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Final Days In Ecuador

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April 9th 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013 By the time we left Cuenca, we had stayed at the Mansion Alcázar for 28 days. Since previous travel experiences have typically involved moving from location to location to cover more territory, staying in one place gave us a different kind of experience from any we have had before. Staying at Mansion Alcázar for so long, we got to know the hotel staff quite well, and in th ... 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