There is not reason to hurry. The best thing is to calmly walk, stopping in front of each detail: a dome, a figured door, a park with airs of nostalgia. Maybe, that it is the secret to enjoy to the maximum Cuenca, the city of the churches and the colonial buildings.

And although you would like to stay at the urban helmet, you will have the option to get to know the mystery of the cities and near towns, as Cañar plantation (in the county of the same name), where you can visit the biggest Inca ruins in the Ecuador.

IN THE CITY

Old cathedral: it was built in 1557, but with the time it was being small for the faith of the town. In 1880, they decided to built up a temple to replaced it. At the present time, the old Cathedral is in restoration process.

New cathedral: Their towers remain truncated due to a calculation error of the architect. If it would have been concluded, the structure of this church to the Immaculate Concepcion, would not have been able to resist the weight.
In spite of the architect's immense mistake, the New Cathedral of Cuenca is a monumental work of faith that began to be built in 1880. Of style neogotico, highlights their domes blue and white that have become in an entire symbol for the city. Their facade is made of alabaster and local marble, while the floor is covered with pink marbles, cared from Carrara (Italy).

Park Abdon Calderon: it is the main of Cuenca. In their benches, people meet to converse and to be loaded of the tranquility that emanates of each one of its corners. In their surroundings the Old Cathedral and the New Cathedral are located, besides the Municipality.

Monastery of El Carmen de Asuncion: In their atrium a coloring market of flowers supplements the beauty of the church been founded in 1682. Their sculpted in stone facade and their golden pulpit, are only some of their attractions.
Monastery and Museum of La Concepcion: tombs of the XVII century and a complete collection of religious art are part of this exhibition. Also, it is not a bad idea to visit the House of the Ecuadorian Culture, the Municipal Museum Remigio Crespo Toral, the Museum of the Central Bank, the Museum of the Aboriginal Cultures or the Church of Santo Domingo or San Blas.

Ruinas de todos los santos: In this old place, four niches of Inca origin exist. Their form is trapezoidal and they are built of stone. There are also remains of a colonial mill.