Russel MaddicksRussell Maddicks is a BBC-trained writer, translator, and journalist. A graduate of the University of Hull, England with a degree in economic and social history, he has spent the last twenty years traveling, living, and working in South and Central Aerica. A fluent Spanish speaker, he has made many extended trips to Ecuador, where he has explored the length and breadth of the country both for work and for pleasure. Read More Read Less