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Site No. 2
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The capital of Ecuador is not far from the 0° Meridian, but has a agrable climate, because of an altitude of 2.800m. Built in the 16th century on Inca ruins its historic features are interesting. We could not catch the flair of the "best preserved and least altered town centre" - it is a busy southamerican city with some nice places and buildings. Fascinating was only the baroque interior of some churches. A nice place to visit, but no dream destination. |
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Site No. 260
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Although we did not see a Andean Condor, we were fascinated by the area. Two active volcanoes, lakes, waterfalls, glaciers, rainforests and a huge biodiversity makes this park a great pool of fascination. The rainfall was very stable for long periods - so sunshine pictures are not easily done. Accessability is a little hard - but perhaps exactly this prevents a destruction of its beauty. |
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Site No. 863
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Around 1530 Charles V. issued guidelines how to plan a Spanish city - and the foundation of Cuenca 30 years later exactly followed this idea. Although many of the buildings do not date that far back (built in the 18th and 19th century) we did like their style and the relaxed atmosphere. It is a busy town - and the traffic problem is obvious too, but not as dense as in other towns. It was very positive to see that a lot of old buildings are renovated nicely, although some black-tinted-modern art-buildings did not fit into the picture. We had a good time in Cuenca, but we did not buy one of the famous straw-hats.... |
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