Cuenca is the third largest and supposedly the most prettiest city of Ecuador. We visited museum Pumpapunbo with its archaeological site of Tomebamba and the highlight of 5 displayed shrunken heads from the Shuar culture of the South Oriente.
Another day we got up at 6am to visit Parque National Cajas. Its a moor-like countryside at 4000m altitude with more than 200 chilly lakes. The $10 entrance fee includes a map but unless you have a compass it's nearly impossible to find any of the longer trails. We hitch hiked to the bottom of the park which was better accessible without any equipment. Phil sat on the deck of a pickup with 3 kids and a woman and got asked exactly the same questions as Petra sitting in the front with the driver and his wife:
Where are you from?
Are you married?
Do you two have children?
Those questions seem to interest the majority of Ecuadorians. We went for an easy walk to and around a lagoon and spotted Andean Toucans. Back on the road we hailed down a bus back to Cuenca and while we were waiting we even got offered a free ice cream.
Another day we got up at 6am to visit Parque National Cajas. Its a moor-like countryside at 4000m altitude with more than 200 chilly lakes. The $10 entrance fee includes a map but unless you have a compass it's nearly impossible to find any of the longer trails. We hitch hiked to the bottom of the park which was better accessible without any equipment. Phil sat on the deck of a pickup with 3 kids and a woman and got asked exactly the same questions as Petra sitting in the front with the driver and his wife:
Where are you from?
Are you married?
Do you two have children?
Those questions seem to interest the majority of Ecuadorians. We went for an easy walk to and around a lagoon and spotted Andean Toucans. Back on the road we hailed down a bus back to Cuenca and while we were waiting we even got offered a free ice cream.
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