Beautiful Cuenca

Baños - Cuenca

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May 7th 2010
Towards the border, last stops: Baños and Cuenca Baños has officially been by favourite city in Ecuador - mainly because it was the first place I actually felt safe to walk around in on my own ...AND AT NIGHT AS WELL! (only one block but it´s still an achievement!) Baños was a place I could have easily stayed in for longer, it had great restaurants where people serenaded you while y ... read more

South America » Ecuador » Centre » Baños

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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