Wind Power in Ecuador: Villonaco III and What Comes Next
From Ecuador’s first island turbines and Villonaco I to the construction of Villonaco III: where the projects are, how they work, and what could come next.
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Explainer - Vilcabamba, Loja: long lives, long holidays,
Vilcabamba, Loja: long lives, long holidays, and long arguments about “the gringos” 🌱 1. Where is Vilcabamba and why do people talk about it so much? Vilcabamba is a small parish in the canton of Loja, southern Ecuador, about 40 km south of the city of Loja, in a valley at roughly 1,500–1,700 meters above sea level. It sits where the Andean foothills start to relax toward the lowlands, with green hills, a mild “eter…
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