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    • Azogues
    • A Guinea Pig Lunch
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    • Condor Reserve
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    • Driving with Lex
    • El Mercado de Cuenca
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    • El Quinche
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    • La Fiesta del Sol de Ingapirca
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Cuenca

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Chickens in a box
Chickens in a box
Along the river
Along the river
Climbing the steep steps from the river
Climbing the steep steps from the river
Houses along the river
Houses along the river
Waiting to dance
Waiting to dance
Girls dancing as part of a school exposition
Girls dancing as part of a school exposition
Kids dancing
Kids dancing
Little girl part of folkloric dance exposition
Little girl part of folkloric dance exposition
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Flower Market
Flower Market
Ladies in bowler caps in Parque
Ladies in bowler caps in Parque
Metal Shop making religious decorations
Metal Shop making religious decorations
Hat formers
Hat formers
Rafael Parades and Son Hatmakers
Rafael Parades and Son Hatmakers
Panama Hat Shop
Panama Hat Shop
My Spanish School - the tan building
My Spanish School - the tan building
The flower market on Sunday
The flower market on Sunday
The chapel of El Carmen de la Asuncion
The chapel of El Carmen de la Asuncion
Selling cones on Sunday
Selling cones on Sunday
Interior of Iglesia de San Francisco
Interior of Iglesia de San Francisco
Selling fruit
Selling fruit
A wooden statue from Monasterio de las Conceptas.
A wooden statue from Monasterio de las Conceptas.
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Interior of the Monasterio de las Conccptas founded in 1599. Nuns still live here who never let the public see their faces.
Frying empadas in the school kitchen
Frying empadas in the school kitchen
Finished empanadas - cheese inside, sprinkled with sugar
Finished empanadas - cheese inside, sprinkled with sugar
The hummingbird that lives at Hostal Macondo
The hummingbird that lives at Hostal Macondo
Names for sale in the Plaza
Names for sale in the Plaza
Molly keychain in the making
Molly keychain in the making
An incredible feast for the eyes within
An incredible feast for the eyes within
The painted wooden ceiling
The painted wooden ceiling
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The floor was of wooden planks and much of what appeared to be marblework was faux painting
A painting in one of the chapels
A painting in one of the chapels
The altar
The altar
The church was packed with art and decoration
The church was packed with art and decoration
painted walls
painted walls
The beautiful floor
The beautiful floor
Leading to the outside
Leading to the outside
The Church of Santo Domingo in Cuenca
The Church of Santo Domingo in Cuenca
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Celebrating at Villa Rosa for some of us our last night in Cuenca - Christine from Atlanta, Marita from Holland, friend of Debby's from US, Debby from Boston, Ben from Tazmania, Dean from US, Jake from NYC, Kornelia from Hamburg, me, Emma from Australia
Outside Cathedral Nueva
Outside Cathedral Nueva
One of many doors to the cathedral
One of many doors to the cathedral
Kids in the Parque Calderon
Kids in the Parque Calderon
The altar of the cathedral
The altar of the cathedral
One of the chapel altars
One of the chapel altars
Another chapel altar
Another chapel altar
Arches within The cathedral
Arches within The cathedral
The whole altar
The whole altar
Park with bird
Park with bird
National Police talking about poaching
National Police talking about poaching
Lizard in danger of extinction
Lizard in danger of extinction
Have to find our the name of this church
Have to find our the name of this church
San Blas (it says)
San Blas (it says)
Buildings near the Parque Calderon
Buildings near the Parque Calderon
Parque Calderon
Parque Calderon
The flower Market near Plaza San Francisco
The flower Market near Plaza San Francisco
Church of San Francisco (I think despite what it says)
Church of San Francisco (I think despite what it says)
Another unknown church
Another unknown church
Flower ladies
Flower ladies
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My lunch
My lunch
More of my lunch with tasty purple vegatables . This meal cost $1
More of my lunch with tasty purple vegatables . This meal cost $1
My Room #11
My Room #11
Inside my room
Inside my room
Ice Cream in the Park
Ice Cream in the Park
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At a fancy restaurant with Jake and Emily
At a fancy restaurant with Jake and Emily
Church of San Blas
Church of San Blas
Inside San Blas
Inside San Blas
The “new” cathedral
The “new” cathedral
One of many of Cuenca's building under restoration
One of many of Cuenca's building under restoration
Dancers at Museo del Banco Central African dance show
Dancers at Museo del Banco Central African dance show
Santo Cenaculo in Cuenca
Santo Cenaculo in Cuenca
The Tower of Santo Cenaculo
The Tower of Santo Cenaculo
La Iglesia De Turi
La Iglesia De Turi
Another beautiful Cuencan church - San Alfonso
Another beautiful Cuencan church - San Alfonso
Iglesia de Sagrario
Iglesia de Sagrario
Iglesia de Sagrario
Iglesia de Sagrario
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