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Stalls that sell various forms of sugar cane kindly chopped by machete-yielding women.
Heading north

July 31st 2010
After a great 2+ weeks in Cuenca, I finally put myself on a bus to BaƱos. The 8 hour ride north through the Andes was totally entertaining with traveling-salesman-like people hopping on board at different stops, giving long, loud informative speeches, and selling everything from green tea with magical healing properties to mini-encyclopedias. The countryside was beautiful and we passed through ... read more
South America » Ecuador » South » Cuenca

Ecuadorian Flag 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
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14th August 2010

When we were growing up in Asheville, we would go on bike rides and break off sugar cane growing, and chew on it all the way down the mountain. (We rode into Tennessee and biked on coaster bikes-- no gears) Thinking of you biking!

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