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Spanish American gold coins were minted in one-half, one, two, four, and eight escudo denominations, with each escudo worth around two Spanish dollars or $2. The two-escudo (or $4 coin) was the "doubloon" or "pistole", and the large eight-escudo (or $16) was a "quadruple pistole".
Come y Bebe (a tropical fruit salad served in orange juice) Ecuador maize varieties – Maize is cropped almost everywhere in Ecuador, with the exception of the Altiplano, the cold desert highlands 3000 meters above sea level. Empanadas de Platano; Empanadas de Viento; Encebollado – a fish stew from Ecuador, regarded as a national dish. [3 ...
Moby Dick Coin. Known in the numismatic world as a "Moby Dick Coin", the Ecuadorian 8 Escudos doubloon, minted in Quito, Ecuador, between 1838 and 1843, is the one ounce of gold "sixteen dollar piece" Captain Ahab nails to the mast of the Pequod, promising it to the first man who "raises" Moby-Dick.
Banco del Ecuador and Banco Comercial y Agricola continued issuing. They were joined by two new issuing banks. Banco del Pichincha, Quito, issued notes for 1, 5, 10, and 20 sucres from 1906. A second issue was for 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 & 100 sucres. Banco del Azuay, Cuenca, issued notes from 1913 for 1, 2, 5, and 10 sucres.
Arroz a la cubana (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈroθ a la kuˈβana]) ("Cuban-style rice") or arroz cubano is a rice dish popular in Spain, the Philippines, and parts of Latin America. Its defining ingredients are rice and a fried egg .
Lomo saltado is a popular, traditional Peruvian dish, a stir fry that typically combines marinated strips of sirloin (or other beef steak) with onions, tomatoes, french fries, and other ingredients; and is typically served with rice.
The modern dish was adapted during the colonial era between the 16th and 19th centuries and can now be found in Peru, [1] Bolivia, Chile, and Ecuador, where they are known as "chuzos" or "carne en palito". Anticuchos can be found on street-carts and street food stalls (anticucheras).
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