Your beautiful beaches offer great potential, your fishing and your people are traditional. The blazing sun at dawn changes colors at dusk. Diverse birds eager to fish arrive from afar and adorn the sea. The slick tells you when to fish; people gather on the shore with nets and boats to go fishing, an ancient coastal tradition and culture. The mullet […]
AQUACULTURE: Farming of animals and plants in farms or cages in water. This includes fish, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans, mollusks, plants, and algae intended for food or any other use by humans (recreation, study, production of products). Many of these farms use large quantities of chemicals (antibiotics) to prevent […]
Can we trust the claims or advertisements on some of the products we buy? What does it mean for a product to be eco-friendly? What are the differences between recyclable and recycled? What does "non-toxic" really mean? Why don't any products appear with the GMO label, if there's so much talk about it? The reality is that as consumers, we don't […]
By: Tin Tin Biritute While countries like Korea have established museums to revive the memory of traditional beverages, as is the case of the Jeonju Museum, in other countries like Colombia, through the prohibition of traditional alcoholic beverages several decades ago, there are no liquors other than industrialized ones, many of which […]
By Leonardo Parrini "Stop, son of a bitch, or you'll die now, damn it!" With this unkind curse, freelance assassins carry out their work of extermination for a handful of dollars: the most miserable profession in the world is shamelessly exposed in the recently released Ecuadorian film. "El Angel de los sicarios" (The Angel of the Sicarios, Ecuador, 2013) is an action film […]
The ClimaCleando project continues its journey, and since last week it has been rolling along the southern coast of Ecuador, carrying a clear message of awareness and action against climate change at each stop. ClimaCleando is made up of a team of seven young people from the city of Quito, including 23 […]
Whale and dolphin watching can be an inspiring and unforgettable experience. Organized whale and dolphin tours must be highly controlled and well-guided, always paying close attention to the well-being of these animals. The following information is a general guide and should be supplemented by local regulations. GENERAL INFORMATION ON WHAT IS ALLOWED AND PROHIBITED: Hold encounters […]
Representation of dolphins on a weaving mat (an instrument used for weaving). Manteño Culture (500-1500 AD) By: Cristina Castro. Researcher, cetacean expert. The Ecuadorian coast, after 10,000 years of human occupation, was the scene of extremely important cultural processes. Isla de la Plata, located in Machalilla National Park, was a ceremonial and commercial center used […]
The following rules have been developed for a responsible whale watching operation. If you are on board and aware of these rules, and the vessel violates them, in addition to complaining to the crew at the time, you are requested to notify the port authorities upon your return so that […]
Closed seasons are periods of time during which hunting or fishing is prohibited; their importance lies in the fact that they generally apply to species that would otherwise be overexploited for commercial purposes to the point of extinction. LET'S NOT ENCOURAGE ILLEGAL CATCH BY PURCHASING THESE SPECIES DURING CLOSED TIMES […]
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