Visiting Ecuador with kids includes a wide range of activities from hiking and kayaking to cooking classes and local immersion experiences. It incorporates the Amazon, the Andes, and the Galapagos Islands while letting your family learn about Ecuador’s history and cultures. Check out the perfect itinerary.

For nearly five decades, Michelle O. Fried has made her home in Ecuador, devoting herself to the creation of Andean food. Her goal? Designing recipes for the modern kitchen that capture the traditional flavors and nutritional value of Ecuadorian cooking. We recently spoke with Michelle, from her home in Ecuador, about the process of translating traditional Ecuadorian food into recipes that are both accessible for today’s cooks and high in nutritional value.