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Nov 13, 2009 - last day in Cuenca

last night we had a typical ecuadorian dinner.last night we had a typical ecuadorian dinner....

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Nov 11, 2009 - a day in Cuenca

we had a beautiful drive to the town of Cuenca. ... switchbacks all the way and we ended up at 8,500 feet.we had a beautiful drive to the town of Cuenca. ... switchbacks all the way and we ended up at 8,500 feet....

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Oct 1, 2009 - A Toast To Pachamama

Hey Everyone, I haven´t written in a while because before it was the last weekend in Cuenca and then we went to Peru. ... We have been in hostels since we left Cuenca so it has been kind of hard to get to a computer. ... Yesterday was the most epic day I have every had.Hey Everyone, I haven´t written in a while because before it was the last weekend in Cuenca and then we went to Peru. ... We have been in hostels since we left Cuenca so it has been kind of hard to get to a computer. ... Yesterday was the most epic day I have every had....

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Sep 16, 2009 - Last Few Days In Cuenca :(

Hola! It is raining here in Cuenca for the first time since we have been here. ... Overall, I am going to miss Cuenca a lot. ... It is a nice size city.Hola! It is raining here in Cuenca for the first time since we have been here. ... Overall, I am going to miss Cuenca a lot. ... It is a nice size city....

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Sep 13, 2009 - Chendo!

!hola This weekend was really fun, now we only have one week left in Cuenca. ... I am just started to get really used to Cuenca. ... We found this really good ice cream place on friday, you can get a huge shake for two dollars! If that place was in the Estados Unidos, it would cost five dollars or more.!hola This weekend was really fun, now we only have one week left in Cuenca. ... I am just started to get really used to Cuenca. ... We found this really good ice cream place on friday, you can get a huge shake for two dollars! If that place was in the Estados Unidos, it would cost five dollars or more....

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Sep 10, 2009 - Cocoa y Canela

Hola! I have been trying to post, but the last one wrote got deleted somehow. This last weekend we went on a trip to Saraguro, which is an indigenous town four hours away from Cuenca. ... We hiked in the mountains for two or three hours.Hola! I have been trying to post, but the last one wrote got deleted somehow. This last weekend we went on a trip to Saraguro, which is an indigenous town four hours away from Cuenca. ... We hiked in the mountains for two or three hours....

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Sep 3, 2009 - Cuenca

Classes have started this week. We will be in Cuenca for two and half more weeks. ... It is actually really cold here in Cuenca. ... I wish I had known to bring more cold weather cloths.Classes have started this week. We will be in Cuenca for two and half more weeks. ... It is actually really cold here in Cuenca. ... I wish I had known to bring more cold weather cloths....

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Jul 7, 2009 - CUENCA

HOLA, Got to Cuenca and have visited the city. ... Cuenca is Ecuadors third largest city. ... Cuenca is different. ...

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South American trip

Jul 3, 2009 - Ecuador

Having left Cuba, we were more than ready for Quito. S From there we sent to a colonial city named Cuenca (third largest in Ecuador). ... We found an incredible inn there, built in an old mansion and lovingly tended to by the grandson of the original owners, who made their wealth in the Quinine industry (antimalarial and anti yellowfever medicine).Having left Cuba, we were more than ready for Quito. S From there we sent to a colonial city named Cuenca (third largest in Ecuador). ... We found an incredible inn there, built in an old mansion and lovingly tended to by the grandson of the original owners, who made their wealth in the Quinine industry (antimalarial and anti yellowfever medicine)....

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Jun 22, 2009 - Cuenca

Cuenca is considered the best preserved colonial city in Ecuador and while it is much more pleasant than Quito with its dirty look, crowded streets and hectic traffic, I would still give Quito higher marks than Cuenca for Spanish colonial architecture. ... Instead we continued on to Cuenca, arriving late afternoon on Sunday. ... In the afternoon, we reconnoitre Cuenca. ... We have just had lunch in café Austria and discussed an antique fine wrought iron cross that Olive has seen in a shop in the centre of Cuenca and quite likes, it is the kind that is erected on the roof when an Ecuadorian house is built, to protect the people that are going to live there. ... It is 12:45, Olive should have been back by 12:15 latest, for us to get to Cuenca airport in time. ...

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May 20, 2009 - Indigenous Stitches

I joined three other teachers (Ruth, Scottie and Helen) on a trip to the indigenous town of Saraguro for the weekend. Saraguro is only a three hour bus ride through the mountains, south of Cuenca. ... Ruth and Scottie had been there twice before…and couldn’t wait to get back there again.I joined three other teachers (Ruth, Scottie and Helen) on a trip to the indigenous town of Saraguro for the weekend. Saraguro is only a three hour bus ride through the mountains, south of Cuenca. ... Ruth and Scottie had been there twice before…and couldn’t wait to get back there again....

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