Cuenca Inns - Reviews and Rates

Cuenca has a population of 417,000 and an elevation of 2,530m. According to the travel's bible the The Lonely Planet "Comparing the colonial beauty of Cuenca and Quito is a favourite past time around Cuenca. In grandeur, Quito wins hands down. But Cuenca that tidy jewel of the south takes the cake when it comes to charm. Its narrow cobblestone s...

Cuenca is just a transition point to get to our next destination but a few funny things happened here, one of them was when walking through the markets, a guy sold us a glass of milk... straight from the goat ha ha ha! He had four goats around him and he would just bent down and milk it in front of you! Also, are diplayed in the markets some gig...

After leaving Banos we took a seven hour bus journey to Cuenca. Bus journeys are very long but the sceanery outside is incredible and helps pass the trip, the buses are also a lot more comfortable than the ones at home, despite playing dodgy spanish music at full volume!! Upon arrival in Cuenca we visited the Panama hat factory where we were sho...

Into Ecuador We arrived in our last South American country via a combination of another overnight bus which arrived at Tumbes at about 5.30 am and then a hasty shared taxi with a fellow kiwi to the border in order to meet the next connecting bus to Cuenca, our first Ecuadorian stop. We weren't entirely surprised to find that the buses left later...

Last Tuesday Sarah and I arrived in Quito after a long day of flying, only to find that 3 out of 4 of our checked bags were missing. We reported the claim to the lost luggage counter and were told that often bags from Bogota to Quito were left behind in order to meet certain weight restrictions. We were given a number to call periodically to see...

Since the Augie group was gone for this entire past weekend, Su-J and I decided to go to Ingapirca together this past Sunday. Ingapirca is an Incan religious center about an hour and a half away from Cuenca. First we drove to Alausi, which is about 3.5 hours from Cuenca, to take a train around the Nariz de Diablo (Devil's Nose). The Devil's Nose...

hi all, hope all is well. just thought i would send an update on where i have been and what i have been up to. Well we lefted Arequipa to find our way to Lima a long the coast and eventually to the end of Peru in the North. Starting off visitng the ancient home of the Nazca lines which precded the incas by over 500 years. Remains of the cultiure...

Camera + card + battery = $400USD lost....plus a full card of pictures.

Must have been taken off my back and then had my pack re-zipped without my knowledge.

Off to Quito on the overnight bus.

Well we didn't do much here. It rained and Nick checked on Arsenal v Porto FC alot by internet. We stayed at a hostel which had breakfast served by a lovely little old lady half the height of the table who scuttled around the kitchen at approximatley 2-3 mph. Cuenca is the home of the Panama hat, we didnt know that but a good look with an umbrel...

We'd been driving for a couple of hours (headed back to Banos) when we heard a hissing sound and had to stop as there was a rather large chunk of metal stuck in one of Moose's tyres!! Still it gave us time to admire the beautiful countryside while some of the guys helped to change the tyre. Our final destination in Ecuador was Cuenca, the third ...