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Cuenca Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Cuenca, Ecuador
Lessons, great people, food & crazy football fans!
... spanish as it seemed funny to all the Ecuadorians there! Highlight of the weekend was to attend a local football game between Cuenca and Barcelona Guayaquil! Huge rivalry as they battled for 2/3 position with large presence of riot police but we were ...
Buses, Trolleys, Taxis & Airplanes (& Grubby Paws)
... At 3pm we got off the trolley, stopped at a tiny cafe for ceviche, then hailed a taxi at 4pm for our 6pm flight to Cuenca in the south. A short 35 minute flight later, we arrived in Old Town Cuenca at 7pm. So not much happened today other than we ...
They mugged me right off!
... our camera. A camera that was already broken slightly, after I dropped it at Alcatraz, and we had backed all our photos up to that day anyway. But we were sick of Cuenca and their damn thieves! So off we went the next day, out of Cuenca and out of ...
The Devil's Nose train ride
... the road with all our backpacks. We all successfully made it on to the bus. About five hours later we arrived in Cuenca, a large town with some really nice architecture in and around the main square. We found a cheap hostel ($6 a night!) at ...
Jun 30, 2010
Feb 03, 2010
Inkastätte Ingapirca und Parque histórico
Huhu, also am vorletzten Wochenende waren wir mal wieder in Cuenca. Das war das letzte Wochenende von der Katha hier in Ecuador und da haben wir gern ihren Wunsch erfüllt und sind erneut in die coole Stadt gefahren. Also am ersten Abend sind wir gleich ...
el hada bailarina
... queso que vende un hombre en la esquina de la plaza como también el de conocer y subirnos a una "chiva", bus típico de madera que solo había visto como una figura de artesanía que siempre delataba al que alguna vez había venido a conocer el Ecuador. ...
Bus
... to get to the top where communion was happening also meant a beautiful view from the top. Our final stop was at the oldest Ince ruins in Ecuador. It was so cold and chucking it down with rain. Have to say I was not too impressed by it all. Think Ive been ...
Quick Detour
... , there was an exhibit of shrunken heads- a fascinating post death ritual which was just outlawed on humans in Ecuador in the 1960s! The heads were fairly disgusting but worth a visit. Later in the day, we visited the Colonial sites ...
Hola! Ecuador!
... zaeme Nach laengerem Schweigen melde ich mich endlich. Ich bin wieder etwas herumgekommen im Sueden von Ecuador. Ein Wochenende verbrachte ich in Cuenca. Da wurde gerade der Unabhaengigkeitstag gefeiert und es war in der ganzen Stadt ein Riesenfest mit ...
From Cuenca back to Quito
... we just wanted to head to Peru. We arrived at Cuenca's airport to find out that they only fly to Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador, which is only a little to the west; or they fly back north, to Quito. We were able to get a wireless signal at the ...
Town of Tranquility
... the right bus and after $8 and 8 hours, I arrived in Cuenca. Quiet, Peaceful, & Beautiful Weather Cuenca is supposed to be the third largest city in Ecuador, but it just feels like a small town. There really wasn't much to do, and that is the beauty ...
Escape From Mancora!
... embarassing, but it worked, and after a million different border controls (and 2 passport stamps!), we were in Ecuador! We had 6 hours and two different buses to Cuenca. In an interesting twist on the "bringing animals on the bus" theme, we saw a ...
Beginning of my trip!
... , which I thought was interesting. We also went to this museum of a guy named Guayasamin, who is the most celebrated painter in Ecuador. He obviously was very talented, but his pictures were all super depressing and I´m not so much of a art person, so it ...
Damn French!
... were very pleasant and funny. La Historia: El Cajas National Park is a fair sized, high altitude park 30km (18miles) from Cuenca. Cajas protects a very unique area of the Andean parámo (wasteland), with terrain ranging from 3000-4500m (9,800-14700´) ...
Cuenca. Half way.
... loksins kom rútan sem viđ áttum ađ taka til Cuenca, ekki nema rétt tćplega klukkutíma of sein. Viđ lentum í Cuenca heldur seint, eđa rétt um kvöldmatarleiti. Tjekkuđum okkur inn og rölltum svo á vođa ágćtann Kolumbískann veitingastađ ...
Cuenca, Ecuador-population 500,000
... . Cuenca is beautiful Spanish colonial town and UNESCO World Heritage Trust site. The city, the third largest in Ecuador, rests in a valley surrounded by four rivers flowing from the Andes mountains. The city's full name is actually Santa Ana ...
15 grader paa ekvator?
... Egentlig var det litt kjedelig, gamle steiner og de var ikke spesielt gamle en gang bare 500 aar. Dessuten erobret inkaene Ecuador bare et knapt aarhundre for spanjolene, saa voldsom t viktige var de ikke. Vi folte oss litt snytt, ...
At Banos, near Cuenca
... . Tomorrow we continue south and expect to be in Peru in a couple of day’s time. We are going through the Ecuador/Peru border via a little-used border post called La Balsa. We will be travelling on a dirt road through the mountains. ...
Ecuador - Middle of the Earth
... that I go into, but Ecuador is fantastico!! The bus trips are interesting as I've mentioned, and as we hit Cuenca, Ecuador's third largest town, you immediately feel the pleasant provincial air with its colonial architecture, art ...
Eating like Royalty in Cuenca
... here), and last but certainly not least "Tiesto's" restaurant. Eating at Tiesto's was without a doubt our priciest meal in Ecuador, though we had no regrets....After a quick Tripadvisor search, we had walked into Tiesto's on Thursday night with no ...
Settling In
... the help of our agent. We agreed a price and are now in the process of becoming property owners here in Ecuador. Exciting! The process of purchasing a house here is very different from either the UK or Australia and is comparatively quick, ...
Guinee pig
... the PanAmerican Highway going south. After about 25 km we pass the Iglesi de Balbanera, thought to be the first church in Ecuador, consecrated in 1534. The road leads u through a beautiful landscape and the road is perfect, so we make good time. Although ...
Cuenca and couch surfing for the first time
... Peru. We decided that we wanted to get out of Ecuador and planned to get on a an overnight bus to Mancora, Peru. Ecuador was pretty but we didn´t enjoy Ecuador as much as Colombia. Time to see Peru! It has been hard to stay updated on the ...
Our 1st high altitude walk...
... leave, but it was the day that we were crossing over to Peru. I must say, I didn't have any expectations of Ecuador. Our tour guide said a lot of tourist "skip" Ecuador and go straight to Peru, Bolivia or the Galapagos islands. Travelling on local ...
Cuenca
... rochen, war uns klar, dass der Chauffeur mit der Handbremse bremste. Wir sind zu guter Letzt aber heil angekommen. Cuenca wird als "das saubere Juwel des Suendens" bezeichnet. Dies scheint sich aber nicht auf die Unterkuenfte zu beziehen. Bei der ...
I'm in Cuenca
... dinner, I made my way to this restaurant/bar where that had live music later on in the evening although it heavely caters to foreign clientele. Apparently Cuenca is popular with American retirees so theres a pretty sizable ex-pat community ...
Birthday boy
... to use facilities. The owner warned us there was no running water, so it certainly wasn't my fondest memory of Riobamba ;-) Arriving in Cuenca was awesome after standing for an hour (me) and an hour and a half (Mike and Kyle) on the bus due to ...