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Oktober16, 2025

by Vidaverde Office

Quito for Beginners: How to Move, Pay, and Navigate Everyday Life

Visiting or moving to Quito, Ecuador can feel exciting but also a bit overwhelming. The city combines colonial charm with modern conveniences, and knowing a few practical tips will make your stay much

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November13, 2019

by Vida Verde

What’s the Weather Like in Quito, Ecuador?

In one word: perfect. Let me back that up with some facts. Air-conditioning and whole-house heating are obsolete in almost every home in Quito. The high hovers around a mild 70 degrees Fahrenheit (20

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Oktober16, 2019

by Vida Verde

What to Do on a Weeknight: Quito, Ecuador

Are you one of those people who loves to pack your travels with as many experiences as possible? Maybe you’re like some of our students who, after morning classes, lunch, and afternoon cultural activi

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Oktober4, 2019

by Vida Verde

5 Tips for Preventing Altitude Sickness

You fly into Quito between clouds that are creeping over the mountains into the valleys below you. Looking out the window, you’re tempted to parachute out the airplane emergency exit in that ve

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August15, 2019

by Vida Verde

How to Make the Most of Your Homestay in Quito

Food poisoning hit me at 2 a.m. May 21st, 2018. I had arrived three hours earlier to the Quito airport after a full day of traveling from my home in the United States. Immediately, I blamed the cup of

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Juni25, 2019

by Vida Verde

Will New Tech Make Learning Spanish Obsolete? 7 Reasons We Believe It Won’t.

A company in Japan just developed the Muamua Enence–a two-way, state-of-the-art, instant translator. It allows a foreign language novice to chat with a native speaker in more than forty different lan

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Quito for Beginners: How to Move, Pay, and Navigate Everyday Life

What’s the Weather Like in Quito, Ecuador?

What to Do on a Weeknight: Quito, Ecuador

5 Tips for Preventing Altitude Sickness

How to Make the Most of Your Homestay in Quito

Will New Tech Make Learning Spanish Obsolete? 7 Reasons We Believe It Won’t.

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