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Beautiful City of Cuenca Welcomes you

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October 27th 2006
What an adventure it has been. Stevie and I have travelled from Quito, the capitol of Ecuador, out to the coast, and down into the southern highlands of Ecuador. After having my camera stolen the third day of our trip, we finally found a nice new one here in this lovely city, so the blog is back in action. How different Cuenca is from anywhere else we've been so far. Beautiful colonial architect ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Cuenca

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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