View of the City from Turi hill

Cuenca

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August 3rd 2014
Our Arrival The bus from Guayaquil arrived at the bus station at 1:25pm. The bus station is very close to town. As you exit the station turn right down the main road Av Espana. At the roundabout we turned left down Huayna Capac and took the first right down Mariscal Lamar. The walk to our hostel on Mariscal Lamar took about 20mins. There are also buses that run down Mariscal Lamar from t ... 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