CUENCA, ON-LINE ISSUE 04. By: Jane Hiltbrand. Photos: Jane Hiltbrand. (Currently Instituto de Arte Contemporaneo). Location: Hermano Miguel 8-41and Sucre. This large colonial house has an austere, modest facade that combines white walls with dark green woodwork. But inside are hidden Cuenca treasures! Records show that from 1915 to 1988 the building was home to
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CUENCA, ON-LINE ISSUE 03 By Jane Hiltbrand Photos: Jane Hiltbrand Location: Tomás Ordóñez y Simón Bolívar The Good Shepherd Order of Nuns arrived in Cuenca in 1892. Although initially put in charge of the girls’ school in the St. Blas district, the ultimate aim for the order was to run the city women’s prison, which
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ON-LINE ISSUE By Jane Hiltbrand Photos: Courtesy of Jane Hiltbrand I can honestly say that I fell in love with Cuenca from the very first moments of seeing it. And for me, an enormous part of that attraction was the architecture in Cuenca. It is stunning and memorable, as you all know. I moved here
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