Cuenca: what to see and where to eat

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361,524 people live here

Nearest airport: Mariscal Lamar Airport (CUE), about 2.37 km from the centre

Distances are straight-line and the walking time is an estimate, not a route.

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Things to see

  • Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca

    Famores27 / CC BY-SA 3.0

    old town

    Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca

    UNESCO World Heritage site

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  • Museo Pumapungo

    Agencia de Noticias ANDES / CC BY-SA 2.0

    museum

    Museo Pumapungo

    ethnographic & Art museum in Cuenca, Ecuador

    Tu-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa-Su 10:00-16:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2022-12-06

    Admission Not checked

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  • Tomebamba River

    Micah MacAllen / CC BY-SA 2.0

    river

    Tomebamba River

    river in Ecuador

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    About 15 km from the city centre

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  • Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar

    Qenknorojo / CC BY-SA 4.0

    stadium

    Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar

    multi-purpose stadium in Cuenca, Ecuador

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  • river

    Yanuncay River

    right tributary of the Tomebamba River in Ecuador

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    About 36 km from the city centre

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  • river

    Tarqui River

    right tributary of the Yanuncay River in Ecuador

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    About 27 km from the city centre

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  • Tumebamba

    PAULOGARCIA2005 / CC BY 3.0

    archaeological site

    Tumebamba

    human settlement

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  • New Cathedral of Cuenca

    Berposen / CC BY-SA 3.0

    cathedral

    New Cathedral of Cuenca

    church building in Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador

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  • Old Cathedral of Cuenca

    Ekem / CC BY-SA 3.0

    art museum

    Old Cathedral of Cuenca

    church in Ecuador

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Terminal Rutas Orences, about 19 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • river

    Cuenca River

    left headwater of the Paute River in Ecuador

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  • river

    Matadero River

    river in Azuay Province, Ecuador

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  • Iglesia de San Alfonso, Cuenca

    Ceancata / CC BY-SA 4.0

    church building

    Iglesia de San Alfonso, Cuenca

    church building in Cuenca, Ecuador

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Terminal Rutas Orences, about 16 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Parque Calderón

    Dr.bb8 / CC BY-SA 4.0

    plaza

    Parque Calderón

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Terminal Rutas Orences, about 20 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • mountain range

    Cordillera del Verde

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    About 10 km from the city centre

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  • mountain range

    Soldados

    mountain range in Azuay Province, Ecuador

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    About 19 km from the city centre

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  • Church San Blas

    Bernard Gagnon / CC BY-SA 3.0

    church building

    Church San Blas

    church building in Cuenca, Ecuador

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Terminal Rutas Orences, about 13 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • Iglesia de San Francisco, Cuenca

    JSarmiento023 / CC BY-SA 4.0

    church building

    Iglesia de San Francisco, Cuenca

    church building in Cuenca, Ecuador

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  • Iglesia de Todos Santos, Cuenca

    Dsamaniego71 / CC BY-SA 4.0

    church building

    Iglesia de Todos Santos, Cuenca

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  • bridge

    Puente Roto

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  • scenic viewpoint

    Turi viewpoint

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Places to eat

  • restaurant

    COME EN CASA

    Food: coffee shop, steak house, local, breakfast, tea, sandwich

    Mo-Su 07:00-17:00

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  • cafe

    Cafe de Nucallacta

    Food: american, deli, crepe, coffee shop

    Mo-Sa 08:00-20:00

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  • restaurant

    Capitan

    Food: seafood, local

    Mo-Su 10:00-22:00

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  • restaurant

    Fabiano's Pizzeria

    Food: pizza

    Mo-Th 12:00-22:00, Fr-Sa 12:00-23:00, Su 12:00-21:00

    Cuenca

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  • restaurant

    Polleria Gio's

    Food: chicken, steak house, fine dining

    Mo-Su 10:00-22:00

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  • restaurant

    Restaurant Mediterráneo Pizzeria

    Food: italian pizza

    Mo-Sa 12:00-23:00; Su 12:00-17:00

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  • restaurant

    Buuchetos

    Food: ecuatoriana

    Mo-Su 12:00-22:00

    Cuenca

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  • cafe

    Café Austria

    Food: cafeteria

    Mo-Su 08:00-22:00

    Cuenca

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  • restaurant

    D'Galia

    Food: peruvian

    Mo-Su 12:00-20:00

    Cuenca

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  • restaurant

    Dot Sushi

    Food: regional

    24/7

    Cuenca

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  • restaurant

    El Manaba

    Food: seafood

    08:00-16:00

    Cuenca

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  • restaurant

    Joes' Secret Garden

    Food: varies weekly

    Sa 17:00-20:00

    Cuenca Ecuador

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  • restaurant

    PROA Sabores del Mar

    Food: seafood

    10:00-17:00

    Cuenca

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  • restaurant

    SVM Salumeria Vecchia Modena Cuenca Ecuador

    Food: italian, pizza

    Mo-Sa 11:00-22:00

    Cuenca

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  • cafe

    San Sebas Cafe

    Food: american

    Mo-Su 08:30-15:00

    Cuenca, EC

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  • restaurant

    Virgen del Cisne

    Food: burger, pizza, regional

    12:00-22:00

    Cuenca

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  • cafe

    El mercado

    Food: cafe

    09:00-13:00, 16:00-20:00

    Cuenca

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  • cafe

    La crème

    Food: regional

    06:00-22:00

    Cuenca

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