Cuenca, Ecuador
Indigenous family along the road near Palmira
We climbed to over 3500m where it was a cool, misty 13°C; then descended 1000m on slick new concrete pavement, still under construction, to 21°C. Cuenca is the third largest city in Ecuador, with colonial architecture and cathedrals that rival Quito in grandeur. We plan to spend a few days here avoiding robbers.
