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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Sara Humphreys is a freelance researcher, writer and educator, who has toiled, travelledand tarried in various countries in Latin America, Africa and Europe andwhen not travelling or sitting hunched over a laptop, can be found swingingin a hammock in Barbados.
Stephan Kffner, a German-Ecuadorean who grew up in the US, has been working as a foreigncorrespondent in South America for well over a decade, writing for the likesof The Economist, Bloomberg, Time Magazine and energynewswire Platts. He lets off steam about politicsand economics by playing ice hockey in Quito and travelling as much aspossible.
Acknowledgements
Sara Humphreys Muchsimas gracias a Mauro Quito and Katrin Kubber for warm hospitality,insights and early morning dog-walking in the Parque Metropolitano, and toChristian Oquendo for entertaining debates on the meaning of life, and othersuch trivia. In Guayaquil, Im indebted to Ricardo Cevallos of El Manso for sharing his knowledge and for a memorabletrip to Trinidad, and in Puerto Lpez thanks are due to Maya Steiner ofHosteria Mandal for copious info and redwine. Im also grateful to Amelia Pealoza Bur for her rapid recce ofCojimes and surroundings. Across the country, staff in the various I-Turoffices were exceedingly helpful, especially in Cuenca, where Fabiola Jadanprovided outstanding assistance. Back at RoughGuides, appreciation is due to Greg Dickinson, Natasha Fogesand Rebecca Hallett for helping panel-beat the text and maps into shape, andto Andy Turner and Mani Ramaswamy for project oversight. Last but not least,thanks to Adrian for troubleshooting laptop emergencies, and providing homesupport.