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Touring Cuenca and some of its tourist attractions

Today I am going to share with you the journey of a díWhat did I do in the beautiful city of Cuenca, where I could see several of its tourist attractionsístatic.

a few days agoías, afterés of the maiden flight of Avianca Ecuador from Quito to Cuenca, I was invited to participate in a several-hour tour of the main tourist attractionsístics of this city organized by the Fundación Cuenca Tourism.

Definitely, visité a few places, since Cuenca offers many más points of interestés to tell you abouté hereí, so this is a snacké of how much can be done, where I recommend you to beíYOU 3 días y 2 nights to enjoy the máximo this city.

Cuenca and its tourist attractionsístatic

I'm going to show you in chronol orderólogical what you can do in a dayíin Cuenca since its landing in this city, in case anythingún díThey have the opportunity and little time to visit.

Tranvífrom Cuenca

Crossing the street laterés to leave the Mariscal La Mar Airport the station is locatedón Airport, from which they can arrive from between 5 a 10 minutes to Centro Histórich man from Cuenca.

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Spaghettién can travel más allá from the center on the Tramía, a new transportation systemúblico that works very well. Is ordered, cleansed, safe, you can travel with your bike and it even notifies you whenáhow long does the pr arriveóximo train.

Schedules

  • The Tramía works from 06:00 until 22:00 hours.

Cost

  • A ticketed trip $1.00
  • A travel card $0.35
  • Multi-trip rate with card (5 travels) on $0.30 each.

¿Cóhow to use?

  • The card can be purchased, that must be purchased one per person or by paying for individual trips on the screens available at each stop.

Mansión Alcázar

After the tram touría, we arrived at the Mansión Alcázar where we could enjoy its facilities. A good place for breakfast, but it should be noted that Cuenca has a great optionón gastronómica for all tastes and budgets.

Mansión AlcáTsar Cuenca Ecuador hotel

A mansiócolonial transformed into a hotel, that maintains its essence clásica and beautiful gardens full of flowers and plants make it a recommended spot to spend some time, have a coffeeé and relax before continuing touring Cuenca.

Mansión AlcáTsar Cuenca Ecuador hotel

Mansión AlcáTsar Cuenca Ecuador hotel

Walk through the Historic Centerórico

Without a doubt the point más highest point of Cuenca is to walk through its well-kept historic centerórico, where there are churches on every corner, heritage house, museums and squares, so you can spend several hours discovering every cornerón of this area.

Cathedral of the Inmaculada Concepción
Cathedral of the Inmaculada Concepción of Cuenca
Cathedral of the Inmaculada Concepción
Front view
Cathedral of the Inmaculada Concepción Santa Ana Street
You can't miss walking down Calle Santa Ana, next to the Cathedral.

I also shareén with you this vídeo what I did with shots of several of the places we visited this dayía:

Plaza San Sebastianían Cuenca
Plaza San Sebastianían
Church of Santo Domingo Cuenca Ecuador
Church of Santo Domingo
Parque Calderón Cuenca Ecuador
Parque Calderón, next to the new Cathedral and the old. It is the central square of the city.
Provincial Court of Justice of Azuay
Provincial Court of Justice of Azuay, its architecture is impressive.
sweet tíbasin peaks
When they come to Cuenca, They can't stop trying all the sweets típeaks and traditional, 100% recommended.
Panaderíto All Saints Cuenca Ecuador
If you want to try the best bread you have ever eaten in your life, you must visit the Panaderíto All Saints Cuenca, where all products are made in a wood ovenña, incredible.
Long Street Cuenca Ecuador
On Calle Larga in Cuenca you will findáa great gastronomic offerómica, bares, hotels and much moreás. It is a mandatory step.

Victoria Hotel

This is a traditional hotel in Cuenca that maintains its traditional essence, that to más to offer a picturesque environment, allows us to have a beautiful view of the ríthe Tombamba, one of the four ríthose who cross the city.

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TrilogíEcuadorian ceviches

Hereí we were able to rest after several kiloómeters of walking through the center of Cuenca, we enjoyed several traditional dishes such as guinea pig and fritada, along with other dishes of the delicious and aún not so exploited Ecuadorian food.

Bike PúCuenca war

after lunch, arrivedó time to cut down on food with a little exercise. It was like thatí that we participated in a cycle ride on the banks of the riverío Tomebamba thanks to the bicycle project púCuenca war.

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The architecture and care that Cuenca takes for its buildings is magnificent.ífica and never ceases to surprise on every street.
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Along the banks of the riveríor we can see beautiful landscapes and enjoy the nature of the city outdoors with views like this.

With 20 stations distributed throughout the city, This is a good alternative for mobilization.ón around the city for all the público, even regardless of the stateíphysical, since in general, Cuenca does not have so many steep streets and everything dependsá of the route or destination you want to reach.

Schedules

  • The stations operate every day.íace of 06:00 until 20:00 hours.

Cost

  • Registration feeón $3,00 USD
  • Value per trip $0.25 USD
  • Value per día $10,00 USD (Unlimited travel time within service hours)
  • value per 3 months $15,00 USD
  • Value for añO $30,00 USD

¿Cóhow to use?

  • With the applicationón for Smartphones
  • With the card “BIKE PÚBICA CUENCA”:
  • A través of the stationón using panel táctil, following the same release procedureón of the applicationóphone numberéphono mówill.

I hope you liked this brief tour of Cuenca, which has great potentialíhuge sttic, much to exploit and offer to local and international tourists.

¿They know Cuenca? Cuétell us in the commentsé what do you think about this city.

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