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April 13th 2011
Published: April 13th 2011
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Cities do tend to become much of a muchness after a while. I have had a view that a key element in the difference between countries is really a product of the natural environment and its interplay with the people, or vice versa of course, expressed largely through the built environment. So, cities should always be interesting? But they aren't. Or perhaps it is just that the built environment can b... Read Full Entry



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Roundabout ArtRoundabout Art
Roundabout Art

At the entrance to the town of Bolivar
Coloured houseColoured house
Coloured house

Isomewhere between Quito and Cuenca
Cuenca CentroCuenca Centro
Cuenca Centro

From a nearby mountain
New Cathedral, CuencaNew Cathedral, Cuenca
New Cathedral, Cuenca

The towers were meant to be higher but inadequate foundations scuppered that design
Flower market, CuencaFlower market, Cuenca
Flower market, Cuenca

Not a very big market but it smelt great
For Darryl & other white ant warriorsFor Darryl & other white ant warriors
For Darryl & other white ant warriors

The name will be familiar to you but the contents would probably not kill the masto
I want some of these plantsI want some of these plants
I want some of these plants

In the Pumapungo Archaeological Gardens
Night lights, CuencaNight lights, Cuenca
Night lights, Cuenca

The santuario opposite the new cathedral
Inca ruins at PumapungaInca ruins at Pumapunga
Inca ruins at Pumapunga

The corn in foreground is part of the Archaeological Garden
Seller Waiting for a BusSeller Waiting for a Bus
Seller Waiting for a Bus

With that esky, he probably had ice blocks. Some great flavours among the ones sold to us on buses
Toquilla HatsToquilla Hats
Toquilla Hats

aka Panama hats (because they were sold to the world through that port). The reed only grows in Ecuador
Hat Factory, CuencaHat Factory, Cuenca
Hat Factory, Cuenca

This city has the world's oldest panama hat making factories
Pallets R Us?Pallets R Us?
Pallets R Us?

On the road between Quito and Cuenca



18th April 2011

Hats and Flowers
David Hope you picked up a knitted hat to match my Ecuardorian effort... Do tell Pat her photo was of an Osteopermum. Bad news for (Northern) Oz is it requires water, well drained soil, and cloudy weather to get the 'whirlygig' effect... ideal for Blighty; I assume we stole them from South America. In my old garden I grew plants with white petals and purple reverses - an extraordinary sight. Looking forward to Peru tales - do throw in some stories from the locals you meet if you can, those are my favourite. Happy Easter; after forty days without meat, I cant wait. Alex

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