Latacunga- from the Central Hotel - 2

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Latacunga- from the Central Hotel - 2, watercolour on paper, A4

Latacunga- from the Central Hotel - 2 - detail

Latacunga- from the Central Hotel - 2 - detail

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Latacunga, from the Central Hotel -1

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Latacunga, from the Central Hotel- 1

 watercolour on paper, A4

Latacunga, from the Central Hotel -1- detail

This was painted on  thin paper- the effect of this is that  I`m forced to use a limited technique with single washes and little working in, and  forced to be clear in my objectives.

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Latacunga has some wonderful architecture- fine whitewashed churches- and is very friendly.

 I have been blessed with a wonderful hotel room overlooking the square, from which I shall continue to work. Fortunately it is not at all cold, like Quito.

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Ecuador alone

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Andean Ecuador: map from Sandfords 1912

This is alternative January itinerary, this time leaving out Peru.

Why? Because the border crossing, from what I read, at the point at which I would like to cross just south of Loja, is pretty awful: by bus you cross at night , at 2 am, and the buses are pretty ghastly. Better, therefore, to focus on Ecuador, that means less lugging stuff around,  a simpler timetable and more energy spent concentrating on painting.

From north to south, circled on the map:

 Quito

 Latacunga 

Riobamba

 Guamote

 Cuenca

 Loja.

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