Come and discover hidden gems, unusual places, beautiful surroundings, and the people who make Challuabamba so special.

We will begin at the Museo de la Gastronomía, which is much more than a traditional museum dedicated to food. The site includes a huge house-museum filled with objects and treasures from Ecuador, a café-restaurant, a large garage packed with antiques, beautiful gardens and natural surroundings, and even some animals!...

Siluetas Urbana is a guided afternoon of drawing outdoors, exploring three different locations in Cuenca as the light changes from afternoon to golden hour.

Artist, Cristian León will lead the experience, introducing different drawing and painting techniques through short 5–10 minute demonstrations at each location. He’ll bring materials to experiment with, including pencil, sepia and sanguine, watercolor, acrylic, and oil monotype — a technique that involves painting on glass and transferring the image onto cardboard to create a unique print. You’re welcome to experiment with Cristian’s materials or work with your own...

We provide high-quality, custom 3D printing for prototypes, parts, and unique creations—fast, precise, and cost-effective.

Recent projects:

NFL Football coasters for all NFL teams - 3 versions available as well as hundreds of other models we can print from online sources!

+ Google "Rate Us" display stands for every table (includes NFC 'no contact' chips as well as custom QRCode) at popular restaurant

+ Set of 5 custom coasters for restaurant tables

+ Custom display sign for feria vendor showing their website QRCode

+ Custom made Miniature Plate Mold

+ Custom Leather Chisel Puller Tool...

Gran Feria at Common Grounds on Saturday, October 10, from 10 AM to 2 PM.

Come out and see all the great products from super vendors. Chase's Texas Kitchen will be there selling all my great products. Sample them all!

• Salsas mild and spicy

• Four different levels of heat of salsa roja

• Very popular salsa negra and salsa tomatillo

• Charro beans – spicy or mild

• Black eyed peas – spicy or mild

• Candied jalapeños

• Sliced jalapeños

• Famous homemade Texas barbecue sauce

• Plus much more...

Compassion Kitchen Concert

A concert for the desperate people on the street

Chopin, Beatles, Broadway, Blues, Jazz, Rock

Sat  Oct 10  5 PM

Peter Dudar, piano

Cindy Benson, voice

Michael Scroggins, guitar

Judas Bonvin, flute

Luis Covarubias, violin

Ania Maryska, voice

Fernanda Calle, dance

This special event is also an opportunity to come together and support Peter and his beautiful work with Compassion Kitchen...

Siluetas Urbana is a guided afternoon of drawing outdoors, exploring three different locations in Cuenca as the light changes from afternoon to golden hour.

Artist Cristian León will lead the experience, introducing different drawing and painting techniques through short 5–10 minute demonstrations at each location. He’ll bring materials to experiment with, including pencil, sepia and sanguine, watercolor, acrylic, and oil monotype — a technique that involves painting on glass and transferring the image onto cardboard to create a unique print. You’re welcome to experiment with Cristian’s materials or work with your own...

Survival Spanish: Let’s get talking

You know how to introduce yourself. You’ve picked up some basic words and phrases. Maybe you can put together a simple sentence or two. But when you want to say much more than that… things get tricky.

Let’s Get Talking gives you more words and expressions to work with—and more opportunities to start putting them together in everyday conversations...

Spanish in Action · connecting the dots

You may know more Spanish than you think. The challenge is making all those pieces come together.

Spanish in Action helps you connect what you already know and understand how the pieces fit together. Our upcoming class gives you the opportunity to strengthen what you know, fill in gaps, and start making those connections.

Through grammar, conversation, guided practice, and real-life situations, you’ll work with everyday topics including past experiences, future plans, travel, food, work, housing, health, shopping, and leisure while developing your speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills...

What can a piece of clay tell us about Ecuador?

Much more than we might imagine.

Our next Cultura Viva Spanish course, Raíces de Barro, invites Intermediate+ Spanish learners to discover Ecuador through one of its oldest and most enduring forms of expression: ceramics.

We’ll travel through Ecuadorian history and culture by looking at ceramics created by different cultures and regions of the country—from Valdivia, Chorrera, Jama-Coaque and La Tolita to traditions that continue today...

Love, heartbreak, war, compassion, and hope — timeless human experiences carried across more than a century of music.

Amor y Guerra is a classical art song recital featuring Ecuadorian tenor, Francisco Ortega and Ukrainian pianist, Ekaterina Poukhiria Komova.

The performance begins with Schumann’s Dichterliebe, a deeply personal exploration of love, longing, heartbreak, and resignation. The program then turns to Kurt Weill and Walt Whitman, confronting war and its human consequences. Together, these works move from the intimate to the universal — and ultimately toward compassion and hope...

What would your perfect charcuterie board look like if you could make it yourself?

In this hands-on ceramics workshop with Candy Sugarman at idiomARTE, you’ll create your own charcuterie plate and accessories — choosing the shapes, details, and personality of your pieces.

Make something playful. Something elegant. Something completely unexpected. There are no rules about what your set has to look like — just your imagination and a little clay.

And when you’re finished, you’ll have something made by you, for you… or a very special handmade gift for someone else.

October 27: handbuilding

November 5: glazing

10 AM–12:30 PM...

There is something special about the smell of barbecue in the air, good music playing, friends gathered around the table, and knowing that simply by enjoying a great meal you are helping a wonderful cause.

Carolina Smokehouse is bringing all of that together for Smoke, Spice and Southern Nice—a relaxed Sunday afternoon filled with authentic Southern food, live music, cold drinks, good company, and plenty of Carolina hospitality, all in support of Mujeres con Éxito and the important programs they provide in our community...

On Saturday, October 10, we’ll gather again near Sígsig for a small community ceremony with Tayta Iván Navarro and Casa Aguacolla.

The full-day gathering includes:

• Traditional San Pedro / Huachuma ceremony

p class="ept-compact-bullet">• A meditative walk in nature

TEmazcal toward the close of the day

Time for rest, reflection, music, and community

The day unfolds slowly and intentionally, with space to listen inwardly, connect with the medicine and natural environment, and allow the experience to take its own rhythm.

For those unable to join for the full day, there is also an afternoon/evening medicine + Temazcal option...

Got questions about updating your paperwork in Ecuador? We have you covered!

Join us for an informative and practical session dedicated to visa transfers and Cédula renewals. Whether you recently got a new passport, need to renew your Ecuadorian ID card (Cédula), or want to understand the step-by-step requirements without stress, this workshop is for you!

Our team will guide you through the process, answer your questions, and share practical tips to keep your legal documents fully up to date...