"If you want to get ahead, get a hat" Jenandtony's photos around Cuenca, Ecuador
A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Cuenca, Ecuador by TravelPod blogger Jenandtony titled "If you want to get ahead, get a hat..." Jenandtony's travel blog entry: "Our next staging post on our way south has been Cuenca. For some reason we had gained the impression that it was a small town but it turns out that it is actually the third largest city in Ecuador with lots of small cafes and bars. Strangely the country's biggest city is Guayaquil and the capital, Quito, is only the second largest. Like most South American cities, Cuenca's size is mostly in the rambling suburbs and the centre remains relatively untouched. Although it lacks large numbers of the grander colonial houses it has lots of attractive smaller places set amongst narrow cobbled streets. There are several churches scattered around, many with interesting domes, and the city even boasts two cathedrals, either side of the main plaza. The old one is known as El Sagrario and was begun in 1557. It was expanded and the walls were substantially decorated over the next few years. However, in about 1930, someone decided it was hard work trying to preserve the paintings so instead they whitewashed all the walls with industrial paint. Now an international project has turned the place into a museum and managed to reveal some of the paintings but sadly much has been lost. While we were in Popayan a few days ago, Tony had tried to get a haircut but the old-fashioned barber refused because he hasn't got ...
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