I’ve often fantasized about retracing the steps of such naturalists as Charles Darwin, Alexander von Humboldt and William Bartram, who saw exotic places and recorded, in detail, the plants and animals ...

In an era where fast food and fast fashion dominate, Mindo Chocolate Makers and El Quetzal de Mindo are advocating for a slow, deliberate approach. In a global chocolate industry marred by ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Somewhere in a tiny town nestled in the rugged Andean ...

Where: west slope of the Andes; Tandayapa valley between Nanegalito and Mindo, Ecuador. Expected cost: ~$2,700 – total includes airfare ~$1,200 RT U.S. to Quito Ecuador, plus ~$1,500 that will cover ...

MINDO, Ecuador—Natalia Greene ducks her head underneath the fronds of a giant fern. It is pitch black in the Chocó Andino cloud forest and Greene is searching for spiders, frogs and other nocturnal ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Dexter-based Mindo Chocolate Makers is getting ready for the grand opening of its Kerrytown location. Some Washtenaw County community members may be familiar with the company ...

A husband-wife team from the United States is in Ecuador, driving through mountain villages in search of a rare variety of cacao beans, the primary ingredient in their new product. Their plan? Stop ...