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San Juan definitely has fewer gringos, though it is only a short walk/tuctuc ride from San Pedro. Had one of those memorable Guatemalan...

I just recently finished 4 weeks at Cooperativa Spanish School in San Pedro and I guess my experience was quite different though obviously...

A little prep for Spanish. (I've been at it 2 months now at home but will go to Cuenca this fall)...

Thanks for the update and the link.

To me there are two Taiwans - concrete and green. Obviously the latter is preferred, but it is not always easy to escape the former....

I'm looking at going to Cuenca in the fall. Have heard a lot of good things about it. Apparently the accent there is also very "clean".

Thanks for all that information. I too am thinking of heading to Cuenca to work on my Spanish (once I can get it to a decent basic level -...

Don't forget couchsurfing.org. Met a couple of people who got a great place to stay this way.

Shona's on Amrit Marg (right hand side walking toward Durbar)....

Thanks. Very interesting read.

Great to hear. To me the speed and flexibility are really worth it....

I would second the EBC first routine. I've done it twice (walking in and out) and both times done EBC first (without the pass though, both...

Did the trip in 1983 ... almost had a fight with an Indian border agent (for being one day over my Darjeeling visa, despite the Darjeeling...

I'll add a thumbs up to Shona's. We rented bags (on a per day basis) from there and bought down jackets. Just came back in from an evening...

Were there really 2,000 + porters etc people stuck???...