MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'ecuador'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:19:41 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984417&cid=t_112027_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F5JSxrOs2SHo%2F By Gabriela Calderon de BurgosIt is traditional for a Latin American nationalist to criticize people who take their money out of their country and invest it somewhere else. President Rafael Correa has done it several times. In 2009 he forced private banks to repatriate part of their assets. What is unusual is finding evidence that he who preaches does not necessarily practice what he preaches. Last week, Ecuadorians were surprised to hear the news—with our tax authority (Servicio de Rentas Internas–SRI) and then the presidency as a source—that Correa had transferred $330,000 to his bank account in Germany. The President then clarified (“…don’t be stupid, the money was sent to Belgium not Germany”) [in Spanish] that the money was transferred to pay for an apartment fo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984417 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:06:47 +0100 4984417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4022894&cid=t_112027_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FFKqoTK8SKkE%2F By Juan Carlos HidalgoPolitical chaos and institutional meltdowns are all too common in Ecuador’s recent history. A cynic could even interpret yesterday’s violent police uprising that threatened the continuity of President Rafael Correa’s government as “a return to normalcy” in a nation that has had 10 presidents in the last 15 years. Yet, despite the chaotic nature of its politics, Ecuador has enjoyed relative economic stability since it adopted the U.S. dollar as its official currency on January 9, 2000. In a country where presidents are regularly toppled by mob protests or popular uprisings, it can be expected that the economy—and particularly the value of its currency—would go into a tailspin with every crisis. This was precisely what happened in the decade prior to 2000,... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4022894 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:22:16 +0100 4022894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3772468&cid=t_112027_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FFY7B5pRD5NU%2F Several public interest groups will file a complaint today with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights alleging that the Obama Administration’s US trade policy violates international human rights obligations. Specifically, the groups charge the White House has used the US Trade Representative’s ‘Special 301′ status toward foreign intellectual property law standards to promote policies that restrict access to affordable medicines. “Although the 2010 Report shows some improvement, the Obama administration continues using Special 301 to pressure developing countries to adopt escalating intellectual property rules that are not required by any international agreement and that will negatively impact access to medicines,” says Sean Flynn, associa... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3772468 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:42:05 +0100 3772468 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3761415&cid=t_112027_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FDOZN4t15-P4%2F By Gabriela Calderon de BurgosThe World Cup is over but not the Ecuadorian government’s propaganda campaign vilifying the free press. For those Ecuadorians who don’t have Direct TV, but only have cable TV or the local network channels, the only place to have watched the much-awaited matches was on one of the state-owned TV stations and with constant state propaganda. (You can watch the videos depicting the private press as a snake or as shooting bullets coming out of the TV here, here, here and here.) When I say constant, I might be understating the frequency: according to Infomedia — a media monitoring company— during the weekend of June 18-20 these ads were broadcasted 414 times for a total of 7,988 seconds or 133 minutes. To make matters worse, the ads continue to be ai... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3761415 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:22:30 +0100 3761415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3435042&cid=t_112027_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F5hgJuiXXzQs%2F By Gabriela Calderon de BurgosOn Monday I wrote about an Ecuadorian court’s sentencing of Emilio Palacio, editor of the opinion section of El Universo, to three years in jail. Since then, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has expressed “profound concern” about the prison sentence for Palacio, and the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have strongly condemned it. Op-ed writers from leading national newspapers have signed a statement condemning the court’s decision. This statement was published in El Comercio, El Universo, Diario HOY and La Hora. So far 47 columnists have signed on. See an updated list here of those of us who express our solidarity with the accused journalist. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3435042 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:52:28 +0100 3435042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416009&cid=t_112027_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FZ8HOQ9U1GcU%2F By Gabriela Calderon de BurgosEcuadorian President Rafael Correa has long labeled the free press as his “main enemy.” His attitude has unfortunately resulted in official intolerance of individuals critical of the government. The latest example is that of Emilio Palacio, the editor of the op-ed page of El Universo — the newspaper with the highest circulation in the country — who was sentenced on Friday to three years in jail for an op-ed he wrote in August 2009. Palacio accused Camilo Samán, director of a state-owned bank, of having sent protesters to El Universo’s offices after the newspaper reported on possible acts of corruption at the bank. The President has repeatedly stated that Palacio should be punished for what he wrote. In a country where everybody knows that th... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416009 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:39:10 +0100 3416009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2939558&cid=t_112027_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F2zGAgGj2P6s%2F The move involves bypassing on 2,000 drugs in order to produce them locally or buy cheaper versions elsewhere, AFP reports. Among them is GlaxoSmithKline, Bayer and Pfizer. “We accept the democratic decision… to legally implement this extraordinary measure,” the drugmakers announced through their local pharmaceutical industry association. “No legal right is superior to the requirements of public health, especially in such serious circumstances.” Last week, Ecuador’s socialist government decided to break 2,214 patents, issue “compulsory licenses” to local labs and pay foreign labs up to 10 percent of net sales of the drugs, AFP writes. According to a report from research firm Intercontinental Marketing Services (IMS), foreign firms control abo... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2939558 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:55:19 +0100 2939558 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2674234&cid=t_112027_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1yonVsgOGXA%2F Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa announced Monday that his government is reviewing the broadcast licenses of radio and television stations and that it is finding “irregularities” to which sanctions will be applied, including revoking licenses. “Some sacred cows will fall,” he warned. The measures could affect hundreds of stations. The announcement was made just days after President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela also used an administrative pretext to close down 34 radio stations critical of his regime. Last week the Venezuelan congress began considering a press crimes law that would criminally penalize with prison sentences of up to four years members of the media “or any other person that expresses himself through any medium of communication” for reporting news that is false, harm... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2674234 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:30:49 +0100 2674234 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2477539&cid=t_112027_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FRQzXZbt1CkE%2F Mary O’Grady writes in today’s Wall Street Journal on the Kirchners’ threats to press freedom in Argentina. Unfortunately, the attack on free expression is part of a worrying trend that is intensifying in some of the region’s populist countries. For more, see Gabriela Calderón’s post on Ecuador here; and my posts on Ecuador and on Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s efforts to close down Globovision TV here and here. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2477539 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:31:39 +0100 2477539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473192&cid=t_112027_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FQqViKH4nhqg%2F Last year the Ecuadorian government seized two TV channels broadcasting on public airwaves and one cable channel along with hundreds of other businesses supposedly owned by the Isaías family, an unpopular Ecuadorian business group that the government bailed out in the late nineties. In seizing those assets, the current government claimed to be cashing in on a long overdue debt owed to it by the Isaías family. Leaving the violations of due process aside, this was a significant attack on freedom of the press in Ecuador given that the two public access channels garnered almost half the country’s TV audience. Back then the government said it was going to sell off the seized channels but it has not done so yet. The last elections in my country, held on April 26, showed how government en... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473192 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:59:00 +0100 2473192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473206&cid=t_112027_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FPAFfH4tsCDM%2F The White House announced today that President Obama called Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa to congratulate him on his recent re-election and “to commend the people of Ecuador for their commitment to democracy.” I’ve lauded Obama before for avoiding picking fights with Latin American populist leaders such as Correa. But I think that trying to befriend them sends the wrong signal to defenders of democratic institutions throughout the region. After all, a year ago Correa confessed that he wasn’t a democrat if that represented allowing the opposition to participate in the debate for a new constitution. More recently, he stated (in Spanish) that he preferred “a thousand times” to be a friend of Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez than be an ally of the United States. Obama should pick... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473206 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:06:29 +0100 2473206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2210739&cid=t_112027_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FEQz2070_rUo%2F We have just this afternoon made our way to Miami Beach from Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. That’s a journey that can’t entirely be measured in miles. Of course, I have brought back lots of pictures, and have put some of them here for you to see. Lots of obligatory sea lion pictures. This year marks Charles Darwin’s bicentennial, and Ecuador is playing it up and doing a good job of it. Quito is a wonderful city, nestled into a valley between mountains on all sides. I had a hard time with the altitude, though. Now, I am going to acclimate myself to my own country some more. Copyright © 2009 white pebble. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyrigh... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2210739 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:43:08 +0100 2210739 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2092485&cid=t_112027_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F01%2Fnature-has-no-rights-against-powerful.html I wrote previously about how President Correa of Ecuador, who gave rights to nature in his new constitution, was pushing a new mining law. The indigenous people objected, and relied on the constitutioanl rights of nature to protect their region from exploitation. Well, now riots have broken out and been forcibly dealt with. From the blog Upside Down World: A number of leaders have been arrested and other protesters were beaten and shot at by police. Campesino and indigenous protesters, who depend on clean water to farm and for drinking water, are demanding that the government shelve President Rafael Correa's proposed Mining Law, saying that it would be a social and environmental disaster. The rural blockades follow months of regular protests in Quito and other parts of the country.Proteste... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2092485 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:25:00 +0100 2092485 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2073786&cid=t_112027_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F01%2Fironic-illustration-of-how-nature.html Well, this is rich: The President of Ecuador is one of the first to be on the receiving end of the ridiculous granting of "rights" to nature that he put in Ecuador's new constitution. It seems Correa wants to open up some of the country to mining, which would increase the prosperity of the population. No can do!, say opponents. That would violate the rights of nature. From the story:[Ecuador President] Correa insists that responsible mining is necessary for Ecuador's development....But Dr. Byron Real López, an expert in environmental law, wrote in a recent report that the Mandate "is concerned with solving important issues...such as the corruption surrounding the indiscriminate granting of concessions. But the proposed law ignores the ecological and social conflicts that mining activity c... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2073786 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:06:00 +0100 2073786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1963875&cid=t_112027_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F11%2Fecuadors-folly-why-we-call-them-human.html I have a piece in the current Weekly Standard about Ecuador granting "rights" to nature. (I wrote this several weeks ago, but for obvious reasons having to do with all of the political news lately, it was delayed until now.) From my column:Rights, properly understood, are moral entitlements embodied in law to protect all people. They are not earned: Rights come as part of the package of being a member of the human race. This principle was most eloquently enunciated in the Declaration of Independence's assertion that we are all created equal and endowed with inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This doctrine of human exceptionalism has been under assault in recent decades from many quarters. For example, many bioethicists assert that being human alone does not ... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1963875 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:31:00 +0100 1963875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1901311&cid=t_112027_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F10%2Four-sunday-visitor-clues-readers-to.html An article in Our Sunday Visitor, a Catholic publication, warns readers about the dangers of radical environmentalism and animal rights--epitomized by Spain's pending enactment of the Great Ape Project and Ecuador's granting rights to "nature" in its new Constitution. The byline is by Thomas A. Szyszkiewicz, who has been very good on these issues, and was kind enough to include my views. From the story:Catholic teaching is clear that the created order is made by God for our use, but that humans have a responsibility for caring for it. "Man's dominion over inanimate and other living beings granted by the Creator is not absolute; it is limited by concern for the quality of life of his neighbor, including generations to come; it requires a religious respect for the integrity of creation" (Cat... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1901311 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:04:00 +0100 1901311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1850903&cid=t_112027_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F10%2Fas-world-snoozes-environmentalists.html One of the most radical alterations in the self definition of humankind has just occurred in Ecuador and the world snoozes. But the radical environmental movement sees what is happening and is cheering. From a Global Exchange press release: Today, the people of Ecuador voted to recognize the inalienable rights belonging to ecosystems in their new constitution. A set of groundbreaking articles that transform the status of nature from mere property to a rights-bearing entity are now incorporated into the national charter. Ecuador, one of the world's most biodiverse places, has set a precedent for other nations who have struggled against multinational corporations' exploitation, which has turned ecosystems and whole communities into sacrifice zones. The world watches as Ecuador takes its firs... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1850903 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:33:00 +0100 1850903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1837049&cid=t_112027_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2Fswamps-now-have-rights-in-ecuador.html The picture above, if it were taken in Ecuador, would be the image of a rights-bearing entity, with constitutional rights co-equal with those of "people" and "persons." Yes, as expected, the people of Ecuador have passed their new constitution, which as I wrote in an earlier SHS post contains the following provision:Persons and people have the fundamental rights guaranteed in this Constitution and in the international human rights instruments. Nature is subject to those rights given by this Constitution and Law.The only way to read that provision is that nature and all aspects thereof--rocks, dirt, pond scum, mosquitoes, lizards, trees--is and are co-equal with humans since "nature rights" are the same as those of people, a provision that is now the supreme law of Ecuador. Good GRIEF! John... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1837049 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:24:00 +0100 1837049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1825407&cid=t_112027_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2Fecuador-to-vote-sunday-on-granting.html A radical environmental group called the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund is the brainchild behind a constitutional proposal, to be voted on Sunday, that would grant rights to "nature." From the proposal:Persons and people have the fundamental rights guaranteed in this Constitution and in the international human rights instruments. Nature is subject to those rights given by this Constitution and LawThe purpose of this is to permit ideologues to sue and for nature, or aspects thereof, to have standing as litigants in court:Every person, people, community or nationality, will be able to demand the recognitions of rights for nature before the public organisms.* The application and interpretation of these rights will follow the related principles established in the Constitution. [The... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1825407 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:22:00 +0100 1825407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1739118&cid=t_112027_112_f&fid=34799&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmwwak.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fecuador-days-4-9-clinic.html I'm not dead, not yet, anyway. ;) Thanks for your concern, but I really have been just super busy, off interviewing for jobs and going to conferences and stuff. Over the last 2 months, I've spent less than 2 weeks at home. Traveling is getting tiring!So, anyway, the real reason I was in Ecuador! I'll start off by saying that initially I thought that the reason I was going to Ecuador was to take care of the people. And I did some of that, but as it turns out, I was a little mistaken.Our clinic was in a little town called San Martin, in the mountains above Quito. Having arrived from near sea-level at Banyos the night before, I spent my first day in clinic being somewhat useless and dizzy. I wouldn't say I had altitude sickness (or acute mountain sickness to be technical about it), it was mor... Midwife with a Knife blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1739118 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:08:00 +0100 1739118 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1677000&cid=t_112027_112_f&fid=34799&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmwwak.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fecuador-day-1-3-banos.html Even in small town Ecuador, they have Jehovas WitnessesThe chasm into which I bunjee jumped (closeup on the rocks... ;) )A little house along the route of our bikingI have to appologize for some of my Ecuador posts at this point. Blogger has no tilda.Anyway, so after collapsing into bed after 40 hours awake (and almost 20 hours of travel), I woke up the next morning.After realizing that yes, I actually am in Ecuador, I went out for a jog around the park near our hosts house. (Neigborhood pictured below).On returning, the host family had breakfast ready! And the Spanish lessons begin. Cafe o Te? Hevos reweltos o fritos? An egg, a bun, a banana covered in yogurt, a cup of coffee. With the students. Now, Banyos may not have been my first choice for the only road trip I'd have time for in Ecua... Midwife with a Knife blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1677000 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:45:00 +0100 1677000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1674851&cid=t_112027_112_f&fid=34799&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmwwak.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fecuador-day-0-or-sometimes-getting.html OK, so the title is slightly facetious. Because I put off buying my tickets for so long, my only flight option to Ecuador involved a 4 hour layover in Miami. So, I waited, and waited. On initial impression, there's nothing in the Miami Airport. The key is to leave the security area and go to the ticketing/check in area. There you will find a nice variety of shops and restaurants. All of which are overpriced and mediocre, but can be used as sourced of nutrition and amusement.I'm not sure what it is about the Miami Airport, but they're all about Toblerone there. Every shop sold a lot of Toblerone (but none sold Tide-sticks). Also, the laptop and DVD (and Civ4) combo can be key to surviving a long layover. I'm not sure how I ever survived long layovers without that kind of entertainment capab... Midwife with a Knife blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1674851 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:47:00 +0100 1674851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1640257&cid=t_112027_112_f&fid=34799&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmwwak.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fback-from-ecuador.html My display issues seem somewhat intermittent (ok, some of them are consistent, but others are intermittent), and I'm stuck in an airport for a long layover, and since my monitor is working a little better (although the good people at Dell haven't yet replaced it... that will happen Tues/Wednesday). Anyway, some initial Ecuador impressions:1) Quito has noticeably less air than sea-level!2) The people of Ecuador are extremely pleasant, but efficiency is clearly not on their list of priorities. We kept getting confused because every time we sat down to eat a meal, it would take 3 hours. Even if it was coffee at a chocolate shop!3) Managing everyday life while living with an Ecuadorian host family that speaks no English is exhausting when you speak no Spanish.4) The above is actually doable, p... Midwife with a Knife blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1640257 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:05:00 +0100 1640257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1237108&cid=t_112027_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Finternational-official-alcoholics-anonymous-websites%2F Argentina   www.sinectis.com.ar/u/aa_osg Australia   www.aa.org.au Austria   www.anonyme-alkoholiker.at Belguim  www.aavlaanderen.org Britain; www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk Canada; www.aacanada.com Chile    www.alcoholicosanonimoschile.cl Denmark   www.anonyme-alkoholikere.dk Ecuador   www.aae.org.ec Europe; www.aa-europe.net/ Finland  www.aa.fi France   www.alcooliques-anonymes.fr Grapevine; www.aagrapevine.org/ Guatemala   www.aa.com.gt Hungary   www.anonimalkoholistak.hu Iceland   www.aa.is India    www.aagsoindia.org Ireland; www.alcoholicsanonymous.ie Italy    www.alcolisti-anonimi.it Japan    www.cam.hi-ho.ne.jp/aa-jso/ Korea    www.aakorea.co.... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1237108 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:48:19 +0100 1237108 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1186451&cid=t_112027_165_f&fid=36773&url=http%3A%2F%2Fotaroundtheworld.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fhola.html This is just a quick update...I loved my work on the farm, but didnt get to help int he rural school, learned a few new facts and interesting cultural things, but mostly just learned a lot about myself. It was a great time for reflection.Now, I am travelling around Ecuador in true tourist style so not getting a lot of the culture stuff. Its a wonderful country, the people are beautiful as is the land and everyone should come here. (Source: Occupational Therapist in Ecuador) Occupational Therapist in Ecuador blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1186451 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 21:51:00 +0100 1186451