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June 19, 2014 - Tour - Pottery in Gualaceo

June 23rd 2014
Next we went to a pottery factory (house) in Gualaceo. Here they make beautiful pottery, all by hand. Even the wheel for throwing the pottery is foot powered, no electricity. The rocks are ground into a powder, then water is added. One man just beats and squeezes the mixture until he has the consistency that they want. Then it is given to the two men that do the throwing and actually make the v ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Cuenca

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

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Roger and Debi Quilty

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June 2012, Roger asked me how I would like to retire and move to Ecuador! I thought he would grow out of it, but as we explored the possibilities it became more exciting that we could actually have this adventure. We went on an exploratory trip to Cuenca Ecuador in December 2012 and fell in love with the city and the people. After a lot of praying and asking for the Lord's blessing over this decision we will be moving to Cuenca in October 2013. Please follow us as we start this exciting adventure as we retire there and serve our Lord!... full info

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