La Inmaculada

Cuenca

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December 19th 2006
Cuenca is Ecuador’s 3rd largest city, the crew arrived after a long days drive from Banos to unwind, check some internet and off to dinner for Mexican. The major activity was a visit to the ¨Panama Hat Factor¨ This factory produces genuine Ecuador Toquilla straw hats. These hats got their names, and were made famous during the construction of the Panama Cannel in the late 1800s. Originall ... 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