Monument in Parque Calderon

Cuenca

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July 16th 2008
During Puerto Lopez I decided to tag along with a friend from the Galapagos tour who was doing some heavy duty travelling around South Ecuador ( thanks Claire for the trip and your excellent spanish speaking skills mine were very poor but you´ll be pleased to know are getting better now!!!!). Cuenca was next on the list. From the Puerto Lopez hostal we got the the strangest moto taxi I´ve ever ... 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