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Destination Ecuador
http://destination-ecuador.net
Full of useful information for the local and expat alike, or those considering the expat life, destinationecuador.com describes our adventures running a chocolate business in ecuador, www.aequarechocolates.com, and the trials and tribulations of doing business in a foreign country. It also includes trip and travel descriptions, international trade information, and lots of info on the cocoa and chocolate trade.
Recent Posts
Quito’s “Teleferiqo”-In Disrepair
Win A 21 Piece Box of Aequare Fine Chocolates!
Announcing Aequare Fine Chocolates 21 Piece Box Giveaway Believe it or not I’ve topped myself! This is the single biggest Twitter giveaway I’ve ever done! So prepare yourself for some free goodies! Would you like a free box of our delectable, d...
NewLeaf Chocolates Now Selling Aequare Products
Another chocolate website has added us to their lineup, along the lines of other admirable and well-known brands such as Amedei, Madecasse, and Chocolove. You can find them at http://www.newleafchocolates.com/Aequare_c4.htm. Tweet This Post ...
Global Warming and Chocolate
When you have nothing to do, the hours seem to stretch on eternally and there is just no way to fill the void. All you can see ahead is a never-ending stretch of boredom, like those arrow-straight lines of highway going through the Texas dessert. Whe...
Chocolate Classes in Ecuador
We’ve been offering chocolate classes on and off now for the last year. It recently came to my attention that the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, one of the more well-recognized universities here and home to many students of Quito’s w...
Fat, Butter and Cream
I´ve been away making chocolate like crazy to ship out of here at the end of the month. One of the difficulties of making chocolates in a country where everything isn´t standardized and industrialized is fat content. What do I mean by fat content? ...

