Cuenco and Villcibamba

Trip Start Aug 28, 2004
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Trip End Aug 2005


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Saturday, May 21, 2005

A long bus journey found us in "Cuenca" a lovely Colonial city in Equador. We spent a day wandering around watching the local scenery and listening to a band of Mexican musicians in the very grand Central Plaza. You can spend hours just ¨people watching¨ in places like this. Family life is extremely important over here and there´s a real mix of the hill people in very traditional dress, and then the more mixed families of Spanish and Indian race....

"Cuenca" is also the place which is famous for making Panama hats, not Panama (it's a long story). So I,m now the proud owner of my own (see picture). we were taken thro´the whole making process, from the extraction of the fibres to the way in which they are woven and then pressed into shape. Pretty interesting stuff, as when you see them being sold they all look pretty much the same.

Our next stop was ¨Villcibamba¨, in the very south amongst a wonderful backdrop of mountains and rolling hills. so beautiful and perfect for relaxing in after feeling a tad under the weather from our stint in the jungle! The Hotel we stayed in was just excellent. Run by two german brothers, ¨Pieter und Dieter¨ (at first we were sure they must be partners!!) and really good for everything in order to relax...ahh..
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