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“Q” is for a Quinoa Farm!

29 Monday Oct 2012

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in Ecuador, NATURE, PEOPLE, PHOTO CHALLENGES, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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Cayambe, Ecuador, Frizztext Story Challenge Q, Hacienda Guachala, Latitude 0, llamas, quinoa, Quinoa in fields, rose production

Trekking across quinoa fields near Cayambe Ecuador

While staying at Hacienda Guachala near latitude 0 in Ecuador’s Andes, Hank & Marie Groff and I toured a rose production center as well as a quinoa farm a few mornings ago.   The pastoral landscape soothed our senses as we journeyed through the Andean countryside, far off the beaten path.

How can one have a bad day when views like this soothe the senses?

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Disconnect from your worries and go with us!  We need someone to help with the gates! Continue reading →

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Q is for QUITO

26 Friday Oct 2012

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in Ecuador, PEOPLE, PHOTO CHALLENGES, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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Casa del Alabado, Frizztext Story Challenge Q, Jake's Sunday Post Cities, Jama Coaque, Quito

Quito Evening Moonshine

Quito International Airport (Arrivals) – Hey, I think I know those people!

Two photo challenges overlapped this week;  Jake prompted us for a post about cities, and Frizztext’s march through the alphabet brought us to the letter Q.  My friends, Hank and Marie Groff, arrived in Quito for their first visit to Ecuador, so  enjoy the pictorial of their first two days in the country! Continue reading →

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Q is for Quinoa!

25 Thursday Oct 2012

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in Ecuador, PEOPLE, PHOTO CHALLENGES, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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Ecuador Andes, Frizztext Story Challenge Q, quinoa, Quinoa Recipes

Quinoa Country in Ecuador’s Andes

Ah!  Quinoa!  This week my trail has taken me to Ecuador’s Andes, home of quinoa, one of the superfoods!

Red Hibiscus and Quinoa “Quinouli”  See Recipe HERE.

Several posts in the archives feature quinoa.  There are quinoa crisps and quinoa frittatas and quinouli… Continue reading →

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