Ecuador stop #2 is the lovely city of Cuenca, where I've been lucky enough to stay with a Peace Corps Madagascar friend who retired here, and this is the view from his guest room window!:
The center of Cuenca is lovely, a fantastic place to wander markets and stop for a cappuccino and stroll along the riverfront and admire the beautiful old architecture.
As always, the best part about visiting someone who lives in the area is that they have their own local happy-places that I would never otherwise know existed. Exhibit 1: a daytrip to the nearby town of Paute, where we grabbed a pick-up ride way up into the hills above...
...and then hiked back down into town, enjoying the amazing peacefulness and bucolic sights of the Ecuadorian countryside.
I especially appreciated how colorful Paute is...
...and how colorful (and, most importantly, delicious) my lunch of trout, hominy, and salad was once we made it all the way back to town.
There may also have been an afternoon nap enjoyed on the bus ride through the mountains back to Cuenca. Possibly.
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