We are here in CUENCA for a longer stay than usual and that's because we like it here, plus there's lots to see and do and the climate is right at just over 7,000 feet. Cuenca is Ecuador's third largest City and has a gorgeous location in the mountains of the southern highlands. It's prosperous, historical and was named a UNESCO heritage city in 1999. Around every corner you are bound to stumble upon another stunning church, park or dramatic building loaded with character. There are lots of great shops, cafes, museums and an interesting mix of people. There are lots of students, slick businessmen and the ever colorful indigenous women with their babies wrapped to their backs tottering off to market--in short: something for everyone. At the Museo Pumapungo they have a fabulous ethnographic
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