Travel

Cuenca transportation officials reported no problems with the reopening of the city's airport Monday, saying that all systems appeared to be functioning normally. Formal approval of the runway resurfacing project was given on Sunday and the first commercial jet in two weeks, a Tame flight from Guayaquil, touched down on the new asphalt just before 8:00 a.m. Last week, the reopening date was in question due to construction delays caused...

One of the best sources for travel tips, especially for discovering  off-the-beaten-path jewels, are travel blogs. The following is an entry posted earlier this year in Nancy and Chuck Watson’s blog. The Watsons have homes in Cuenca and in Washington state, where their children and grandchildren live. We went to Chordeleg, a small town about...