▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁its ▁patri ot ism , ▁f idel ity , ▁and ▁honor ▁of ▁its ▁inhabitants , ▁the ▁Bishop ▁Cu ero ▁y ▁Ca iced o ▁resolved ▁that ▁the ▁town ' s ▁political ▁and ▁administrative ▁status ▁be ▁raised ▁to ▁" V illa ". ▁ ▁Transport ▁▁ ▁A laus í ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁bus ▁to ▁many ▁destin ations ▁in ▁E cuador . ▁A laus i ' s ▁bus ▁station ▁is ▁located ▁three ▁blocks ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁train ▁station , ▁on ▁ 5 ▁de ▁Jun io ▁along ▁the ▁town ’ s ▁main ▁street . ▁B uses ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁smaller ▁towns ▁run ▁regularly . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁set ▁sched ules ▁for ▁more ▁popular ▁destin ations , ▁such ▁as ▁Qu ito , ▁C uen ca ▁and ▁Gu aya qu il . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁starting - off ▁point ▁for ▁the ▁Nar iz ▁del ▁Di ablo ▁train . ▁This ▁engineering ▁work ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁a uda cious ▁projects ▁realized ▁in ▁the ▁And e an ▁mountain ▁range . ▁ ▁Nar iz ▁del ▁Di ablo ▁was ▁the ▁tomb ▁of ▁many ▁J ama ican ▁slaves ▁contract ed ▁to ▁dynam ite ▁the ▁mountain . ▁ ▁Tour ists ▁visit ing ▁the ▁Ing ap ir ca ▁ru ins ▁in ▁C añ ar ▁can ▁board ▁a ▁bus ▁heading ▁for ▁C uen ca . ▁The ▁ru ins ▁are ▁about ▁an ▁hour ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁outside ▁of ▁C añ ar . ▁ ▁City s cape ▁ ▁A laus í ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁architecture , ▁and