Stephen: I heard about Cuenca, Ecuador, as a place to retire ... so we try to respect their culture and speak Spanish when we can, but some people here also speak English. Stephen: There are ...

"Tagging Culture: The art of graffiti and my study abroad experience in Ecuador". Millie is a WMU study abroad alum, Global Explorer and Gilman international scholarship recipient.

On the ancient shores of Ecuador, the Manteño people were experts of the sea ... A green stone found with the woman dates to a different culture, the Valdivian, who lived before the Manteño.