Exiting Ecuador (not that we wanted to)

Heather Our next stop would be driving the Quilotoa Loop, a well-known beautiful drive.  Our first day, we didn’t really get […]

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Onde Ficamos – Equador

No Equador passamos o Natal e o Reveillón e tivemos a chance de ficar em diversos tipos de acomodações. Vejam onde ficamos e o que achamos dos lugares onde passamos. CUENCA (19/12/14) Rioné Hotel (http://www.rionehotel.com). Um ótimo hotel situado fora do Centro Histórico (cerca de 2km), com quartos modernos, estacionamento, wi-fi e café da manhã. A rua é tranquila e tem alguns bares e restaurantes próximos. Nossa classificação – Ótimo GUAYAQUIL (22/12/14)… Ler mais

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Cuenca

Nossa primeira parada em terras equatorianas foi em Cuenca, que é capital da província de Azuay e a terceira maior cidade do Equador com cerca de 500.000 habitantes. Depois de Quito, Cuenca é a mais importante e bonita cidade colonial do Equador, cujo centro histórico data do século 16. Essa é uma cidade muito agradável e limpa, mas tivemos pouco tempo hoje (20/12/14) para percorrer suas ruas, pois a primeira providência foi… Ler mais

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Friends in Cuenca and Cajas National Park

We spent a couple of nights in Cuenca in a hostel (well two actually…after moving from a flea bag we crashed in late one night just before dark, and then another nicer one we moved to the next morning after… Read More ›

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Cuenca, Ecuador

My tourbook, as I think I may have already shared, lists 6 things as the absolute “must see” things of Ecuador…and among them is Cuenca, another UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was colonized by the Spanish in the 1550s and… Read More ›

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From Macas to Cuenca, Ecuador

The ride from Macas to Cuenca that we choose takes us through a beautiful river valley and west on Route 45. It’s raining in the morning as we go for breakfast and then pack up, and we are told that’s… Read More ›

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Not pigs, not from Guinea… but they are tasty

Cuenca, Ecuador [by Paula] Just because we’ve been stopped for a while doesn’t mean we don’t keep learning things – oh no. The trajectory of our learning curve keeps speeding ahead in one direction. Here’s a few things from the last few weeks: 1. If you are baking...
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