Niki's new book of short fiction will be out Dec. 2011. More Terminal Romance.
“Aguirre has an amazing imagination. Each story is individual and thought provoking." The Sun
There is an Ecuadorian superstition that goes like this: If you run around the block with your suitcase at the stroke of midnight on...
My short story ‘Don’t Eat the Prawn‘, is featured in April’s issue of Writer’s Hub. You can also read my article about the process of putting...
Tungurahua, or the Volcan, as it is known, is beloved by both locals and tourists alike in Ecuador, but none are more fanatical than...
While in Baños, I stayed at one of those eco-friendly hotels, you know the type: granola, sandals, rustic bread. It was a peaceful place...
The Refugio Sanctuary in Baños is a tranquil place full of flowers, trees and tropical birds. But that’s where the peace ended. My health therapy...
Arriving in Cuenca from Baños involved a taxi, a national bus, a domestic flight and the last reserves of my energy. From visits as a...
Early this morning we set off for Otavalo, a town north of Quito. Otavalo is famous for its Saturday artisan market, which I am...
We celebrated New Year’s Eve by taking a stroll in the Centro Historico and gawking at the cathedrals Quito is famous for. I wanted to...
The first thing they tell you about La Mitad Del Mundo is that it is not actually situated in the correct place. It was erroneously calculated pre...
Niki Aguirre is an American fiction writer based in London. Afflicted by wanderlust from a young age, Niki has lived in 
the US, Spain and Ecuador. She now resides in the UK with four cats.
