Cuenca

So our 7.5 hour bus ride yesterday ended up taking almost 12 hours, meaning we did not arrive in Cuenca until late. We basically had some dinner and ice cream (which was delicious) and then went to bed.

Today, we had a nice relaxing day beginning with a walking tour of Cuenca. We got to visit the look out point at the main church and then just explore the many different and beautiful streets. We saw a flower market and got to try what Ecuadorians believe to be holy water. Cuenca is a really beautiful city with lovely buildings and it definitely reminded me much more of Europe (spanish colonizers) than anywhere else in Ecuador so far.

We went to a chocolate place to get some hot cocoa and dessert (very yummy) and the restaurant was playing older western pop music including 3 Glee covers which was wild. We also did a lot of the practical things like research as to how to best cross the border to Peru and such for our coming journey.

Tomorrow we are heading to El Cajas National Park for our last day in Ecuador! We will then be continuing our adventures in Peru!Okumaya devam et