New Cathedral in Cuenca

Cuenca

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April 10th 2011
It´s been a quiet day here in Cuenca Ecuador as we rested up after a long travel day yesterday on the heels of three nights of three not-so-great sleeps. We also took the opportunity to get some laundry done here. We went a month in Chile doing our own laundry in bathroom sinks in our rooms, but you can´t do that if the climate doesn´t cooperate. It´s cool and a bit damp here right now. s ... 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