Cuenca, Ecuador Travel Blogs

Cuenca is rather boring on the weekend
Jul 23, 2006 (17 photos)

... the guy who betrayed him, but Iīm guessing he gets him in the end), so I caught a taxi into the downtown area. Cuenca is Ecuadorīs third-largest city, and touted in many places as its finest, so I was expecting quite a bit of activity, it being Saturday ...

Cuenca House
Oct 31, 2005

The Cuenca House, located in the center of the most beautiful city in Ecuador, is a deeply discounted hostel just for Peace Corps Volunteers which provides a home away from home, away from home; it also provides a library of books to take as you please, ...

A Big Step to the South
Feb 26, 2005 (7 photos)

... from having carried most of its passengers all the way from Quito (we caught it most of the way to Cuenca). Cuenca is one of the larger cities in Ecuador (about 600,000 people), and possibly the prettiest. There isn't a ton to do other than walk ...

All the time in the world,...not.
Oct 16, 2005 (11 photos)

... Looks like we have to start being picky about our destinations soon. For example, there's still lots of places I wouldn't mind seeing in Ecuador, but I think we'll just have to skip them for now. I have been down in the Andes chain for more than six months ...

Slight mishap
Feb 24, 2006

... that. But no - of course it has to be my whole entire backpack......... I was merrily crossing the border between Peru and Ecuador when my big bag was stolen off the bus before I could really realise what was going on. I spent a few hopeful minutes ...

Back to Work
Nov 1, 2005

After seven days of exploring the southern half of Ecuador, I will shortly be embarking on a 22 hour busride, northeast, back to my jungle house. I am leaving Cuenca after four tranquil days where I have been able to step-back from the busyness at my job ...

Disaster and the devil's nose
Dec 24, 2005 (7 photos)

... fertile hillside fields worked by Indians in colourful traditional dress. At one point, a marvellous view of the volcano Chimborazo, Ecuadorīs highest mountain at 6,310m, opened up in front of us. About halfway to Alausi, the train stopped in a small ...

Banos and Cuenca
Aug 2, 2004 (10 photos)

... a USB connection is tougher than anticipated but will happen. Thanks for all the emails, please keep them coming and I will try to reply soon! We are off to Peru tomorrow and so it will be a sad goodbye to Ecuador. But I think I will be back...

Colonial Cuenca and hats galore
Oct 13, 2006 (10 photos)

... to watch that. After breakfast on the top floor of our hostel with a great view over the market we headed out to explore. Cuenca is a lovely colonial city but not sure if we are colonialed out or what but we didnt appreciate it as much as we thought we ...

The moment you have all been waiting for..........
Oct 12, 2006

Drum roll, etc Question posted about 19.30 on 7th Oct. What is the capital of France answers to be emailed to us to ascertain if anyone we actually know reads the blog! And they do! 1st - Andrew Judd, Surfers Paradise, Australia. Replied 8th ...

Shrunken heads in a colonial gem
Nov 24, 2008 (9 photos)

IMH: Cuenca, Ecuador's third largest city is charming with colonial beauty - complete with cobble stone streets and breathtaking architecture around every corner.   We had one full day to explore Cuenca before embarking on our next bus journey to ...

Onwards and upwards
Oct 12, 2006 (2 photos)

... the bus outside our hosteria to Loja the capital of this region and main transit point and got the 11.30 bus on to Cuenca. Route was very windy and although road was good we both felt a bit ill possibly after effects of wine (are lightweights). Views ...

Southern Ecuador
Jul 22, 2005 (17 photos)

... . But after just long enough to get my laundry done and take some more photos, I got bored and took off for Cuenca, Ecuador's 3rd largest city and supposedly it's prettiest. It definately is a pleasant place, with cobblestoned streets and old Colonial ...

THANK YOU DONORS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jul 14, 2005

Thank you to those that donated to Travelpod and getting me more space for uploading photos. I now have plenty of room so the pictures will continue to come as long as the internet is fast wherever I am. Special thanks go to Bill S. Renee M. Kirk ...

Robbed by a sepo!
Sep 24, 2006

Not had a great couple of days.... It really started on the Galapagos cruise when I lost a camera battery. Well I can deal with that not a biggie. A day later once back in the hotel in Quito I noticed that my sleeping bag was missing. This could ...

The Best the Spanish Have got
Sep 22, 2006 (26 photos)

... of bus journerys!!!! I travelled with Rod and Claire who I meet on the Galapagos trip, tonight we are going on the lash in Cuenca. Tomorrow is going to be painful with a 4 hour trip to Machala and then the border crossing to Peru. My folks are meeting ...

Miss Australia is Miss Universe 2004!
Jun 4, 2004 (3 photos)

... I left Cuenca in a trail of sneezes. Things I Learned * Churches are always dark * I think the rain is following me * Cuenca might be Ecuador`s third largest city, but it is also quite boring to boot * If you are a chicita in Ecuador, all you want ...

runaway train time
Dec 1, 2006 (4 photos)

... one of the passengers looked just like a character in the film Me, Myself & Irene. Whitey, a dead ringer? After the train we took a bus to our last stop in Ecuador, the beautiful city of Cuenca. Cooper soon to be Out of Ecuador Love Dan & Kat

Cuenca
Nov 1, 2004

Hi Guys, You can read our update from Cuenca in our entry from Quito, Ecuador entitled 'Land of the Volcanoes'. Cheers, K & S

Sick but still trying to explore
Sep 30, 2007 (8 photos)

... .   This time I made it and was able to wonder around the city between painful gut wrenching stomach bouts.  Cuenca is  cool little colonial city  that I saw between bathroom breaks.   It was never able to stray to ...

Overnight bus to Cuanca
Jan 18, 2002 (1 photos)

... checked out of our hotel around 6pm in the evening and boarded the "premier" class bus headed to Cuenca, a highland city in the southern part of Ecuador. According to Lonely Planet, the road was not in the best shape, a typical mountainous Pan-American ...

Cuenca -- a river runs through it...
Jan 19, 2002 (1 photos)

... Atlantic Ocean. Geographically speaking it was possible, but I never did prove my theory. We have travelled in the highlands of Ecuador for about 3 days now, but we still felt fatigued and need to rest every so often. So instead of going further and ...

Colonial Cuenca!
Jun 15, 2005 (5 photos)

... decided to stay in with a few beers and The Simpsons...in Spanish of course!!!! Hee Hee! The next day we headed out to Ecuador's major Inca site at Ingapirca! When you see the photos, youīll see it resembles a fortress of sorts and the word Ingapirca ...

On the Panama Hat Trail
Dec 3, 2006 (6 photos)

Cuenca, Ecuador's 3rd largest city, very beautiful, definitely European in style, cobbled streets, boutiques and all that jazz. In the morning we walked over to the museum of shrunken heads, declined a free trial from the curator! Discovered that ...

Back to school in Cuenca
Jul 2, 2008 (14 photos)

Not much to report yet but thought Iīd add these photos as Iīve got free Internet access at the moment as its part of the deal with the language school Iīm at and its seems to upload pretty fast so itīs all good.. Really like this city its a bit ...

Visiting the Sanchez Family
Sep 23, 2005

Sept 23rd Cuenca. I finally got to see the family that I lived with in 2002. Cuenca, a city of about 500,000 people, is the most beautiful city in the world. It's a center of beautiful architecture, music, people, and just an ambience of pure fun. ...

shortstop
Aug 12, 2009 (3 photos)

Ja da ich nicht in Guayaquil rumhängen wollte bin ich noch fix für einen zwischenstop nach Cuenca, schöne Stadt und die Fahrt durch den Cajas National Park. Vom Flachland in 4000m in 2 Stunden, viele verschiedene Vegetationen und gerade der Nebelwald hat ...

Run, pig, run!
Mar 28, 2008

... an airplane, whether or not with protecting glasses, wait until it slams into the earth surface and thatīs your local speciality of Cuenca, named Cascaritas. This is the skin of pig, squashed between two grills. as if death itself wasnīt bad ...

The colonial jewel of the South
Nov 21, 2008 (3 photos)

Here is an interesting fact for you - Ecuador uses US$ as its currency. 5 hr bus ride from Guayaquil passing through cloud forests and the Cajas National Park (kind of like Peak district). Cuenca is filled with cobblestone streets and old colonial ...

Cuenca Summary
Mar 19, 2005 (5 photos)

... I hopped on a bus for the four hour ride to Guauyaquil. Located on the coast, Guayaquil is actually the biggest city in Ecuador, though few people outside of south america (including me before this trip) have ever heard of it. Overall, I had a great ...