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Cuenca, Ecuador
Ecuador

Cuenca

Colonial city beloved by expats. Here is when to go, what a day costs on site and what to see, then Okela composes your itinerary hour by hour.

€51per person per day, on average
Jun-Decbest time to visit
14° to 15°average temperatures over the year
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When to visit Cuenca

Best months: June, July, August, September, October, November and December.

Jan
15°
Feb
15°
Mar
15°
Apr
15°
May
15°
Jun
14°
Jul
14°
Aug
14°
Sep
15°
Oct
15°
Nov
15°
Dec
15°

What to see in Cuenca

  1. Centre historique & Cathédrale Nouvelle
    The blue and white domes of the New Cathedral rise above Parque Calderón and define Cuenca's skyline.
  2. Parc Calderón
    This is the beating heart of Cuenca's historic centre, a square shaded by tall trees where locals, students and travellers cross paths.
  3. Mirador de Turi
    From this hill south of town, Cuenca spreads out in a single view, with its historic center, tiled roofs and domes.
  4. Musée Pumapungo
    The museum brings together the ethnography of Ecuador's peoples, from the Amazon to the Andes, and an archaeological park built on the remains of the Inca city of Tomebamba.
  5. Parc national Cajas (excursion)
    About an hour from Cuenca, this high-altitude park unfolds a páramo scattered with lakes, bogs and rocks that the fog hides and reveals again and again.
  6. Marché 10 de Agosto
    This is a neighbourhood market where people in Cuenca still do their everyday shopping, far from anything staged for visitors.
  7. Fabrique de chapeaux panama (Homero Ortega)
    Panama hats were not born in Panama but in Ecuador, and this family-run house in Cuenca shows you why.
  8. Rive du Tomebamba (El Barranco)
    The Tomebamba divides the historic center from the newer part of town, and its banks show one of Cuenca's most appealing sides.

A sample itinerary for Cuenca, three days

Composed by Okela from the places in its database, with times. Yours takes your dates, pace and group into account.

Day 1
  1. 09:30Mirador de Turi
  2. 10:40Parque de la Madre
  3. 12:15Tiestos
  4. 13:40Museo de las Culturas Aborígenes
  5. 15:45Café del Museo
  6. 16:35Marché 10 de Agosto
  7. 19:20Villa Rosa
  8. 20:55Parc Calderón
Day 2

Parc national Cajas (excursion) · Dos Sucres · Rive du Tomebamba (El Barranco)

Day 3

Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno · Parque El Paraíso · El Mercado · Plaza de las Flores · Goza Espresso Bar · Musée Pumapungo · Raymipampa

Budget

Expect about €51 per person per day on site (accommodation, meals, transport and visits), depending on the comfort you choose. Okela shows the price of every step of your itinerary.

My Cuenca itinerary, hour by hour

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