The "New Cathedral of Cuenca"

Cuenca: Land of the Churches

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November 1st 2010
I've visited Cuenca three times since I've lived in Ecuador. My first visit was with my parents in the first year I had been living in Ecuador. We took a bus there from Quito and it was an incredibly long ride! It took about 7 hours since the buses have to go slow on the winding, mountainous roads and they stop frequently to pick up passengers along the side of the road. To get to the new bu ... 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