Comments on: Tours in Cuenca http://iamgeek.net/travel/2009/11/tours-in-cuenca/ I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad. - George Bernard Shaw Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:53:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris http://iamgeek.net/travel/2009/11/tours-in-cuenca/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Chris Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:53:01 +0000 http://iamgeek.net/travel/?p=75#comment-20 Cuenca was beautiful - all it's history is kept alive, as they were never pillaged by pirates or knocked down in earthquakes as most other Equadorian cities have faced. We didn't see as much of the shanty-type neighbourhoods there. Twice in one day we experienced authentic Cuenca food - begins with a plate of white cheese and GIGANTIC green lima beeny things (actually quite tasty), then a soup of potatoes, cheese and cream (with pork skin for flavour - just take it out and ignore it :0P ), then grilled pork and corn/potato patties and large cobs of a white corn..... served with a warm beverage made of boiled fruit or cinnamon and sugar then added sugar cane liquor.....mmmmmmmmmmmmmm. We were hankering for some Canadian steak by the end of it though - once a day would have been enough! lol Cuenca was beautiful – all it’s history is kept alive, as they were never pillaged by pirates or knocked down in earthquakes as most other Equadorian cities have faced. We didn’t see as much of the shanty-type neighbourhoods there.

Twice in one day we experienced authentic Cuenca food – begins with a plate of white cheese and GIGANTIC green lima beeny things (actually quite tasty), then a soup of potatoes, cheese and cream (with pork skin for flavour – just take it out and ignore it :0P ), then grilled pork and corn/potato patties and large cobs of a white corn….. served with a warm beverage made of boiled fruit or cinnamon and sugar then added sugar cane liquor…..mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

We were hankering for some Canadian steak by the end of it though – once a day would have been enough! lol

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