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floor), has information on Cajas National Park. The post office is on
the corner of Calles Borrero and Grán Colombia, and the Pacífictel
phone office is on Benigno Malo between Córdova and Sucre.

Ask around for Internet cafés, as there are a few within close prox-
imity to most of the accommodations mentioned in this chapter,
though they mushroomed in numbers for a couple of years and then
thinned out. They are usually associated with hotels that cater to in-
ternational travelers. Keep inmind that Internet connections tend to
be expensive here, compared to Quito.

Banco del Pacífico is at Benigno Malo 9-75. It accepts MasterCard,
has an ATM and offers good rates for travelers checks. Banco la
Previsora , at Grán Colombia and Benigno Malo, accepts Visa.
Banco de Guayaquil , at Sucre between Hermano Miguel and
Borrero, and Banco del Pichincha , at Bolívar 9-74 and Malo, both
exchange travelers checks. Hospitals include the Military Hospital,
Av. 12 de Abril 7-99,

7-827-606, and the Hospital Vicente Corral

Moscoso, Av. El Paraíso, 7-822-100. The bus station is next to the

airport on Av. España.

A useful website for Cuenca travel information
is www.cuencanet.com

WWW

Loja
The Minesterio de Turismo office is at Bernardo Valdivieso 08-22,
south of 10 de Agosto /fax [phone]. Check with them

for local guides offering trips into Podocarpus Nacional Park. Also
visit the Minesterio del Ambiente , on Sucre between Imbabura
and Quito,

7-572-964,

7-563-131, which administers the park and has good
maps. The post office is at the corner of Colón and Sucre, and the
Pacífictel phone office is on Eguiguren and Valdivieso, a block east
of the central park. For bank services, including Visa, MasterCard
and ATM, Banco de Buayaquil is on J A Eguiguren between
Valdivieso and Olmedo.

The bus station is 1¼ miles north of downtown on Av. Cuxibamba,
paralleling the river. Taxis can be found in the city center and in the
area around the central park, Parque Central. The Military Hospi-
tal is at Colón and Bernardo Valdivies, 7-578-332. There is a clinic

at Cuxibamba and Latacunga, 7-581-077.