Five Brazilian Dishes to Make for Your World Cup Watch Party
Native to five World Cup host cities, these foods will bring South America to your kitchen
Exploring Brazil Beyond the Stadiums
The World Cup games are happening all across the South American nation, but what else is there to see besides futbol?
To Celebrate the World Cup, Brazilians Take To the Streets—To Paint Them
For the first time ever, Google Street View is letting users experience the artwork from anywhere
Can Underwater Art Save the Ocean’s Coral Reefs?
Artist Jason deCaires Taylor is creating sculptures to help promote reef growth
This Spot in the Andes May Be the Fastest-Evolving Place on Earth
Like isolated islands, evolution in these mountainous, unique environments seems to be ticking away at a faster beat than run-of-the-mill habitats
Before the World Cup, Brazilians Are Trying to Learn English
Brazilians have 211 days left to prepare for the World Cup one of the things many of them are doing to get ready is to try and learn English
Mexico City And Washington, D.C., Are About Equally Safe
Mexico has its share of dangerous spots. But some parts of Mexico are just as unsafe as some parts of the United States, and some parts are safer
Coffee Here, and Coffee There: How Different People Serve the World’s Favorite Hot Drink
Coffee is black and bitter—but global travelers find a surprisingly wide range of forms of the world’s favorite hot beverage
Faces From Afar: One American’s Endeavor to Kick Ecuador’s Vegetable Oil Habit
Coconut oil is healthy. It smells and tastes like sweet tropical butter. Yet almost nobody in Ecuador uses it
Cold, Hungry and Happy in the High Andes
40 bucks in cash, a warm sleeping bag and plenty of wine carry the author through his final days in Ecuador, in the remote high country outside of Quito
Biking Ecuador’s Spectacular Avenue of the Volcanoes
Home to a string of high peaks, including 20,564-foot Chimborazo, the area offers some of the finest cycling, hiking and adventuring country anywhere
Hunting for Gold in the Amazonian Jungle
The author joins two American fortune-seekers on a gold-panning outing at the confluence of the Negro and Paute rivers
What Makes These Avocados Different From All Others?
The spectrum of the fruit here is almost as varied as the people who grow them, and for avo advocates, Ecuador is an excellent place to go tasting
Vilcabamba: Paradise Going Bad?
Life in this legendary town in Ecuador’s Valley of Longevity may be too good—and too long—to be true
When Cane Juice Meets Yeast: Brewing in Ecuador
The sugarcane trail takes the author across the Andes, into liquor distilleries and from juice shack to juice shack as he pursues fermented sugarcane wine
What Makes the Trout in Ecuador Look Like Salmon?
Aiming to catch a few trout for dinner, the author decides to try his luck at one of the region’s many “sport fishing” sites
Bike, Bark, Bite, Blood: The Perils of Cycling in Rabies Country
An unfortunate run in with a mutt in Ecuador turned into a trip to the doctor’s to be treated for rabies, a surprisingly fatal disease
A Football Team With No One to Play Against
Listen closely around the public parks of Quito, Ecuador, and you just might hear that familiar sound: “Hut hut hike!”
Strange Ball in a Strange Place: Watching the Super Bowl in Ecuador
America’s Biggest Game brings excitement, curiosity and some boredom to Ecuador
Much Ado About Nothing at the Equator
Just north of Quito stands a grand and glowing tribute to one of Ecuador’s proudest features: the Equator. The problem is, it was built in the wrong place
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