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DUNMOVN
Joined 2011
Posts: 1991

GETTING AROUND CUENCA

12 years ago

For those new to Cuenca, one of the best kept secrets are the bus maps available online at: http://www.cuencatransit.com. The website shows the routes of all 30 of the big blue (soon to be red) busses. There is even a trip planner where you enter where you want to begin and end and you will be given a bus line # to take. One of my neighbors and a friend take one bus route every week just to find out where it goes and points of interest. She has learned more in 3 months than most taxi drivers do in a lifetime. Gone are the days when you could just hop in a cab, tell the driver where you want to go, sit back and relax. In Cuenca you often have to tell the driver where to turn and when to stop (aqui). It's kind of like going to a doctor without knowing what is wrong with you--big mistake. You should only go to a doctor for a second opinion. Before you get in a taxi, you should know how to get where you want to go and the Cuenca Transit bus route maps are a big help.

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