First of all, a fun fact for you guys: Cuenca means “basin” in English. There are four rivers that flow through the city of Cuenca, the basin, — the Tomebamba, Yanuncay, Tarqui and Machangara. These rivers are what give the city it’s full name, Santa Ana de los Cuatro Ríos de Cuenca. So, besides these rivers, what […]
Happy *heart* Day!
Finally! Landed safe and sound at YYZ. So I’m finally home, and I am SO incredibly tired, but I just wanted to check in to say that I have so much more to tell you guys…
The day I traveled to the center of the world
My second day in Ecuador found me taking a day trip to a place not far from Quito — a little museum in the middle of the world! Well, technically speaking not the middle midle, because I’m pretty sure that would be the core. /science I was at the equator though (which BTW is the English translation of […]
A day in the historic Old Town of Quito
So my trip is almost over (*sadface!!*), and for the past couple days I’ve been trying to steel myself to the cold weather awaiting me back home. This morning I saw yet another slew of cold weather advisories for Toronto in my Twitter feed… ick. Let’s just say if I could stay in South America til winter is […]
Walking barefoot in Medellín
So, I’m sitting in the airport in Quito on layover as I head back to Medellín and couldn’t help but remember my first day there and the time I spent in Parque de los Pies Descalzos (Barefoot Park). I found the idea behind the making of the park to be pretty interesting so I thought I’d go a […]