Archive for January, 2017
Holiday Celebrations in Cuenca: El Pase del Niño, El Año Viejo, & La Fiesta de los Inocentes
Holiday Celebrations in Cuenca: El Pase del Niño, El Año Viejo, & la Fiesta de los Inocentes If you’ll give me a moment I’ll share our observations about holiday celebrations in Cuenca. It’s fascinating and, oh, so different than North America. Think Mardi Gras in New Orleans, but rated PG. During the Christmas season in Cuenca there are […]
Furniture Shopping in Cuenca
Furniture Shopping As promised in the last post of 2016, here’s what we’ve learned about furniture in Cuenca to date. More challenging than finding a place to live has been shopping for furniture. There is a Cuenca style of furniture that we are not enamored of and our apartment is too small to fit a standard […]