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Sometimes the Old Ways are the Best Ways
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 4 February 2012
Gravel spit from beneath the van’s wheels as we climbed into mountains erupting with picture-postcard spring colors. Though I enjoyed my time in Cuenca, it had been difficult to connect with the local culture in a city of half a million people, so I had opted for a day tour to explore tiny towns in [...]
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At Home on the Road in Cuenca, Ecuador
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 28 January 2012
By the time I arrived in Cuenca I was stressed out and beaten down. Though rewarding, traveling through Ecuador had not been easy. I’d been seasick during my spectacular cruise with Ecoventura in the Galapagos Islands; sweaty and smelly in the Amazon jungle at Cuyabeno Lodge; and sardined into a bus full of Ecuadorians, where [...]
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My Travel & Business Year in Review
Blog: GoBackpacking - 28 December 2011
his year passed in the blink of an eye. Or at least that’s how it feels looking back. I’m lucky enough to say I’ve done exactly what I wanted to do, and had a great time doing it. This year had its share of low points too, however by surviving them all, they only served to [...]--------- Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, 12 expert audio interviews, private support forum, and much more.
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A Fellowship in Photos (Part 1)
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 28 December 2011
My first placement in Ecuador was my first time in the country. Turns out that Ecuador is every bit as incredible as the guide books say, and more.
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Decadent Dining at Tiesto’s Restaurant
Blog: GoBackpacking - 2 November 2011
y time in Ecuador was running out, and I’d yet to eat a meal that really blew me away. I looked up the best restaurants in Cuenca on Trip Advisor, and Tiesto’s Restaurant was ranked #1, complete with glowing reviews. It was a Saturday afternoon, and I walked over from my hostel without delay. Despite [...]
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Hiking El Cajas National Park
Blog: GoBackpacking - 1 November 2011
first drove through Parque Nacional Cajas (or El Cajas National Park) on the bus from Guayaquil to Cuenca, however because it was in the early evening, I couldn’t see a thing. All I could tell, judging from the sharply colder air coming through my window, and the altimeter on my watch, was that we were [...]
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7 Safety Tips for Riding the Buses in Ecuador
Blog: GoBackpacking - 18 October 2011
Safety tips to help you protect yourself and your belongings when riding the buses in Ecuador.--------- Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, 12 expert audio interviews, private support forum, and much more.
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Best Vegetarian Restaurants in Cuenca, Ecuador
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 3 February 2011
This is a guest post by Ayngelina Brogan from one of our favourite travel blogs Bacon is Magic. We didn’t make it to Ecuador so there’s a gap in our vegetarian survival guide series – Ayngelina helps out with this guide to eating in Cuenca.
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A Mix of Two Worlds – Cajas National Park
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 2 February 2011
On one of our days in Cuenca we headed out to Cajas National Park, which is a protected area with two very different habitats within one park. We considered doing it ourselves and catching a bus but realised we probably wouldn’t have time to do both areas in one day. The other option only occurred [...]
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Finally… Arrival in Cuenca
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 1 February 2011
I know it was only my first place in Ecuador, so not enough to base such a strong statement on, but I really like Ecuador. So far it seems cleaner and the people appear more friendly than we have come across in a while. In Cuenca I finally found a city that ticked all of [...]
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Parque Nacional Cajas & Around
Blog: The Road Chose Me - 50,000kms of ebb and flow - 17 May 2010
I pick up another backpacker and together we move south, through a market in Riobumba for lunch and into the city of Cuenca. I’m normally not much of a city guy but this one is really beautiful – the streets are clean, the people friendly and there is endless old architecture to admire. Unfortunately the [...]
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Parque Nacional Cajas & Around
Blog: The Road Chose Me - 50,000kms of ebb and flow - 17 May 2010
I pick up another backpacker and together we move south, through a market in Riobumba for lunch and into the city of Cuenca. I’m normally not much of a city guy but this one is really beautiful – the streets are clean, the people friendly and there is endless old architecture to admire. Unfortunately the [...]
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Ecuador’s Machu Picchu
Blog: Boodle's Adventure - around the world in 365 days - 25 April 2010
After exhausting the to do’s of Cuenca, which has earned itself the title of Ecuador’s most beautiful city, – wandering the flower market, visiting the odd church, and walking down river bank we thought we’d up the anti and get some cultural experience as well by visiting Ingapirca – apparently ‘Ecuador’s Machu Picchu.’ We liked the ring of that.
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Finding Tires in Cuenca, Vilcabamba, Dog Bites Man, and $1 For All The Children of Peru
Blog: Trip Down - 11 April 2010
The Pirelli MT-21 front tire that I’ve had on the KLR650 since Houston had warn down so that it was no longer a ‘knobby’ but more a road tire. So with the best intentions I set out in Cuenca today to find replacement tires (the Pirelli MT90 put on in Medellin doesn’t do very well [...]
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Water and Rock Falls from The Amazon in Sucúa to Cuenca, Ecuador
Blog: Trip Down - 7 April 2010
I woke up in Sucúa after a night of endless downpour to more rain. My plan to get to Cuenca wasn’t very appealing and indeed I was wet before even leaving town. Driving out of Sucúa the curvy jungle road passed through a small town where I stopped for breakfast and was told that one [...]
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Cuenca Museums – The Shrunken Heads
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 16 March 2010
Did you know that Panama hats actually come from Ecuador, and, more specifically, Cuenca? They were brought up to Panama to trade, the Europeans and Americans loved them and lo and behold, the Panama hat was born. Except that it’s a total misnomer. All this and more can you find out in the Panama Hat [...]
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How to get bus-rot
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 8 March 2010
Early Thursday afternoon we said goodbye to Peru and boarded our bus into Ecuador - our 6th country to visit in our marathon around South America!
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More to Ecuador than Galapagos Islands
Blog: Two Backpackers - 2 March 2010
Whenever someone finds out I am from Ecuador their next question is usually, “Have you been to the Galapagos Islands?” Unfortunately, I have not… yet. But like most people, it is definitely on my list of top travel destinations. My thought after answering that question is usually, “There is much more to Ecuador than the [...]
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Guinea pig in Cuenca
Blog: A Travel Diary from Mexico, Central and South America - 1 March 2010
Sooner or later it had to happen. We ate Cuy, otherwise known as guinea pig. It's a traditional dish here in Ecuador and if you walk down the street in most towns you'll see it, usually being roasted on a spit. Admittedly, it doesn't look a pretty sight.
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Around Cuenca – Sunday Markets Galore
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 28 February 2010
Have I yet pointed out (at least a dozen times) that Cuenca, Ecuador shuts down on Sundays? I mean properly shuts down, as in all the shops, cafes, restaurants, museums, everything. It’s odd to to find a sizable city that just breaks for one day every week. Well, as odd as that is, I have [...]
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Cuenca-stic Times!
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 7 November 2009
By Zal Bilimoria, KF9, Ecuador Over the past four weeks here in Ecuador, I’ve had the opportunity to see much of the country, starting out in Quito working at Fundacion ESPOIR’s administrative office, and now in Portoviejo near the coast to conduct borrower verifications and write journal updates, among other tasks. Since Ecuador is a relatively [...]
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Group Post, Travel Horror Stories. Me first, then you. An Ecuadorian Tale.
Blog: Bearshapedsphere - 23 September 2009
Bearshapedsphere and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad, long-lasting voyage. With an invitation to group post at the end.
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Cuenca and surroundings
Blog: One Year+ of Vagabonding through Latin America - 4 August 2009
Fri 7/24: Arrived in Cuenca last night, Ecuador’s 3rd-largest city. As one would expect of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it’s pretty – a mix of colonial and other interesting architectural styles. There are even a few art deco buildings, one of my all-time favorite styles. I wonder how Cuenca ended up with all the [...]
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“Please, take me home in your backpack…”
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 14 July 2009
By Cynthia McMurry, KF8, Ecuador Everyday conversations with people in Cuenca provide countless anecdotes of people whose families have been separated by emigration. Everyone seems to have family in the US or Spain, if not a spouse then a brother, sister, cousin or child. At a group meeting last week, a borrower joked that she’d like [...]
