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Gran Colombia 11-66 y Tarqui Cuenca, Ecuador

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A city of a hundred churches

A travel blog entry by netgull

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A city where colonial mansions, churches and still operational convents mingle with bustling markets and high street shops, culinary delicacies and noisy exhaust pipes. Cuenca has it all, and, somehow, nothing feels out of place.

After a streak of very long bus rides (tomorrow I will have spent 45 hours of the last four days on buses - ouch!), I particularly enjoyed strolling around the city centre and playing with ...

Cuenca means the children rules

A travel blog entry by bruceontour

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... egg, corn, avocado, cucumber, tomato, potato and cheese US$7.80. The Pilsener at US$1.50 rounded off my dinner bill.

After dinner I wandered the streets (it felt very safe) and went into some of ...

No More Gallbladder for Fred

A travel blog entry by ecuador_expats

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... Fred's gallbladder actually was--it did need to be removed. Then he gave me a video of the entire procedure to take home. Now that's different! Fred and I will watch it together -- I'll even make popcorn!

The experience was really no different then in the States. Although, I must say, that when Fred rang the bell to get the nurses attention, she always arrived right away, which was not our experience when Fred was in the hospital ...

Cuenca Ecuador Part 2

A travel blog entry by alexrosales

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... Boston type guy that was from Long Beach, I will mention his name again in a side story.

Our first night of drinking happened at a place called Home Brewery, they made really good beer. We had a mini jug, which is abut the size of a pint, it was a cute little jug though lol I really liked the style of the bar, it was simple, vintage, small, yet very unique. We met some peace core workers there that had taken the week off for the fiestas, two chicks and a dude ...

Everything looks different on the equator

A travel blog entry by malloryanne

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... the cultural around life and aging to be one of the most beautiful things I have seen in this country.

I am sure as I continue on my travels I will learn more and more from each culture that I experience. I know I must sound like a broken record but there is so much to be gained from traveling like this! Check out this article about Career Breaks and you'll realize I'm not the only one :)
http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/24/travel/ca ...

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