Country Info
- Quito
- Capital
- US dollar (USD)
- Currency
- 13,183,978
- Population
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Cuenca Slideshow
Top Hotels in Cuenca
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Hosteria Ushupud Cuenca
19 reviews -
El Dorado Hotel Cuenca
37 reviews -
San Andres Cuenca
1 review -
Crespo Cuenca
19 reviews
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Htl Rest Mer Cuenca
37 reviews
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Hotel Oro Verde Cuenca
23 reviews -
Hotel Carvallo Cuenca
17 reviews
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Santa Lucia Cuenca
69 reviews
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Hosteria Duran Cuenca
16 reviews
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Inca Real Cuenca
15 reviews
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Hotel Espana Cuenca
3 reviews -
El Conquistador Hotel Cuenca
10 reviews
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Hotel Italia Cuenca
1 review
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Hotel El Quijote Cuenca
3 reviews
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Hotel Presidente Cuenca
1 review
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Pinar Del Lago Cuenca
4 reviews
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Hotel La Casona Cuenca
32 reviews
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Hotel Best Plaza Cuenca
1 review
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Hotel Victoria Cuenca
45 reviews
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Apart Suites Hotel Cuenca
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Cuenca Hotel
11 reviews
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Hosteria Caballo Campana Cuenca
2 reviews
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Hostal Macondo Cuenca
40 reviews
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Hotel Santa Ana Cuenca
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Hotel Milan Cuenca
9 reviews
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Hotel Tomebamba Cuenca
2 reviews
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Hotel Atenas Cuenca
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Mansion Alcazar Hotel Boutique Cuenca
72 reviews
Cuenca
Travel Blogs from Cuenca, Ecuador
Cuenca is rather boring on the weekend
This is a top pick! ... so small, yet is Ecuador´s most important Inca ruin shows how short a time and how small a space the Incas occupied in Ecuador before infighting (between two half-brothers, one in Quito, one in Cuzco) and Spanish invaders toppled the empire. Anyway, ...
Cuenca House
This is a top pick! The Cuenca House, located in the center of the most beautiful city in Ecuador, is a deeply discounted hostel just for Peace Corps Volunteers which provides a home away from home, away from home; it also provides a library of books to take as you please, ...
Cuenca Carnival 2011
This is a top pick! Some pictures from Carnival 2011 - Cuenca. The tradition is to spray foam, water, corn starch and glitter on unsuspecting victims. Can't really say I loved that seeing it was to cold to enjoy walking around wet. ...
A Big Step to the South
This is a top pick! ... from having carried most of its passengers all the way from Quito (we caught it most of the way to Cuenca). Cuenca is one of the larger cities in Ecuador (about 600,000 people), and possibly the prettiest. There isn't a ton to do other than walk ...
Spanish School Dropout!!!
This is a top pick! ... better time the next few weeks than she has had so far here in South America. So I was back on my own in beautiful Cuenca and dropped into a Spanish School to inquire about lessons and ended up signing on for 16 hours – the minimum. That ...
All the time in the world,...not.
This is a top pick! ... left. Looks like we have to start being picky about our destinations soon. For example, there's still lots of places I wouldn't mind seeing in Ecuador, but I think we'll just have to skip them for now. I have been down in the Andes chain for more than six ...
runaway train time
This is a top pick! ... one of the passengers looked just like a character in the film Me, Myself & Irene. Whitey, a dead ringer? After the train we took a bus to our last stop in Ecuador, the beautiful city of Cuenca. Cooper soon to be Out of Ecuador Love Dan & ...
16 tonne turning circle and skulls under churches
This is a top pick! ... into adobe mud brick cities with intricate wall carvings, then this is a place for you. A quick skip into and out of a town called Cuenca, famous as being the birthplace of the Panama hat (no they’re not made in Panama) and it was Nic’s turn ...
Slight mishap
This is a top pick! ... like that. But no - of course it has to be my whole entire backpack......... I was merrily crossing the border between Peru and Ecuador when my big bag was stolen off the bus before I could really realise what was going on. I spent a few hopeful ...
Lost in Cuenca
This is a top pick! ... We barely spoke to one another, for we were men and men don´t get lost. We walked for two, maybe three kilometres. Cuenca is a maze of cobblestone streets and old colonial buildings. They all began to look alike. Suddenly Margaret yelled, "The ...
Back to Work
This is a top pick! After seven days of exploring the southern half of Ecuador, I will shortly be embarking on a 22 hour busride, northeast, back to my jungle house. I am leaving Cuenca after four tranquil days where I have been able to step-back from the busyness at my job ...
Disaster and the devil's nose
This is a top pick! ... the road on our own again. We had plenty to look forward to... a few days working our way down to the south of Ecuador, Christmas in Vilcabamba, and then a whole new adventure in Peru. Well, the optimism didn´t last very long. By 3pm that afternoon ...
Banos and Cuenca
This is a top pick! ... a USB connection is tougher than anticipated but will happen. Thanks for all the emails, please keep them coming and I will try to reply soon! We are off to Peru tomorrow and so it will be a sad goodbye to Ecuador. But I think I will be ...
Colonial Cuenca and hats galore
This is a top pick! ... to watch that. After breakfast on the top floor of our hostel with a great view over the market we headed out to explore. Cuenca is a lovely colonial city but not sure if we are colonialed out or what but we didnt appreciate it as much as we thought ...
Shrunken heads in a colonial gem
This is a top pick! IMH: Cuenca, Ecuador's third largest city is charming with colonial beauty - complete with cobble stone streets and breathtaking architecture around every corner. We had one full day to explore Cuenca before embarking on our next bus journey to ...
The moment you have all been waiting for..........
This is a top pick! Drum roll, etc Question posted about 19.30 on 7th Oct. What is the capital of France answers to be emailed to us to ascertain if anyone we actually know reads the blog! And they do! 1st - Andrew Judd, Surfers Paradise, Australia. Replied 8th ...
Naziz Del Diablo (The Devil's Nose).
This is a top pick! ... one would expect steamy heat, but our travels are taking us through mountainous country, including snow capped volcanic peaks. Secondly, Ecuador does not have a currency of their own, but instead all transactions are in $US. The $US goes a long ...
Onwards and upwards
This is a top pick! ... the bus outside our hosteria to Loja the capital of this region and main transit point and got the 11.30 bus on to Cuenca. Route was very windy and although road was good we both felt a bit ill possibly after effects of wine (are lightweights). Views ...
On the Panama Hat Trail
This is a top pick! Cuenca, Ecuador's 3rd largest city, very beautiful, definitely European in style, cobbled streets, boutiques and all that jazz. In the morning we walked over to the museum of shrunken heads, declined a free trial from the curator! Discovered that ...
Robbed by a sepo!
This is a top pick! Not had a great couple of days.... It really started on the Galapagos cruise when I lost a camera battery. Well I can deal with that not a biggie. A day later once back in the hotel in Quito I noticed that my sleeping bag was missing. This could ...
THANK YOU DONORS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a top pick! Thank you to those that donated to Travelpod and getting me more space for uploading photos. I now have plenty of room so the pictures will continue to come as long as the internet is fast wherever I am. Special thanks go to Bill S. Renee M. Kirk W. and ...
The Best the Spanish Have got
This is a top pick! ... of bus journerys!!!! I travelled with Rod and Claire who I meet on the Galapagos trip, tonight we are going on the lash in Cuenca. Tomorrow is going to be painful with a 4 hour trip to Machala and then the border crossing to Peru. My folks are meeting ...
Miss Australia is Miss Universe 2004!
This is a top pick! ... I left Cuenca in a trail of sneezes. Things I Learned * Churches are always dark * I think the rain is following me * Cuenca might be Ecuador`s third largest city, but it is also quite boring to boot * If you are a chicita in Ecuador, all you want ...
Cuenca
This is a top pick! Hi Guys, You can read our update from Cuenca in our entry from Quito, Ecuador entitled 'Land of the Volcanoes'. Cheers, K & ...
Sick but still trying to explore
This is a top pick! ... again. This time I made it and was able to wonder around the city between painful gut wrenching stomach bouts. Cuenca is cool little colonial city that I saw between bathroom breaks. It was never able to ...
Colonial Cuenca!
This is a top pick! ... decided to stay in with a few beers and The Simpsons...in Spanish of course!!!! Hee Hee! The next day we headed out to Ecuador's major Inca site at Ingapirca! When you see the photos, you´ll see it resembles a fortress of sorts and the word Ingapirca ...
Overnight bus to Cuanca
This is a top pick! ... checked out of our hotel around 6pm in the evening and boarded the "premier" class bus headed to Cuenca, a highland city in the southern part of Ecuador. According to Lonely Planet, the road was not in the best shape, a typical mountainous Pan-American ...
Cuenca -- a river runs through it...
This is a top pick! ... the Atlantic Ocean. Geographically speaking it was possible, but I never did prove my theory. We have travelled in the highlands of Ecuador for about 3 days now, but we still felt fatigued and need to rest every so often. So instead of going further ...
Feeling right at home
Cuenca is Ecuador's third largest city, with great colonial architecture and lots of restaurants. We had gone from our very worst hotel experience to our best so far. Amen to hot water!!! We felt safe and enjoyed authentic Mexican food ...
Ça tire à sa fin....
... le guide. Une chilienne, un Brésilien et un Allemand vivant en Nouvelle-Zélande depuis plusieurs années. Le guide venait de Cuenca. Ce fut une journée remplie de discussions sur nos pays d'origine et ceux que nous avons visité. Ce qui a fait de ...