Paul & Gabi in a Paramo forest

Chillin´ in Cuenca

---

October 29th 2005
¡Hola from Cuenca! Day 7 of our trip. We have reached the most southern point of our expedition. After leaving Baños (Banyos), we took a four hour bus drive south to Alausi. A pretty uneventful trip - we´re getting used to the buses, and we think our first ride out of Quito was the worst, ummm, most exciting, so far. Alausi was pretty much just a stop on our way to Cuenca, but we´re glad we ... 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