Cuenca Ecuador - March 2012
A pretty wee city of inland Ecuador divided by a large river, I would not call Cuenca a ‘must-do’ but I’m certainly glad we did! We arrived at our hostel where we had a balcony which adjoined with Max & Garys room, as well as a charming neon blue sign reading ‘HOSTEL’ and an Ecuadorian flag out our window, one more intrusive than the other. We took a visit to the Panama Hat Factory (which as we discovered, is where original Panama Hats were made and shipped via the Panama canal - thus their name) and Rory bought a grey banded hat which the group decided made him look like Pete Dougherty. The following day Rory, Brett, Richard, Priya & I took an excursion to Cajas National Park for some more altitude training for Machu Picchu. Much to our disapointment we did not run into any elusive Spectacled Bears, however we were lucky enough to spot some Andean Condors. Cajas was a really beautiful walk and a much needed confidence booster after that wretched virgin hike. A bus then taxi ride later we wound up in Chordeleg, a silver mining town where I FINALLY bought a braclet for these charms I’ve been picking up along the way. Successful day all round, plus we are headed for some warmer climate…..(!)
A pretty wee city of inland Ecuador divided by a large river, I would not call Cuenca a ‘must-do’ but I’m certainly glad we did! We arrived at our hostel where we had a balcony which adjoined with Max & Garys room, as well as a charming neon blue sign reading ‘HOSTEL’ and an Ecuadorian flag out our window, one more intrusive than the other. We took a visit to the Panama Hat Factory (which as we discovered, is where original Panama Hats were made and shipped via the Panama canal - thus their name) and Rory bought a grey banded hat which the group decided made him look like Pete Dougherty. The following day Rory, Brett, Richard, Priya & I took an excursion to Cajas National Park for some more altitude training for Machu Picchu. Much to our disapointment we did not run into any elusive Spectacled Bears, however we were lucky enough to spot some Andean Condors. Cajas was a really beautiful walk and a much needed confidence booster after that wretched virgin hike. A bus then taxi ride later we wound up in Chordeleg, a silver mining town where I FINALLY bought a braclet for these charms I’ve been picking up along the way. Successful day all round, plus we are headed for some warmer climate…..(!)
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