Chordeleg:
less than 50 kilometers from Cuenca, town of
Cañari origin, known for its weavers, embroiderers and
potters. But this it is not the only point of interest, in the
area there is a stone corridor in snake form, built in the preinca
time.
Cajas:
A place where the waters reveal of the rivers, streams and lagoons,
they seem to unite, to create a temple of the nature, in which
the altitude varies from the 3500 to the 4200 m.a.s.l. The fishing
of trouts and the observation of birds, are activities
that you will be able to carry out.
Azogues:
it is the capital of the county of the Cañar plantation.
29 kilometers separate it from Cuenca. In this
city of colonial atmosphere, it highlights San Francisco's convent,
built in the summit of a huaca (sacred mountain) of the prehispanic
residents.
Cañar
plantation: Their coloring market and the near ruins
of Ingapirca (wall of Inca stone), are their biggest attractions.
Cañar plantation is located 65 kilometers from Cuenca
and it is usually the starting point for the trips to
the famous ruins that, according to the experts, were used to
control the native Cañaris. Stores,
bathrooms, a tambo for the Inca, a temple dedicated to the sun,
they are part of Ingapirca that was built in the XV century by
orders of Huayna Capac.