The Passage Of The Child In Cuenca

Dec. 23, 2010, Cuenca, Ecuador: The El Pase del Niño Viajero, loosely, ‘the passage of the child,’ in Cuenca, Ecuador, brings the faithful from across the country who travel to Cuenca to participate in this unique annual Christmas procession.

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"Every morning in Cuenca," writes Latin America Correspondent Christian MacDonald, "the sun begins to backlight the jagged Andean peaks and church steeples, casting its glow over the sea of clay-tile roofs.

Christmas In Cuenca—Celebrating El Pase del Niño Viajero

Dec. 22, 2011, Cuenca, Ecuador: The El Pase del Niño Viajero in Cuenca, Ecuador, is a unique and charming annual Christmas tradition in Cuenca, Ecuador. Once you witness it, you’ll carry the memory of El Pase del Niño Viajero with you.

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"Every morning in Cuenca, Ecuador" writes Latin America Correspondent Lee Harrison, "the sunrise backlights the jagged Andean peaks and church steeples, casting its glow over the sea of clay-tile roofs.

"But on the morning of Christmas Eve in Cuenca, it also lights up an impressive scene that comes but once a year.

"On this day, thousands of Ecuadorians come to Cuenca from all over the country to celebrate a procession known as El Pase del Niño Viajero, loosely, 'the passage of the child.'

Big-Hearted Basque--The France You Never Hear About

Dec. 22, 2010, Basque Country, France: Northern Basque Country is a unique, delightful, and largely undiscovered region of France.

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"Though there's no border marking the entry to the Basque region of France," writes Euro Editor Lucy Culpepper, "but there's no doubting when you've crossed it.

Cuenca V. Granada—Two Of The World’s Cheapest (And Best) Places To Retire Overseas Compared

Jan. 23, 2012, Medellin, Colombia: Cuenca, Ecuador, and Granada, Nicaragua, are two of the finest colonial cities in the Americas, as well as two of the world’s cheapest places to retire.

Dear Live and Invest Overseas Reader,

Earlier this month I explained that this New Year 2012 we'll be investing a lot of virtual ink in the direct comparisons of the world's top retirement, living, and investment locations, each to the others, in an effort to help you work through and understand your best options in the context of your own circumstances.

That same evening, I got an e-mail from Latin America Correspondent Lee Harrison, offering to compare two of his favorite cities, both on our 2012 list of world's best "super-cheap" retirement choices: Cuenca, Ecuador, and Granada, Nicaragua.

Lee is a big fan of both cities and recommends both highly...but for different reasons.