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Mercado #3

Cuenca Around Town

January 17th 2008
At 4 PM on Tuesday, the director of the school, Fausto, gave three of us students a bit of a walking tour around the downtown area. I met Bernard, a German expat who lives in Portland and is a tour guide for German tourists; and Jenna, who works at the Boston Aquarium and coordinates student interns. Many of her interns are Hispanic, so she is here for two weeks to improve her Spanish Skills. We ... read more
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Ecuadorian Flag 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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