Hotel El Quijote Cuenca

Hermano Miguel 9-58 y Gran Colombia Cuenca, Ecuador

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Trains, colourful people and street parties

A travel blog entry by andrewreed

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After a rough nights sleep, where I woke up in panic that someones arms was on me, only to realise that it was mine (it went numb from me lying on it), we ate breakfast at 5:30am and got to the train station by 6.

Once at the station, I didn't know what to make of the train we were catching. It was a sort of mix between Truck, Bus and Tram …

Devil´s Nose Railway adventure

A travel blog entry by sarah.nicholls

An early start this morning, we were boarding the bus to ElCisne where the local markets were trading. This was my first chance of seeing traditional dress on mass. The only problem was they dont like you taking pohotos of them or they ask for for $1. The markets were selling mostly bulk food like rice, corn, bananaīs fruit etc. Quite an eye opener …

Cobblestones & Cathedrals in Cuenca

A travel blog entry by sarah.nicholls

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Rae and I headed out to explore Cuenc. Itīs the 3rd largest town in Ecuador and the streets are mostly cobblestone. We werenīt really sure what was to see, so we headed to Plaza Abdon Calderon. It was a little oasis in the middle of the city with the centrepiece a statue of Calderon. (Not sure who he is). There were lots of park benches and they …

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Pase de Niño Viajero

A travel blog entry by pfln

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'On Sunday mornings while you are here you will still see the "Pase de Niņo Viajero" as they will continue until the 12th day of Christmas "El Dia de los Inocentes".' We saw one of these from the bus on our way home from Chordeleg. Children and animals are costumed and put to good purpose as the actors - Joseph, Mary, the infant Jesus, magi, angels, etc. as well as dancing troops.
Wait a minute. Here comes one now...
Cuenca is a very ...

No More Gallbladder for Fred

A travel blog entry by ecuador_expats

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... I was able to at least nap during the day while Fred slept after his surgery. They provided the usual toiletries, like toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, etc., but also delivered a newspaper to Fred's room each morning. Although, I found it odd that they did not automatically provide a towel in the bathroom. Cable TV (not Satellite) was provided as well -- and FYI, cable has added more English channels just very recently.

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