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Cuenca and the Southern Highlands

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Cuenca and the Southern Highlands

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The less-visited Southern Highlands deserve a more prominent spot on travel itineraries. Cuenca, Ecuador's third largest city, with a collection of colonial architecture that comes close to rivaling Quito's, serves as the gateway to this region. Indigenous ruins in the vicinity are a reminder that Cuenca was the second largest city in the Inca empire, surpassed only by Cusco, in Peru.

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News|Apeksha Bhateja

Five Severed Heads Found on Popular Tourist Beach
Bathers on an Ecuadorian beach made a brutal discovery last week. On Sunday, beachgoers found five severed human heads tied to wooden poles on a beach in Ecuador. The gruesome scene unfolded in Puerto López, a village on the country’s Pacific coast popular for whale-watching. A wooden board was placed next to the heads, warning … <a href="">Continued</a>

Apeksha Bhateja
News|Scott Laird

The U.S. Hasn’t Updated Its Travel Warning for Ecuador. But Should You Worry About Visiting?
What does this mean for international travelers bound for Ecuador?

Scott Laird
Travel Tips|Shoshi Parks

The Struggle With Altitude Sickness in the Ecuadorian Andes Is Real
With the beautiful views come the very real struggles of hiking 13,000 feet above sea level.

Shoshi Parks

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News|Apeksha Bhateja

Five Severed Heads Found on Popular Tourist Beach
Bathers on an Ecuadorian beach made a brutal discovery last week. On Sunday, beachgoers found five severed human heads tied to wooden poles on a beach in Ecuador. The gruesome scene unfolded in Puerto López, a village on the country’s Pacific coast popular for whale-watching. A wooden board was placed next to the heads, warning … <a href="">Continued</a>

Apeksha Bhateja
News|Scott Laird

The U.S. Hasn’t Updated Its Travel Warning for Ecuador. But Should You Worry About Visiting?
What does this mean for international travelers bound for Ecuador?

Scott Laird
Travel Tips|Shoshi Parks

The Struggle With Altitude Sickness in the Ecuadorian Andes Is Real
With the beautiful views come the very real struggles of hiking 13,000 feet above sea level.

Shoshi Parks
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