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Dutraec co-owner Marco Vintimilla and two employees sort a fresh batch of antique candies at their Quito manufacturing facility.

Sweet profits, antique candy

Young entrepreneurs give new life to traditional recipes

The job of preserving cultural heritage is not just for architects, art historians and anthropologists, but also for cooks. For most people, food is more than mere sustenance, and traditional foods are cherished as a cultural icon, a last stand against the global homogenization of lifestyles...

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