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In the car
Mike, Melissa and Dave - getting ready to head out from the rental car lot
Date: 12/09/2007
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Cuenca street
A shot down one of Cuenca's side-streets
Date: 12/09/2007
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Casas Colgadas 1
A shot of Cuenca's Casas Colgadas ("hanging houses"), built at the edge of a steep cliff
Date: 12/09/2007
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Casas Colgadas 2
A shot of Cuenca's hanging houses, built at the edge of a steep cliff
Date: 12/09/2007
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Parador Cuenca
Built in the former site of the San Pablo convent, the Cuenca Parador Hotel is situated on the cliff opposing the hanging houses.
Date: 12/09/2007
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Hanging City
Cuenca's "old city" is built at the cliff's edge
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Huécar Ravine 1
Date: 12/09/2007
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Huécar Ravine 2
Date: 12/09/2007
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Bridge over the Huécar Ravine
In 1543, Juan del Pozo ordered a bridge built over the Huécar Ravine,
In 1543, Juan del Pozo ordered a bridge built over the Huécar Ravine, linking the convent to the town.
Date: 12/09/2007
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Bridge over the Huécar Ravine
Date: 12/09/2007
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Stonework at the Cuenca Parador
Date: 12/09/2007
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Tile image at the Cuenca Parador
Date: 12/09/2007
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Cuenca Rooftops 1
After visiting the Parador, we found a trail leading up the mountainside, offering a bird's eye view of the ravine and buildings.
Date: 12/09/2007
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Cuenca Rooftops 2
Date: 12/09/2007
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Bridge over Huécar Ravine
Date: 12/09/2007
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Apartments in Cuenca's old city
Date: 12/09/2007
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Cuenca Cathedral 1
Almost by accident, we encountered the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuenca_Cathedral">Cuenca Cathedral</a> while walking through the old city
Date: 12/09/2007
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Cuenca Cathedral 2
Date: 12/09/2007
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Stonework at the Cuenca Cathedral
Date: 12/09/2007
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Ioanni Pavlo
A (papal?) statue located in a side wing of the Cuenca Cathedral
Date: 12/09/2007
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Cuenca sidestreet
Date: 12/09/2007
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Cuenca architecture
Date: 12/09/2007
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Cuenca dwellings
Date: 12/09/2007
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A window in Cuenca's old city
Date: 12/09/2007
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