view from our room in Cuenca

Cuenca

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July 24th 2009
Highlights * Just one night here.....on the way to Guayaquil (Ecuador´s biggest city) * A city of beautiful colonial buildings, cobblestone streets, beautiful and clean ....our favourite city......compares to the old town of Quito but in our view much nicer, well looked after and cleaner * The quest for the holy grail.....somewhere that served anything vegetarian - took us to t ... 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