. It is such a beautiful city, we can"t wait to go again..but this time a much longer visit, so we can really explore everything Loja has to offer.

@divinaflamingarrow9556 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for this video of Loja❤

@ericandsandy 10 месяцев назад

You are welcome. We can't wait to go back and visit longer, it is such a beautiful city. Thank you for watching.. we appreciate you very much

@juanquevedo2157 Год назад

Vilcabamba is beatiful too

@ericandsandy Год назад

That is what we have heard and can't wait to visit there as well. Thank you for watching and have a beautiful day.

@mariogutierrezc Год назад

Eric & Sandy, the hanging tapestry in your video was made in San Pedro de Cajas (Junin region, central Andes in Peru)

@ericandsandy Год назад

Thank you Jose. It was such a beautiful tapestry we couldn't resist to purchase it. Thank you for watching our video. Have a beautiful day.

@mariogutierrezc Год назад

It could be interesting you visit Peru . I am guessing that Cajamarca and Chachapoyas are the peruvian version of Loja. You can get there by land going across the very safe border crossing between both countries

@Chaserkeywest Год назад

Did you have a driver for your trip to Loja ? Great video

@ericandsandy Год назад

Thank you. Our friends dropped us off on their way to Vilcabamba. They knew we wanted to go to Loja so they invited us on their drive. ❤️❤️

@davidveraok Год назад

The Tapestry behind you is a replica - copy - of the famous Tapices de San Pedro de Cajas in Peru. Made in Peru for the ecuadorian market what is a win-win business for both the handicrafters in Peru and the local business in Ecuador

@ericandsandy Год назад

Thank you for the info on that. A win win situation is always the best. Thank you for watching our video and again thank you for the information on the tapestry. We appreciate it. Have a wonderful day.

@christopherhouse7937 Год назад

Loja! Looks so comfortable, and sleepy vibe. 😌

@ericandsandy Год назад

It is such a chill vibe, such a beautiful city. Looking forward to revisiting for a longer stay. Thank you so much for watching and have a wonderful day

@christopherhouse7937 Год назад

@@ericandsandy What country do you want to get residency maybe in the future?

@mireyacarrion4860 9 месяцев назад

Loja hermosa ❤❤❤

@rhyslud Год назад

Best video of Loja ever. I have never been but I was in Cuenca last week for that quake! Are you sure that's Spanish moss? Not Ecuadorian moss???

@ericandsandy Год назад

Thank you so much. Those quakes catch you off guard..too bad they didn't have a 30 second warning. Ecuadorian moss😂😂 Hope to talk to you soon. Thanks again for watching.

@BPe-ie9je Год назад

hi you two 🙂 Could you live there or does Cuenca offer more ? thoughts........2 days wasnt long....

@ericandsandy Год назад

Hey Barb!! You're right 2 days wasn't long enough. We want to go back for a longer visit so we can explore more...Loja has a lot to offer but Cuenca definitely offers more for our needs.

@BPe-ie9je Год назад

@@ericandsandy When I move down later this year I'll bring down 'everyone' some beeswax candles. (start acquiring the matches.....not sure can bring those). I'll pass out at the * Eric and Sandy vegan taco get-together sans local brewery *. Life is good. (I was a beekeeper) Earthquakes dont scare us !!!!!! 🙂

@whacked00 Год назад

Really liked the accelerated view of the drive.

@ericandsandy Год назад

Thank you.

@patriciaflaherty 11 месяцев назад

Fantastic video of a beautiful city. You made me want to visit loja 😊. I subscribed and will be checking out your other adventures.

@ericandsandy 11 месяцев назад

It it's such a beautiful city.. we can't wait to go and visit for a longer stay. Thank you for subscribing.. we appreciate your support. Have a wonderful day and thanks for watching

@mariucciaclementia1652 Год назад

🍀🍀🍀👍👍💕

@amsterdambear610 Год назад

La virgen del rosario, very cool. Cuenca has nothing on Loja except maybe the size. Clean, safe and no graffiti 🎉

@ericandsandy Год назад

We can't wait to go back and explore more of Loja. 2 days wasn't long and it rained for more than half...but we still had fun. It was very clean, the murals on the city walls have always been my favorite wherever we go. they just seemed so vibrant and alive in Loja.

@perov5331 Год назад

Nice video. Which little beach village for a laid back lifestyle would you recommend?

@ericandsandy Год назад

Thank you. We haven't made it to the coast yet, so we can't recommend any unfortunately. Sorry. When we do we will be sure to get the video out ASAP. Thanks for watching and have a wonderful day

@manucovirtual 11 месяцев назад

Conozcan Guayaquil la ciudad más grande y dinámica del Ecuador

@ericandsandy 11 месяцев назад

Guayaquil is on our list to visit. Thank you for watching

@andrestoledo09 10 месяцев назад

Loja is Known as the Cultural Capital of Ecuador, greetings

@ericandsandy 10 месяцев назад

We can't wait to go back for a longer stay and explore more. It was so beautiful but our visit wasn't long enough. Thank you so much for watching.. we appreciate it so much

@kristiG5259 Год назад

Nice city! The roads looked like they were in pretty good shape😊 Did you do the driving?

@ericandsandy Год назад

Roads were pretty good for the most part. A few small areas here and there were a little broken up but not too bad. No I didn't drive. We rode with our friend Rene and his family 👪. I'm not quite ready for the no holds barred passing on blind curves through the clouds and all that. The rules we drive by in the states are just suggestions here...😶🤞

@anivalcuenca651 Год назад

Hi .sir I studied before there in that church school... Long time ago.. I lots memories with older friends..😢😢

@ericandsandy Год назад

Thank you so much for sharing that with us. It is a beautiful school. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories. ❤️. Have a beautiful day

@hydrazi 11 месяцев назад

I am currently binging all your videos! If you are comfortable with it, do you have videos where you share what it's like there financially? I know other channels have covered it, but I love to compare living expenses, etc.

@ericandsandy 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching our videos. We really don't do cost of living.. we try to include costs of food...and what our activities cost. We know everyone has a budget and it varies. We've seen apartments go any where from 300-1200 a month. Before we moved here I would check gringopost, Facebook marketplace and yapatree for apartments. Most apartments come with all utilities and internet and some fully furnished. Thanks again for watching and your support. Have a wonderful day

@mhuard15 11 месяцев назад

Can you please tell me the name of the Airbnb that you stayed at?

@ericandsandy 11 месяцев назад

There's a link in the description. Thanks for watching 😁👍

@jimmyroman5329 Год назад

Hi there... I'm going to Guayaquil next week and will spend a couple of months there.... would you like to visit? I can show you around 👍

@ericandsandy Год назад

Hi! Thank you so much for the offer. That is so nice of you. Sorry it took so long to reply. If we get out there we will totally message you. Thank you for watching and have a beautiful day.

@kristelfiore1330 Год назад

Omg veggies dishes at chifas 🥢🥡 are delicious I love it ❤ vegetales salteados 👌veggie fried rice 👌 or with noodles I’m not vegan but I enjoy eating vegan stuff lol 😅but obviously my thing always is going to be hornado 🤤😍cascaritas 🥓👌llapingachos , mote con chicharrón , sanduche de chancho 😅Ecuadorian chicken soup 🍲 yummy I love addicted with soups in Ecuador

@ericandsandy Год назад

I LOVE all the soups here...I like that a lot of them are vegan... they're so flavorful. I'm so glad Eric is able to enjoy and try all the things he's never had before. It's like a food vacation for him. No holds barred.

@kristelfiore1330 Год назад

@@ericandsandy yes 👏🏻 I’m addicted to Ecuadorian soups 🍲 taste so good locro de papa 😍 lentils soup, red bean soup, plantains with cheese soup, locro de acelga taste amazing, I’m so happy that both of you are loving food from Ecuador 🇪🇨 🥰🥰✌️

@ericandsandy Год назад

I think the red bean soup is my favorite. But the squash soups are so good too. They're all so good.. it's sooo hard to pick my favorite. 😂😂

@kristelfiore1330 Год назад

@@ericandsandy omg I know all of them are delicious vegan or not vegan all of them are 10/10 for me😍well not the bizarre ones 🚫 😅and I don’t know squash in Ecuador taste amazing 🤩 👌 I cannot find that kind of squash here in 🇺🇸☹️😁😁

@ericandsandy Год назад

I hear ya...I couldn't find a fruit or vegetable that tasted like Ecuadors... unless I planted it in organic soil and grew it myself..but then again it probably wouldn't be as good😁

@dovygoodguy1296 Год назад

Eric, how do people get to Loja or Manta or even Cuenca in the easiest way from North America aside from the main hub cities especially if they go back and forth every year?

@ericandsandy Год назад

We travel from Miami to Quito to Cuenca. The easiest flight to Cuenca is the "one way" from Miami to Cuenca. Stopover in Quito for about an hour to go through customs then back on plane to Cuenca. All in one day, no overnight stay in Quito. I know Quito has flights to Manta if you want to get there quicker. Guayaquil has flights to Manta and Cuenca. I don't think Cuenca has flights to Manta yet. To get to Loja you would need a driver or a bus. A drive in a car to Loja from Cuenca is about a 4 hour drive. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching and commenting. Have a beautiful day

@dovygoodguy1296 Год назад

@@ericandsandy Thank you, but let's say you are coming from elsewhere to Miami, including Canada. You have to book two separate sets of flights and go through customs twice, once in Miami and once in Quito or Guayaquil. What I found on Google was a ridiculous wait time for a flight to Cuenca in Quito or Guayaquil of many hours for a one hour trip. In any case, going on two separate bookings and customs is a pain. The truth is I have never traveled like that with two separate flights, so I don't know how it works with customs.

@ericandsandy Год назад

Sorry... we've only flown from the States. We've come from the west coast and that's a spend the night in Quito flight, then Cuenca in the morning. If I had to do it over again. I would fly into Miami..stay the night there ...then take the 1 day flight from Miami to Cuenca. We've never flown into Guayaquil so I'm not sure on that flight. Sorry, I wish I could have been more help.

@fluffy5534 Год назад

Question: how did you get to Loja from Cuenca? Did you get a private driver?

@ericandsandy Год назад

We had friends that were going to Vilcabamba and they knew we wanted to visited Loja...so they offered to drop us off and pick us up on their way back. But if we didn't have the generous offer, we would have gotten a private driver. We had one on our exploratory trip in 2021 and he is wonderful. Thank you for watching and your question. If you have any more feel free to ask. Have a great day.

@vicenteimaicela2669 4 месяца назад

Fron cuenca it take 3 AND half hours

@Curious859 9 месяцев назад

Yes, hello. Just came across your channel by chance. Thanks for the video but if I may say something here please… I see many videos about Ecuador and expat experiences, but what I haven’t seen personally are important videos on how, for instance, open a bank account there, what are expats using, what’s their experiences on moving money from their country to Ecuador and what they do about it, and everything banking that could shine some light on difficulties people may face. I know many talk about using their debit, credit cards etc, but what if those cards just stop working or something goes wrong, what if people can’t withdraw from ATM machines? I want to be able to go to the bank and take my money out, physically, without relying on cards and machines. Could you please make videos not just about where to eat or have fun, but tackling serious questions that immigrants to Ecuador may face and should prep for? Thank you!

@ericandsandy 9 месяцев назад

I like this question and will absolutely make a video about this topic. Banking for us in Ecuador has been a relatively good experience. I may be able to cover this with a Short, but could be a long form video also. We also will be doing RU-vid Live soon. That will be good for answering viewer questions as well. Be sure to subscribe if you haven't. Have a great day 😀

@Curious859 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! That would be great. And I subscribed

@ericandsandy 9 месяцев назад

Thank you

@williamduncan3398 Год назад

Always informative and fun. Thanks! BTW, are there many expats in the Loja area?

@ericandsandy Год назад

Thank you. There are expats in Loja but not a big community like in Cuenca. Loja is less than 200,000 people and from everything I've read about how many expats there are less than 100...But this information could be wrong. Thanks for watching and I saw that on Facebook there is a Loja expat exchange. Maybe join and see if someone there knows. Thanks again

@amsterdambear610 Год назад

You missed the big one in March. That one was seriously scary 😟 Rumble, cracking and then shaking like the old ride at universal studios in Florida. Not nice!

@ericandsandy Год назад

I can imagine how scary it was. I've been through some crazy ones in California. Eric not so much...he's from the South..they don't get a lot of earthquakes there. Never been to Universal Studios..always wanted to go. Maybe not so muchon that old crickety ride though. 😵‍💫😊

@jacquelineellis7136 Год назад

I am a single biracial 71 year old lady and I want to move out of the US....would this be a safe place to emigrate?

@ericandsandy Год назад

Hi Jacqueline! Thank you for your comment...I would have to say it depends on the person. We had the same question as you did and booked a flight to Cuenca for 2 weeks for an exploratory trip. We wanted to see if Cuenca was a fit for us and it was. I would say you would have to have your senses about you like you would anywhere in the world to keep yourself safe. We do know several single women that live here from the states. If you are on Facebook I would join the group Cuenca Expats and Friends. Ask questions and get a feel for how the single women of Cuenca feel living here. I hope this helps and again I want to thank you for watching our video and commenting, we appreciate it very much. Have a beautiful day and if you have any other questions feel free to ask.

@gisellet6903 Год назад

Been hearing about increased crime in Ecuador. Have you visited Guayaquil recently? Interested in your opinion about crime against tourist in Guayaquil, Cuenca, and other areas. Thank you in advance ;)

@ericandsandy Год назад

For starters we do watch the news much. The only crime we hear about it the same everyone else does. That's about the gang violence in some coastal areas. We haven't been to Guayaquil, yet. I feel like we have enough common sense to be save if we do visit there. Sandy grew up in Southern California and me in southern Florida. That kind of thing is nothing new to us. There was just a mass shooting in Hollywood Florida close to where some of my family lives. Should I not visit there now? Of course I will. Unfortunately crime and violence is a part of the world we live in these days. But we refuse to live if fear, and try to spread peace love and kindness to all. Joshua 1:9. Thanks for watching and you comments. Have the best day ever

@gisellet6903 Год назад

@@ericandsandy I agree with your sentiment. I have traveled to Ecuador multiple times however haven’t been there in about 10 years. At that time I would feel comfortable taking out my camera in tourist areas and wanted to know if this is still the case in Cuenca since I plan on traveling there again.

@ericandsandy Год назад

I feel very safe in Cuenca. Sandy goes out by herself and feels very safe as well. Granted we're not out walking around at 1 or 2 in the morning. We've been out with our camera and gopro .. you just have to have your senses about you. Just like anywhere in the world.

@gisellet6903 Год назад

@@ericandsandy That’s very good to hear. Reassuring :) Thank you!

@ericandsandy Год назад

You are welcome

@tunkianmnti-pt1mo Год назад

Try encebollado

@ericandsandy Год назад

Thank you, that is on Eric's list of things to try. Can you think of any other dishes that we can add? Thank you for watching and have a beautiful day.

@D_Marrenalv Год назад

@@ericandsandy If you're on the Coast (not sure if available in the Highlands, but probably is), also try "Caldo de Bola" or "Caldo de Plátano" (an absolutely delicious plantain soup). And, yes, Encebollado is delicious (made with onions)... There's also a dessert made with figs with a sweet syrup over it served with a small wedge of white "farmer's" cheese (the sweet & salty contrast..delicious). There are just so many dishes, snacks, and styles.. you'll have to discover them a little at a time.

@LiMuBai Год назад

Guayaquil is pronounced Goo-Ah-Yah-Keel

@D_Marrenalv Год назад

Exactly.. or even (for english-speakers) as "Gwah-yah-KEEL".

@ericandsandy Год назад

Thank you for letting us know. We're learning. 😊 Thanks for watching. Have a beautiful day.

@darwintituana5721 Год назад

Vayan a conocer zaruma es muy hermosa esa ciudad tiene un centro histórico espetacular esta en la provincia de el oro

@ericandsandy Год назад

Yes, when we were in Loja the Airbnb host recommended Zaruma. Our next trip to Loja will be longer so we can visit and explore everything. Thank you for your recommendation too. We can't wait to see Zaruma. Thank you for watching and have a beautiful day.