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August 17th, 2007, 08:17 PM
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Cuenca, Ecuador (World Heritage Site)
National and foreign tourists think that Cuenca is the most beautiful city in Ecuador. The city is at 2,500 meters over sea level and enjoys a spring-like weather year-round. The city was founded on the ruins of the ancient Tomebamba from the Inca Empire. Currently, it's Ecuador's third biggest city and also the one with the best quality of life. The city is surrounded by four rivers, each of them having their own majesty.
All pictures are from Flickr 1 (the new cathedral as seen from the old cathedral), 2 (new cathedral), & 3. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr 4 & 5. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr 6, 7, & 8 (one of the stairs that takes tourists from the historic center to the newer part of town). image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr 9 & 10. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr 11 (the river & the grass - so beautiful) & 12. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr 13 (impressive building) & 14. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr 15 (beautiful) & 16. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr 17 (a school - catholic I believe) & 18 (another picture of one of the rivers). image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr 19 (nice mix - indigenous people carring sacks on their backs) & 20 (other beautiful structures). image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr As the thread develops, I will be adding more pictures.
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Guayaquil, Ecuador (Largest & Fastest Urban Renewal by the UN) [English][Español][Português] Quito, Ecuador (First World Heritage Site by UNESCO) [English][Español][Português] Cuenca, Ecuador (World Heritage Site by UNESCO) [English][Español][Português]
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August 18th, 2007, 01:29 AM
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Wow... 34 views & no one cared to comment on it. I guess the international community is not impressed by Cuenca's unique arquitecture?
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August 18th, 2007, 02:29 AM
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wonderful....could be Italy.
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August 18th, 2007, 02:31 AM
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Very nice city, i love that ancient architecture.
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August 18th, 2007, 01:23 PM
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21 (Supreme Court) & 22 (Church San Blas - beautiful).
image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr 23 (common hotel) & 24 (another shot of the cathedral). image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr 25 (old cathedral) & 26 (stairs that separate the old district with the new district as seen from the bridge over the Tomebamba river). image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr 27 (historic district is found on left while on the right is the new part of town) & 28 (one of the most beautiful places - "EL Barranco"). image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr 29 (ruins from the old Tomebamba) & 30 (that bridge doesn't reach the other end - I beleive the building in the background is the tallest in Cuenca). image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr 31 (another stairs & another bridge) & 32 (old bridge that collapsed a while back & became a tourist spot). image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr Thanks for the comments.... now I can post more pictures.
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August 20th, 2007, 12:33 PM
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Through my signature below, you can also check out my thread of Quito; which will totally not dissapoint you.
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August 22nd, 2007, 02:14 AM
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Cuenca at night
image hosted on flickr  the wonderful & beautiful cathedral image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  the main square & another square image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  Inside the new cathedral image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  beautiful arquitecture image hosted on flickr  ..just one more church image hosted on flickr 
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August 27th, 2007, 09:11 AM
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It is too bad so few people have replied because it really is a beautiful city.
I am a chef, many restaurant workers in Minneapolis are from Ecuador and most are from Cuenca so I know a lot of people from there and have heard a bit about it. Seeing these pictures makes me want to visit and maybe surprise a few old friends. |
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August 27th, 2007, 03:44 PM
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Seems like it is a true jewel of Ecuador. Very beautyful and has a stunning setting
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August 28th, 2007, 12:03 AM
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Other places
Some modern & residential areas but still preserve the same characteristics. In the second pic you can see the cathedral's towers all the way at the end of that avenue in the middle. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr Next set of pictures are from the ruins of Tomebamba within the same city of Cuenca. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr Next set of pics are from the Ingapirca site - I believe it might be like an hour or so from the city. Ingapirca - this is an old pre-columbus & pre-inca city by the Canaris but it was destroyed by the Incas due to some conflicts image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr Another shot. On the second pic, notice the precision image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr The last pic shows the Indian face in Ingapirca image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr
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August 28th, 2007, 12:11 AM
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Very interesting!
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August 30th, 2007, 02:21 AM
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Awesome pics! really nice place, specially for its great patrimony or heritage. I guess that it´s an interesting town tu visit.
Thanks for your mini - tour 
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August 30th, 2007, 06:04 PM
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I love the river with all that growth of flora. Very beautiful!
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August 30th, 2007, 07:44 PM
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Ecuador... ¡Ecuador!
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I love this city, where my parents were born. Excelent climate, not too cold, not hot... Beautiful girls, awesome parties, parties in Cuenca = hell... I love it.
My favourite view of the historique centre, Cuenca. 
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September 1st, 2007, 12:13 AM
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More pics of Cuenca...
image hosted on flickr  Open Picture image hosted on flickr  Open Picture image hosted on flickr  Tipical street Open Picture image hosted on flickr  Modern Cuenca Open Picture image hosted on flickr  Ingapirca Open Picture image hosted on flickr  Others... image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr
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December 27th, 2007, 02:56 AM
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muy linda!!!
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July 1st, 2009, 08:59 PM
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sto. domingo
 La catedral de la inmaculada.  
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January 20th, 2010, 07:40 PM
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Paris-the city beautiful
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What a wonderfully preserved old city - a must for a future visit.
Here in the U.K. we never hear about anything in South America unless its some disaster or the favellas of Rio etc. All we get is Africa, Africa and more Africa. All because there were no colonies in that part of the world (actually one small one) so the media here is not interested. South America has so much of interest and these sites are a real eye opener. |
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