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Night Bus from Cuenca, Ecuador to Máncora, Peru

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There is one direct bus, operated by Azuay and departing Cuenca at 9:30PM. I went to the terminal the night before to buy the ticket for $15. I hear the day bus that was available last year no longer runs, but I am not sure about that. The hardest part of the ride is filling out the immigration forms as… Read more »

South America Day 43: Cuenca

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Taking a night bus out to Máncora, Peru tonight leaves me with one more day to wander Cuenca. I walked down to the terminal to buy the ticket last night. The Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno, situated in a former home for the mentally ill in Cuenca, Ecuador is an eerie place – more so with the laughter of children… Read more »

South America Day 42: Cuenca

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Cuenca is a nice little city, with neatly tiled streets and orange roofs. I even went running today, for the first time in months (and got lost doing so.) There is a river and a green park down the river. This place has me wondering what I was doing sticking around Quito for so long. The walls inside Cuenca’s “New… Read more »

South America Day 41: GYE to Cuenca

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I read that getting from the Guayaquil airport to Cuenca was an easy matter of walking to the nearby bus terminal and buying a ticket. This is mostly true, but far from clear on the spot. Walking out of the airport there was a sign for buses so I followed the path across the parking lot and across the street…. Read more »