Hostal Macondo Cuenca

... after we rushed to get these missions done before they closed for the weekend, we could finally chill out and check in to Hostel Macondo.  This place was awesome.  It's really cheap, really nice, and the breakfast is really good (and included). ...

... . We knew the name of our small hostel, but that wasn't good enough. None of the cab drivers had ever heard of Hostel Macondo. And it wasn´t listed in the phone book. Neither Thom nor I mentioned the word ¨lost¨ as we wandered aimlessly. We barely ...

Stayed 2 nights in the excellent Macondo - great room, nice outside spaces, clean kitchen and breakfast included. Ceunca itself was nice enough but 1 day was enough to walk around town and see the sights. Local restaurants were expensive or uninspiring ...

... the lower levels in the valleys, and fast as the bus was going now that the driver knew we were behind schedule. In Cuenca, a large colonial city - 3rd city of Ecuador, we stayed in the lovely Hostal Maconda. We met Jason and Kate from Oxford here, ...

... ; Cuenca wins hands down. Like Quito, Cuenca has a central historic district surrounded by more modern development, but unlike the capital, Cuenca is CLEAN.  There is almost no litter in the streets, no smells of urine or who knows what else, and ...

... sandwich... much better than Air New Zealand! We arrived in Cuenca and took a taxi to our hostel.  On first appearances Cuenca seemed more European than Quito.  It's Ecuador{s third largest city by the way.  Thankfully we were allowed to ...

... missed each other, but a chance encounter on a bus sorted that out. We had dinner with them in one of Cuenca's semi deserted restaurants - good pizza and freshly made ravioli! Accommodation Price:   4 Bootes ...

... speciaal in het weekend naar Cuenca gegaan, dat bleek een misvatting. Bijna alles gaat dicht in het weekend. Zelfs de reisbureaus. Cuenca is wel een mooie koloniale stad en heeft door de hoogte (2500m) een aangenaam klimaat. Vandaag waren er ...

Cuenca is a nice little colonial town... We spent a couple of nights there, and managed to find the coolest live band on the Friday ...

... to the Hostal recommended by all the guidebooks and it is actually very nice, tranquil and friendly. Spent the morning pottering around Cuenca getting various overdue tasks done - haircut, laundry, burning photos to a dvd plus having a look at the city. ...

... cause, there is some significant wealth in parts of Ecuador that we had not seen in Peru, Bolivia or even Chile. Cuenca is quaint - a colonial town with very impressive buildings, a flower market, some disappointingly small Inca ruins (well in fairness ...

... le guide. Une chilienne, un Brésilien et un Allemand vivant en Nouvelle-Zélande depuis plusieurs années. Le guide venait de Cuenca. Ce fut une journée remplie de discussions sur nos pays d'origine et ceux que nous avons visité. Ce qui a fait de ...

... were closed!  It was a close run thing between pizza and spit-roasted chicken - with the chicken just edging it! Cuenca is a quiet, pleasant town with much colonial architecture.  It's one major claim to fame though is the Panama hat - so, of ...

... Llamas and Andean ducks.  No snakes though. After finishing our trek, we jumped on the bus back to rainy Cuenca.  At this point we began preparing ourselves psychologically for dinner.  Cuy means Guinea Pig in Spanish.  Cuy ...

... . We eventually got past that and continued in visibility of about 5 feet along the mountain road with a sheer drop to one side. W eventually got to Cuanca and after dismissing the dreary and empty Casa Naranja, checked into the very nice ...