Latacunga

Cuenca

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August 8th 2007
We travelled down to the South of Ecuador, taking 2 days from Quito, through glorious countryside and mountains, to Cuenca, a beautiful city containing many spanish colonial style buildings, old cobbled streets and many lovely churches and public buildings. There were only the four of us travelling with our own driver and seperate guide, so it felt quite exclusive - real small group travel. The f ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more