Old Town

Cuenca

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June 8th 2009
This blog is more for pictures of Cuenca! The bus arrived late into the middle class town of Cuenca on Saturday at about 9.30. From the bus terminal, we went straight to the hostel to drop off our bags and to hit the streets to see what we could find to eat. It was Saturday night, so the town was popping with young Ecuadorian cats lined up outside this club to go get there groove on. This town and ... read more

South America » Ecuador » South » Cuenca

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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