Things To Do
Parque Nacional Cajas
If you like to hike and can resist a chill in weather, this is a must stop. You will also be able to visit it if you are driving from Guayaquil to Cuenca as the road goes through the park. Make sure to stop at Tres Cruces, the highest point (13,000 feet above water)
Centro Historico
Arquitecture, folklore, cobble tone streets and more. Take a walk through a city stuck in time.
Turi
This lookout point allows you to see the city from a 180 degree angle. Some great hand made ceramic can be purchased at the Vega House on the way UP
Rio Tomebamba
Walk along side the Tomebamba River - diving the old city from the new city. Have a pic nic by Puente Todos Santos or grab a bite at the many expat restaurants along the way.
San Sebastian
This colonial plaza takes you back in the days with a great museum of modern art right nearby
Museo Pumapungo
Museum combining indoor exhibits about local culture & ethnography & sprawling, open-air Inca ruins.
Old Cathedral of Cuenca
The Church of the Shrine — commonly referred to as the Old Cathedral of Cuenca — was the main place of Spanish worship during the time of Spanish colonization in Cuenca, Ecuador. It functions today as the Museum for Religious Art and is located at the Parque Calderon, opposite the New Cathedral.
Calle Santa Ana
This recently restored street which runs between the Catedral Nueva and the old seminary was a cañari road which followed the path of the sun. When the Spanish arrived they renamed it after the Virgin Mary’s mother. After being closed for at least 80 years, Calle Santa Ana has been reopened and re-reopened.