The Cuencan dress

Day One & Day Two

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July 24th 2006
Yes, that´s right. Day one of mini-vacation here during my vacation. This whole week there´s no school and so we begin our small tour of Ecuador: the Southern Sierra. Day One: ¡Bienvenidos a Cuenca! MONDAY (7-24) Cock-a-doole-doo! A we were up at the crack of dawn. Our bags were packed up the night before, so all we did was dress before hittin´ the long road to the Sierra. On ou ... 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