Posted on August 29th, 2008 by Gary
For several months, Colonia El Batan, the hand-made adobe house development located on the outskirts of Cotacachi, sat quietly, without much action, waiting for the first house to be completed. Yes, it looks good, but let’s wait, the stream of visitors seemed to be saying.
After the first house was delivered to a soon-to-be retired Exxon [...]
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Posted on August 9th, 2008 by Linda
8-8-08
Today at 8:08 p.m., 8/8/08, the Beijing Olympic Games officially begin. The Chinese did not randomly select this time and date. The number 8 is considered a very lucky number to the Chinese, since the Chinese word for eight is “ba,” which rhymes with “fa,” the Chinese word for prosperity.
Another date with lots of eights [...]
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Posted on August 8th, 2008 by Linda
Photo: NYTimes, August 7, 2008
The Panama hat continues to be a fashion favorite around the world.
Vanity Fair Magazine has just published its 2008 International Best-Dressed List and Heinrich Furstenberg, one of the winners, looks dapper in his Panama hat, which is blocked in the Havana style.
H.S.H. PRINCE HEINRICH VON UND ZU FÜRSTENBERG, 58-year-old German [...]
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Posted on August 5th, 2008 by Linda
A van-full of expats recently took a day trip to Chachimbiro Hot Springs north of Cotacachi. Pam and Grey, who own a home in Hawaii, had this to report:
“As the road descended through more arid terrain we passed through large fields of sugar cane where we came upon a small “cottage” sugar cane processing plant.
Having [...]
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