Cuenca
The charming colonial city was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is considered to be the most beautiful city in Ecuador.
What Will I See?
- Cobblestone streets
- Wrought-iron balconies
- Beautiful gardens
- Winding rivers
- Arts and crafts markets
- Plazas filled with flowers
- Museums and a Panama hat factory
- Churches, colonial houses and pre-Inca archeological ruins
What Can I Do?
- Guided city tour
- Visit the Inca ruins at Ingapirca, considered the most important archaeological site in Ecuador
- Visit the Museum of the Order of the Immaculate Conception with its vast collection of colonial religious art
- Visit the Central Bank of Ecuador Museum
- Visit the Panama hat factory
