Chola Cuencana

Life in Cuenca

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July 15th 2010
When I decided to take the summer to travel to Ecuador solita, I had mixed respones from "Right on, go for it!" to "Don't get kidnapped!" So with 90% exictement and 10% hesitation, I moved everything into storage, packed a backpack and started underlining my Lonely Planet. I arrived in Ecuador 5 days ago and I'm finding that traveling alone has many advantages, but I am missing being able to sha ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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