Ruxandra Guidi Ruxandra Guidi is a Venezuelan-born radio, print, and multimedia journalist, who focuses on human-rights issues, immigration and the environment. She is currently based in Quito, Ecuador. Stories from this author Hailed as a Modern-Day Shangri-La, Can This Ecuadorian Town Survive Its Reputation? Vilcabamba is an idyllic little town—and that’s its problem October 6, 2015