February 16, 2017
by Paul Acee
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Chordeleg, Ecuador’s fine jewelry destination is a great day trip from Cuenca. Chordeleg is a town and parish and seat in Chordeleg Canton, Azuay Province, Ecuador. The population of the town of Chordeleg is around 10,000. Chordeleg is well known for … Continue reading
January 28, 2017
by Paul Acee
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This is an artists rendering of what a Turi Mirador plaza might look like. The city of Cuenca posted this on the Internet a couple of weeks ago.
January 17, 2017
by Paul Acee
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Yunguilla Valley’s Giron, Ecuador is a nice day trip from Cuenca. Girón is a town and parish in Azuay Province, Ecuador. The town has about 3,500 residents, and the Giron Canton as a whole has about 12,600 residents. The elevation … Continue reading
June 1, 2016
by Paul Acee
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Cuenca’s San Blas Plaza sits at the far eastern end of the historical district. It’s directly in front of San Blas church which sits at the end of Simon Bolivar.
February 21, 2016
by Paul Acee
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Cuenca’s International Food Show is one of two annual events here that I keep an eye out for. The other one being the Orchid Show. Like last year, this years show was on a Sunday at the Mall del Rio … Continue reading
January 22, 2016
by Paul Acee
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The Cuenca Carnaval 2016 schedule of events has been set by the municipality. A kick off event was held yesterday morning at Parque Calderon. Dignitaries including the mayor gave speeches. A booklet of the events scheduled was given out at … Continue reading
August 28, 2015
by Paul Acee
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Interesting Facts About Ecuador One of the interesting facts about Ecuador is that there’s so much to do and see here. Last Sunday morning some friends and I drove to El Chorro de Giron from Cuenca to visit the waterfalls. … Continue reading
August 7, 2015
by Paul Acee
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Avenida Remigio Crespo Toral is an “avenue” that stretches between Avenida Solano and Avenida de las Américas in south Cuenca. The first two shots below are from Solano. This is where Remigio Crespo begins heading west.
July 31, 2015
by Paul Acee
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Cuenca’s Feria Libre is the main produce distribution center in Azuay province and Cuenca is the capitol of Azuay. I’ve never seen anything like it. The volume and variety of fruits and vegetables is overwhelming. I read somewhere that it’s … Continue reading
July 24, 2015
by Paul Acee
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Turi Xtrem overlooking Cuenca has been on my to do list since last year and I finally paid them a visit. It was early last Sunday afternoon and the temperature was a perfect 70 F degrees. I parked my bike … Continue reading
June 27, 2015
by Paul Acee
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That’s the official name for the huge plaza that’s directly outside the east entrance of the 9 de Octubre Mercado in Cuenca, Plaza Civica 9 de Octubre in Cuenca. It’s one of my favorite places in el centro.
January 9, 2015
by Paul Acee
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The Parrot at Pumapungo. A couple of days ago I was walking through the Inca ruins at Pumapungo in Cuenca. In one area there’s an agricultural garden with what is believed the Inca grew for food hundreds of years ago. … Continue reading
December 19, 2014
by Paul Acee
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I actually began the cedula process in Cuenca yesterday when I picked up my 9-1 Visa, they had me make a couple of copies of my passport next door etc. Today I returned with the copies, and a form they … Continue reading