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Ecuador Travel Podcast with Sebastián Andrade

Ecuador Travel Podcast with Sebastián Andrade

By: Sebastián Andrade
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Travelling in Ecuador means moving between coastal plains, Andean highlands and Amazonian jungle lowlands, each with its own climate and rhythm. This podcast follows a resident's approach: living somewhere long enough to learn it, then moving somewhere connected to it. That slow way of travel reveals how the country actually fits together.

Sebastián's route covers the highland capital of Quito, the coastal port of Guayaquil, Cotopaxi's high-altitude slopes and the sparsely populated jungle of the oriente. Each place offers a different relationship to the land, and none can be understood in isolation. He stays long enough to see how they connect.

Episodes track the turning of the year: the cooler dry highland months, the coastal wet season, and the jungle's steady humidity. Sebastián returns to places he has already visited, so the listener hears a country accreting layers rather than a checklist of sights. This is travel as residency, with all the repetition and discovery that entails.

Sebastián Andrade lives in Ecuador and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Sebastián is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement.

A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers.

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Part of Paris2Tokyo — one show for each of the world's hundred most-visited countries. Made for travelers, wherever you are going next.

#Ecuador #EcuadorTravel #SouthAmerica #Quito #TravelPodcast #Travel #Paris2Tokyo

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Episodes
  • Manta storms, hat weaving and the tuna capital

    Manta storms, hat weaving and the tuna capital
    30 Oct 2026

    Day eleven in Manta. The storm breaks, the sun returns, and I head to Montecristi for a Panama hat workshop before facing the city's port security and Fiestas del Comercio.

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    Episode 91 of Ecuador Travel Podcast with Sebastián Andrade. Sebastián Andrade is in Manta, Ecuador.

    Places in this episode: Barbasquillo, Tarqui, Mercado Central, El Mesón - Cocina Clandestina, Malecón Escénico Playa Murciélago, Espigón Manta Centenaria, Vintage Coffee & Lounge, Montecristi.

    Covered: Montecristi Hat Weaving, Manta Security Context, Residency Bureaucracy, Local Dining Costs, Port Economy Observation, Fiestas del Comercio Events.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Barbasquillo
    02:54 Espigón Manta Centenaria
    05:35 Mercado Municipal
    09:18 Sea

    A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

    #EcuadorTravel #MantaEcuador #Manabi #PanamaHat #Montecristi #TunaCapital #LivingInEcuador #ResidencyProcess #CedulaEcuador #PacificCoast #LatinAmericaTravel #TravelPodcast #SebastianAndrade #EcuadorFood #Encebollado #SafetyFirst #DigitalNomadEcuador #ExploreEcuador

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    11 min
  • Manta Port Security and Hat Pilgrimage

    Manta Port Security and Hat Pilgrimage
    29 Oct 2026

    Day ten in Manta. I navigate the storm aftermath, visit Montecristi for a Panama hat, and assess the port's security realities.

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    Episode 90 of Ecuador Travel Podcast with Sebastián Andrade. Sebastián Andrade is in Manta, Ecuador.

    Places in this episode: Manta Centro, Vintage Coffee & Lounge, Banco Pichincha, Montecristi, Barbasquillo, El Patio Outdoor Restaurant.

    Covered: Manta Security Context, Montecristi Hat Pilgrimage, Cedula Residency Delays, Local Transport Costs, Port Economy Observation.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Banco Pichincha
    01:44 Vintage Coffee & Lounge
    03:46 Montecristi
    06:32 Shop
    08:50 Diner

    A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

    #MantaEcuador #TravelEcuador #ResidencyInEcuador #CedulaProcess #MontecristiHats #PanamaHatWeaving #TunaCapital #ManabiProvince #EcuadorTravelTips #LivingInEcuador #SafeTravelEcuador #CoastalEcuador #SebastianAndrade #EcuadorPodcast #TravelDocumentary #LatinAmericaTravel #BudgetTravelEcuador #MantaLife

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    10 min
  • Manta Storm Aftermath and Hat Pilgrimage

    Manta Storm Aftermath and Hat Pilgrimage
    28 Oct 2026

    Navigating the post-storm reality in Manta, securing a SIM card, and preparing for the Panama hat weaving pilgrimage in Montecristi while assessing local security.

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    Episode 89 of Ecuador Travel Podcast with Sebastián Andrade. Sebastián Andrade is in Manta, Ecuador.

    Places in this episode: Tarqui district, Terminal Terrestre, barrio Santa Martha, Vintage Coffee & Lounge, Banco del Pacífico, CNT store, Mercado Central, Montecristi.

    Covered: Storm Impact, SIM Card Procurement, Montecristi Day Trip, Panama Hat Craft, Safety Awareness, Residency Delays.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Tarqui district
    03:02 Montecristi
    06:29 Barbasquillo

    A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

    #MantaEcuador #PanamaHat #Montecristi #EcuadorTravel #Manabi #ResidencyInEcuador #CedulaProcess #MantaLife #EcuadorStorm #TunaCapital #TravelTips #CostOfLiving #SafeTravel #LocalCraft #ToquillaStraw #MaleconEscenico #Barbasquillo #VintageCoffee

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    10 min
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