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The 7-day celebration in Cuenca (to see how many sweets can you eat?)

“No school Friday,” announced our Spanish teacher. A holiday to celebrate…how nice! We turned to the web and read up on which holiday it could be. The Battle of Pichincha, marking Quito’s independence from Spain is celebrated on May 24th. … Continue reading

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