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Walking to the airport in Guayaquil, Ecuador, for a flight to… ??

After spending one night in Guayaquil, Ecuador, we walked to the airport.

Yes, we walked to the airport, how convenient was that?! Maybe it was a little scary, too?

Walking to the airport. Leaving Guayaquil, Ecuador. Planet Medallion TM, Planet Medallion Travel, Ecuador

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Cuenca to Guayaquil, Ecuador

On the morning that we left Cuenca, Ecuador, we started at the city’s bus terminal, Terminal Terrestre Cuenca, and caught a bus back to Guayaquil.

Guayaquil was where the closest major airport was, and from Cuenca the bus ride took about five hours…

Cajas National Park, Ecuador. Planet Medallion TM, Planet Medallion Travel, Ecuador, Cuenca, Guayaquil

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Our time in Cuenca, Ecuador, was far too short

Everyone we met in Ecuador told us the same thing: “Cuenca is the most beautiful city in Ecuador.”

I didn’t really believe that Cuenca would be very different from anywhere else in Ecuador, but when we were still many kilometers away, approaching the city on a bus from Guayaquil, the scenery started to get more and more pretty.

When we rolled into Cuenca, I couldn’t help noticing that it really was very beautiful there…

Dancers in Cuenca, Ecuador. Planet Medallion TM, Planet Medallion Travel, Ecuador, Cuenca

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Guayaquil to Cuenca, Ecuador

Cuenca is a popular city for visitors to Ecuador. It’s known for being very pretty, a good tourist destination, and a popular expat destination, too. Plus, the weather in Cuenca is much cooler than along the coast.

Many people who visit Cuenca arrive in Ecuador by flying into Guayaquil — and the flights into Guayaquil are often cheaper than the flights into Quito.

Here’s how to get from Guayaquil to Cuenca, and what happened when we did it…

The scenic Andes mountains of, Ecuador. Planet Medallion TM, Planet Medallion Travel, Ecuador, Guayaquil to Cuenca

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Montanita to Guayaquil, Ecuador

Getting from Montanita, the popular tourist town on the coast of Ecuador, to Guayaquil, the biggest city in the region and the place where transport to every other city in Ecuador is available, is pretty straightforward….

The scenic highway of the Spondylus route, Ecuador. Planet Medallion TM, Planet Medallion Travel, Ecuador, Montanita, Guayaquil, Santa Elena

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