The domes of the Cathedral are part of the sky. Their swollen silhouettes, are prefixed to the somber clouds loaded with rain that threaten their cry of persistent drops; but that doesn't scare the traveler... that lifts the eyes and contemplates -perplexed, absorbed, amazed - the stranger splendor that wraps them in spite of the uncertain light.

But the view doesn't finish there, it is prolonged to the temples of slender steeples, to the paved streets, to the colonial houses with balconies of fused iron and to the reddish tiles that crown the constructions of Cuenca, the capital of the county of the Azuay, located in the southern mountain of the Ecuador.

Declared Cultural Patrimony of the Humanity by the Unesco, Cuenca (2549 m.a.s.l.) is a city of colonial atmosphere, where the centennial excellence of their churches and buildings, seem to endow their inhabitants of a welcoming tranquility, arguments that has been enough to be considered by many Ecuadorians, as the most beautiful city in their country.

In 1557, the Spaniards founded it with the name of Santa Ana de los Cuatro Rios de Cuenca. Previously, the area was inhabited by the cañaris native that were conquered by the Incas. When taking possession of the place, those "sons of the sun" decided to build a great city (Tomepampa), dedicated to become the Cusco of the north.

The past lives in Cuenca. And that the traveler can feel, as well as it feels that after the colonial walls a strong city gets up looking to the future with optimism.

Meanwhile…

The domes continue being part of the sky.