One thing that we realized upon our return to Cuenca was that we all were scratching very itchy mosquito bites. We had used mosquito nets while sleeping in Loja, but we, nevertheless, were all bitten multiple times.
Having lived in Vietnam for several years, we had never experienced mosquito bites which itched as much as the bites we received in Loja and vicinity.
Cuenca is cooler, so that we don’t experience the same problems. Yes, we have occasional mosquitoes in our apartment, but we have never itched for several days like from the mosquito bites which we received in Loja.
In fact, I’m still itching on my elbows, legs and ankles as I compose this post and Mai and Megan are having the same itchy problems. Thus, we are not sure the warmer weather in Loja, Taxiche and Vilcabamba is worth having to tolerate the itchy bites for 3-4 days.
