Phrase of the day: Huy, estamos en Ecuador todavia? Espana, gracias por "le dio su cultura"... Wow, are we still in Ecuador? Spain, thank you for "spreading your culture".
I just returned from my new favorite place in Ecuador, Cuenca.
Besides the super clean street, Cuenca has tons to offer. I'm going to drop a little knowledge on you, only because I've been studying my Lonely Planet book as if I was applying to be a tour guide in Ecuador. Cuenca is the third largest city in Ecuador, and quite possibly one of the safest. The new and old parts of town are divided by the Tomebamba River, one of Cuenca's three rivers.
Okay, less boring writing and more exciting pictures! I enjoyed it so much, I probably took over a hundred pictures. Now I know that doesn't mean too much with there being digital cameras and all these day, but I meant after I deleted the blurry and ugly ones, I still had over a hundred! My favorite part was naturally the old town, a Unesco World Heritage Site:
It's filled with great food (which really just made me miss home even more):
Culture (who ever thought I would miss being able to go into Indian stores? No worries, I still didn't go in!):
Large, safe, clean parks (Volunteers Alisha, Lisa, and Jessica):
Streets that remind me of Europe (A nice break from the usual pot hole-filled dirt roads):
Spectacular churhes on every corner (I'm not sure why, but my church pictures seem to be some of my best shots):
And most importantly, real ice cream! (I only thought they had Stracciatella in Italy... It was good, but naturally not Germanos)
Really though, I shouldn't have been surprised with what I found in Cuenca on my first day. I mean, when your $9/night hostal looks like this, you know you're in for a good stay:
Flowers at one of the flower markets in town:
ps: You can even drink the tap water in Cuenca!!!
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