The Pig and Us

Cuenca, Home Sweet Home

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February 11th 2007
Welcome to Cuenca, Ecuador! We made the move. We purchased a great little condo on the road up to Las Cajas National Recreation Area. We enjoy a terrific view through the windows and patio into the Andean Foothills. Cuenca is a picturesque colonial city located in the Southern Ecuadorian Andean Highlands at an altitude of 8335 ft. It sits along the sparkling Tomebamba river which rushes out ... 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