Cuenca
is laid-back colonial charm
is awe-inspiring architecture
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After Quito, Cuenca is Ecuador’s most important and beautiful colonial city. But don’t tell that to the locals, who insist that their laid-back culture, cleaner streets and more agreeable weather outclass the capital, hands down... Read More
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3-Day Tour of Cuenca Including Calderon Park, Flower Market and Modern Arts Museum
Cuenca and its environs; the Calderon Park, the New and the Old Cathedral, the Flower Market and the Modern Arts Museum.
3-Day Inca Trail to Ingapirca from Cuenca
The Inca trail was the greatest communication system the world had known, greater even than the roads of the Roman Empire. There is a popular segment of this trail system at the southern end of the Central Valley, which leads to Ingapirca, the most important and best preserved archeological Inca complex in Ecuador.