Hotel Victoria Cuenca

... our table and asked to sit, so we let him. Then we asked where he was from, and he started off on a monologue about how he had had to leave America befor it was too late, because in 2 years time "they" were going to exterminate 100 million americans...it was a very random plot, but he was absolutely convinced that there were evil powers working on a big plan to either kill or at least send millions of poeple into poverty...he cliamed that it was all out there for people to ...

... one of the professors from the school, to come and meet us. She was really friendly and spoke good English too and introduced us to Mariana and Rocio, who we´d be staying with for the week.<br><br>They took us back to their house, which didn´t look much from the front but turned out to be four stories high. Mariana was in her early 70s I would guess, Rocio was her youngest daughter and 32, and we met her other daughter Monica, her husband Renato and their sons Martin (14) and Damien (10 ...

... places twice. Anything to earn some extra money from the gringo's... <br><br>Our hostal in Cuenca has a kitchen, so as soon as we arrived we went to the supermarket and cooked for ourselves.<br><br>Om Saturday, we visited 2 museums in Cuenca. The first museum gave us a view on the different indigenous tribes of Ecuador and their living circumstances. The second musem showed all the archeological treasures of Ecuador. Appearently, everything is closed in the ...

hey everyone i am really enjoying my stay went on a tour yesterday and saw over 5 cathedrals, a museom of modern art and a factory where they make panama hats. My host family consist of Emma the mother Ivan the father, Mauriocio the 2nd son and maria the daughter of ivan the first son who is in Boston while as Emman and ivan 3rd son is in Aregntina as a college student they have 2 small dogs and one other student named emily from vermont staying at the house.

... as the ones on Isabella and Santa Cruz. After a 30 minute stop we headed for our ultimate destination Puerto Chino. The road ended about one kilometre before the beach, so we walked the rest along a rocky but well marked pathway.<br><br>The beach was surprisingly a small bay with two very small beach area&#8217;s. Some locals were already there and some children were surfing on small boards. The surf wasn&#8217;t huge but enough to keep the children happy. However I ...

... That way we will get better prices and the folks seem nicer to the locals&#8230; I ain&#8217;t hiking Mt Mandango either! Not shared to freak anyone out, but to let you know we are not being stupid here. During the year they have school here in sections: day school and night school. So kids are traveling the streets alone or in small groups until after 10pm. I go out alone after dark-our street even has street lights! There's a look to the tourists and the ...

... gemacht, ansonsten nicht viel passiert da doch recht kurz. Abends mit ein paar Leuten aus dem Hostel zum Essen und auf ein paar Drinks. Hätte man sich mehr Zeit für nehmen sollen ist ein schönes Städtchen. Wunderbar natürlich die Freiluftschlachterei direkt an der Straße.<br>

<br>May 22nd-<br><br>Arrived in Cuenca after a pretty drive through the mountains that offered views of cultivated regions. Throughout our travels, we have enjoyed purchasing food from vendors who hop onto the bus, and our treat this day was candy-coated corn. Many of the people on the bus were traditionally dressed in bright velvet knee-length skirts accented with emboidery, socks pulled high, and long-sleeved white embroidered blouses. Women also wear bright shawls and bowler hats.<br><br ...

... nourishing his soul with art while Tommy, Jennifer and I went to the museum. Taking the trolleybus which is so frequent and cheap, we checked for directions with a helpful local who advised us to take a taxi but we didn&#8217;t need one. Until we walked up the hill and realised it was crazy long and steep. But we forced ourselves on and finally got there. Guayasamin collected lots of pre-Colombian artefacts so there was a building dedicated to that, and then a gallery ...

... in the central square (all the local schools and universities were represented, with many uniforms, music and pomp) and then headed back to chill in the nice but almost empty hostal.<br><br>Needless to say, when the alarm clock went off at 5am, it was raining. I rolled over and turned it off. Much as i wanted to wander around PN Cajas, i certainly wasn´t up for it in the rain. <br><br>So, after the 10h overnight bus down ...