Explainer: The Bourbon Reforms — Spain’s 1700s “reboot” of its empire (and why Quito cared)
If you imagine the Spanish Empire as a huge, expensive machine, the Bourbon Reforms were Spain saying: “This thing is […]
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Economy & Business, Explainer, Geography, Living in Ecuador (practical explainers)
The “Three Ecuadors” (Costa, Sierra, Amazonía) — one country, three daily realities
People in Ecuador often talk like there are three countries inside one: the Coast (Costa), the Highlands (Sierra), and the
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January admin + tax checklist
Absolutely — here’s an expat-friendly “January admin + tax checklist” expanded from that El Diario roundup, with links to the
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National Ecuador Holidays
Below is a single 2026 holiday list where each entry is denoted as: I’m listing the day off as observed
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Sierra cities in the colonial era: Cuenca + Loja (and how they connected to Quito, the Coast, and the wider empire)
English When you zoom out from Quito, colonial Ecuador starts to look like a network: highland cities that managed land
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Quito (Colonial Era) — a walking version you can feel
let’s do a time-travel walking tour. Imagine it’s a clear morning and you’re walking Quito when it’s still a Spanish
