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| Page Views: 431 Last Visit to Cuenca: August, 2007 | Overwhelmed in Cuenca by calcaf38 - last update: Oct 13, 2007 |
As of now - and to my surprise - this Cuenca page is my longest, heaviest page on VT. I can't say that Cuenca is my favorite place on earth. It is too intense, too overwhelming for that. But as you can see, it is also an interesting place, with plenty to see, plenty to absorb, and plenty to learn.
Cuenca was my last stop in Ecuador. I expected an idyll, like Cuzco, or a bonbon, like Antigua Guatemala. But Cuenca was a mix of fascination and heartbreak. I am happy I went to Cuenca and got to see so much in a short time. But I can honestly say I shall not return.
The elevation of Cuenca is 2,596m = 8,517ft |
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| Pros: | "Churches, Markets, Museums, Architecture, Atmosphere" | | Cons: | "Thieves" | | In A Nutshell: | "A Destination of considerable historical and human interest" |
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volopolo Mon Apr 28, 2008 15:10 UTC
Another excellent web site! | toonsarah Sun Apr 20, 2008 18:39 UTC
Despite the very helpful warnings, I can see there is enough in Cuenca to make it a "must visit" destination for us. Thanks for the good tips on the churches and museums especially :) | Nemorino Sat Dec 8, 2007 23:55 UTC
Never thought I would read about the "Pont de Nantes" nursery rhyme in a page about Ecuador. Which just goes to show, hmm, whatever. (My Google Alert just popped up to say that Vera Nemirova will stage Faust in Bonn next April.) | Bwana_Brown Thu Dec 6, 2007 09:50 UTC
Quite an amazing variety of weird and wonderful attractions you found in Cuenca! It is too bad those two robberies took some of the shine off your experience, stuff like that is always upsetting . Beautiful photos in your Travelogues! |
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