Ecuador

For the past ten years Ecuador was ruled by Rafael Correa who constantly was taking away the rights of his citizens. He denied his constituents free speech and attacked those who spoke out against him. He also limited health care and had terrible prison conditions. Even though Correa treated his people poorly he was still very much loved. Before he stepped down as president in May of 2017 he was still popular with a 50% approval rating (https://tinyurl.com/y9txapoe). Correa decided to step down…

As soon as we arrived in Ecuador, our family members were waiting for us at the airport. They welcomed us and it felt like meeting them for the first time. I needed to adjust to the changes: the hot climate, snow-less winters, and adapting to having ‘toldos’ covering our beds to avoid mosquito bites. Moving forward, I reconnected with my family and had to improve my Spanish. Meanwhile from middle school to high school, I had an eye opening experience because of society. In Chung’s writing “What…

It is very hard for a U.S. Citizen to obtain a work visa in Brazil. In order to work in Brazil a U.S. Citizen will need a residence permit which can be either temporary or permanent and a work visa. Your employer in Brazil will go to the Brazilian Ministry of Labour and Employment and apply for a work permit. Your employer will need to provide the Brazilian Ministry of Labour and Employment with a work contract. If the Ministry accepts your application you will need to then need to apply for a…

future for my son. When least expected, he came to our lives, the man who would share and achieved one of my dreams, travelling abroad. My spouse's family had immigrated to North America years before we met and he, for reasons of age, stayed behind in Ecuador when his family immigrated to North America. As years passed, he got permission to immigrate to U.S.A. and finally be reunited with his family. We continued with our long distance relationship until I decided to travel to U.S.A. accompanied…

One of the main places in Ecuador I would like to visit is the Cotopaxi. It’s one of the world’s tallest volcanos. It’s also one of Ecuador’s active volcanos, located in the Andes Mountains. I would also like to visit the Galapagos Islands. The islands located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Ecuador and close proximity to the equator. They are a chain of volcanic islands consisting of 18 main islands and three smaller islands. I would like to visit these places because they’re known…

Amazon River in the counties of Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, and Peru. Economic globalization is causing problems for the indigenous people and environment of the Amazon. Amazon Watch plan on preventing problems by spreading awareness, persuading companies into not developing the land and supporting the indigenous people and partnering with local organizations. Texaco, which is now considered Chevron, started drilling for oil in the northern part of Ecuador. This location is a very remote part of…

e crux of the issue began in 1986 when then, Conoco Inc. entered into an agreement with the government of Ecuador to explore for oil in Block 16. Block 16 was a 500,000-acre area of untouched rainforest in the Amazon Forest (Wasserstrom, R., & Reider, S., 1997, August 18). Conoco’s plan included prospecting for oil and if oil was found to build two more tributary pipelines to tie into the already existing Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (SOTE). Their plans also included a 120 km road that was…

Hello, I am an American writer based in Quito, Ecuador who is passionate about food. In the States, I had the priveledge of working with a number of talented chefs in Colorado and Chicago. I found your website a few years ago and have avidly followed it with interest from abroad. Living in Quito has given me a new perspective on the food and restaurant scene in the U.S. Quito is fastly becoming an international city, but the culinary scene pales in comaprrision to major cities in the United…

On a hot September morning, I nervously walk through the colorful red and yellow painted door that stands by a classroom of thirty second grade students. I can taste the salty sweat running through my forehead as I am introduced to my new teacher. A Spanish speaking lady brought me by her soft hand to the class. The teacher said something but to me her way of speaking was an alliteration of vocabulary being slapped in my face, I am standing like a soldier without saying a word. My teacher in her…

the Liberator. in these essay I’ll talk about : 1) where is she from and how was her childhood 2) and why she is know. 3) what happens after on her life and how she is remembered. Manuela Saenz born in December 27, 1797, in Quito New Granada, Ecuador—died Nov. 23 1856 Paita, Peru. she was the daughter of a military father. This is why she gets into the politician and militarization a Young age. on her early years she was sended to a catholic school and was raised by nuns but…