View from the back of the Museo de Banco Central

Some time at home...

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April 12th 2007
Well, today was Cuenca independence day so we had a day off work. Unfortunately with load of our group ill at the moment, we didn´t get to go to Vilcabamba but i´m sure we will at a later date. Instead we stated in Cuenca and chilled out with some of the Quito girls. Using our free morning to its best advantage, Kat and I got up bright and early and went and explored Cuenca and took some m ... read more

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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