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I've set aside this last page for
pictures and recollections that are of personal
significance, but might not be of interest to many
people. Then again, you never
know.
There were lots of people who made our
stay in Cuenca more pleasant than it might have been
otherwise. (I wish I had taken photos of more of
them than I did.) One was the driver, or guide, of
the B.I.T.E. bus that Les Jersey and I usually traveled
on.
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Les and I
stayed at the Hotel Crespo during our stay in
Cuenca. There was a young lady at a desk
in the lobby, representing B.I.T.E., who Les
struck up a friendship with, and who always made
us feel welcome. That was
typical of those we met while in
Cuenca.
At left: Andrea
Bermeo, B.I.T.E.
representative at Hotel Crespo. |
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Some more of the
friends we made while at B.I.T.E. 2002.
At Right:
In order of height - Les Jersey (LARC -
Internet Marketing Coordinator), Jack Hanna, Damian Velasco Molina and Carolina Veira Corrales
(both
of Parque Historico, Quayaquil) |
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It's ironic that I live within 45-minutes of his
"base camp" at Bush Gardens in Tampa,
but I had to travel to Ecuador to meet Jungle
Jack.
At left: Steven H.
Spake (Webmaster - LARC
and Ecuador Tourist Board)
and "Jungle" Jack Hanna. |
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If there is one
thing about Cuenca, and Ecuador in general, that
made the biggest impression on me, it was that
the people are very friendly.
At right:
One of those large ceramic murals I wrote about
on page-2, this one behind the main desk at
Hotel Crespo. |
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| Ecuadorians are
also amazingly tolerant of those of us who don't
speak Spanish. Even when we met people who
only spoke Spanish, there was the desire by both
parties to communicate that usually allowed at least
some ideas to be communicated. This is in
stark contrast to the attitudes of most people
in my native U.S. We could, and should,
learn something from Ecuador.
I look forward to the next B.I.T.E.
conference, hopefully to be held in
2003.
At left: Steven Spake and
Les Jersey in front of the conference building
on Sunday afternoon, bags overflowing with
brochures. |
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