Guidebook for Cuenca

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Guidebook for Cuenca

Sightseeing

Old Cathedral
32 locals recommend
Old Cathedral of Cuenca
Calle Luis Cordero
32 locals recommend
Old Cathedral
Church
7 locals recommend
San Blas
7 locals recommend
Church
Center of Cuenca's world
61 locals recommend
Plaza Abdon Calderon
Mariscal Sucre
61 locals recommend
Center of Cuenca's world
Great park
25 locals recommend
Parque de la Madre
Parque de la Madre
25 locals recommend
Great park
large park with paddle lagoon, walking trails, exercise, dog fun
27 locals recommend
El Paraíso Park
27 locals recommend
large park with paddle lagoon, walking trails, exercise, dog fun
Tapestries and textiles sold by Otovalan vendors
31 locals recommend
Plaza de San Francisco
Padre Aguirre
31 locals recommend
Tapestries and textiles sold by Otovalan vendors
Classic colonial hotel
Hotel Santa Lucia
Classic colonial hotel
Elegant colonial hotel
Mansion Alcazar
12-55 Y Tarqui
Elegant colonial hotel

Food Scene

Great food, great price, expat owned
23 locals recommend
Cafe San Sebas
1-94 Y Mariscal Sucre
23 locals recommend
Great food, great price, expat owned
Nice hangout with english newspapers!
Café Austria
8 81, Sagrario
Nice hangout with english newspapers!
Classic Ecuadorian food, low prices
22 locals recommend
Raymipampa Restaurant
8-59 Benigno Malo
22 locals recommend
Classic Ecuadorian food, low prices
Best place for ice cream fix!
8 locals recommend
Angelus by Tutto Freddo
S/N Benigno Malo
8 locals recommend
Best place for ice cream fix!
BEST food in all of Cuenca. Reservations required.
45 locals recommend
Tiestos
4-89 Juan Jaramillo
45 locals recommend
BEST food in all of Cuenca. Reservations required.
Good coffee, good breakfasts!
12 locals recommend
Café de Ñucallacta
Exterior:5-62 Hermano Miguel
12 locals recommend
Good coffee, good breakfasts!
Good breakfasts.
11 locals recommend
Windhorse Café
6-16 Calle Larga
11 locals recommend
Good breakfasts.
BEST burgers and other great food for low price
7 locals recommend
Chill & Grill
S/N Todos Santos
7 locals recommend
BEST burgers and other great food for low price
Vegetarian
Govindas
Gonzalo Cordero Dávila
Vegetarian
BEST breakfasts and lunches for very reasonable prices. Very popular with the Gringo crowd.
14 locals recommend
SUNRISE CAFE
938 Calle Larga
14 locals recommend
BEST breakfasts and lunches for very reasonable prices. Very popular with the Gringo crowd.
BEST STEAKS!
El Charrúa Parrilladas
5-200 Ramirez
BEST STEAKS!
The BEST pizza in town, inexpensive, favorite of both Expats and Cuencanan's. Great atmosphere!
16 locals recommend
Fabiano's pizzería
4-74 Pdte. Córdova
16 locals recommend
The BEST pizza in town, inexpensive, favorite of both Expats and Cuencanan's. Great atmosphere!
Best for Lunch. 4-course meal for $4.
Don Colon Restaurante
Best for Lunch. 4-course meal for $4.

Drinks & Nightlife

Fun bar and BEST burgers!
18 locals recommend
Inca Bar and Lounge
Paseo 3 de Noviembre
18 locals recommend
Fun bar and BEST burgers!
Beautiful architecture and live jazz scene
12 locals recommend
Jazz Society Café
12 locals recommend
Beautiful architecture and live jazz scene

Essentials

open market of fruits, vegetables, meats, seafood
39 locals recommend
Mercado 10 de Agosto
1147 Calle Larga
39 locals recommend
open market of fruits, vegetables, meats, seafood

Arts & Culture

Museum
33 locals recommend
Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno
& Coronel Guillermo Tálbot
33 locals recommend
Museum
Museum
23 locals recommend
Museo del Sombrero de Paja Toquilla
10-41 y Calle Larga
23 locals recommend
Museum
Ruins and Arboretum
17 locals recommend
Pumapungo
17 locals recommend
Ruins and Arboretum
New planetarium (orange ball)
9 locals recommend
Planetario
010204
9 locals recommend
New planetarium (orange ball)
museum
19 locals recommend
Museo de las Culturas Aborigenes
5-24 Calle Larga
19 locals recommend
museum
Restored old mansion and thousands of artifacts.
18 locals recommend
Museo Remigio Crespo Toral
1159 Calle Larga
18 locals recommend
Restored old mansion and thousands of artifacts.
YOu can climb the front tower, see the bakery where nuns make bread, the gardens, and school.
Iglesia de Todos Santos
494y Calle Larga
YOu can climb the front tower, see the bakery where nuns make bread, the gardens, and school.

Everything Else

Bus station
12 locals recommend
Terminal Terrestre station
Avenue España
12 locals recommend
Bus station
AKA Feria Libre, the 'mother' of all indigenous markets. AMAZING!
6 locals recommend
El Arenal
7 Av. de las Americas
6 locals recommend
AKA Feria Libre, the 'mother' of all indigenous markets. AMAZING!