Face in rock

It is still unknown if the face that depicts an Inca chief (Nick Nolte in his previous life - an incredible likeness, isn't it?) is completely made by nature, polished by the Incas, or completely made by human hands. Considering the traditional imperial madness of the Incas, the latter might actually be the case.

Four weeks in Ecuador

February 19th 2006
Cuenca - the cultural Mecca of Ecuador After our amazing hike on the Inca trail to Machu Picchu (see Discovering the lost Inca city), we caught the plane to Lima on Friday 21 January. Lima is supposed to have great surf beaches but considering that we live in Sydney there was little point in trying to ve ... 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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