My City is Cuenca

Cuenca, a wonderful city, it's third largest in Ecuador. Its name really is Santa Ana de los Cuatro Ríos de Cuenca, because it has four rivers, their names are Tomebamba, Yanuncay, Tarqui and Machángara, It's capital of the Azuay province. Is located in the sierra of the Andes in the Austro or south region of Ecuador. It is approximately eight hours south of Quito and four hours east of Guayaquil.

It has colonial buildings and very important churchs, for example the New Catedral Its towers are truncated due to a calculation error of the architect. If they had been raised to their planned height, the foundation of this church to the Immaculada Concepcion, would not have been able to bear the weight, and the Old Cathedral, It was built in 1557, but soon was too small for the faithful of the town. In 1880, they decided to build a temple to replace it. At the present time, the old cathedral is in process of restoration. It is no longer consecrated and is operated as a museum., The two Cathedrals its around the Calderón Park; also María Auxiliadora, San Francisco, Todos Santos, San Alfonso, and another.

Tombs of the XVII century and a complete collection of religious art are part of this exhibition.

- House of the Ecuadorian Culture
- Municipal Museum Remigio Crespo Toral
- Museum of the Central Bank
- Museum of the Aboriginal Cultures
- Church of Santo Domingo
- San Blas.
- Ruinas de todos los santos

The foundation is celebrated the april 12th/1557, for the General Gil Ramírez Dávalos.

The cuencana people is quiet, good looking, very job, very study.


Cuenca was declared Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad in december 1st/1997,

The city was originally a Cañari settlement called Guapondeleg and is believed to have been founded around 500 AD.

Cuenca has a stable climate for agriculture, there are grew potatoes, melloco, turnip, corn cob, onions, tomatoes, any fruits like apples, peaches, They also domesticated animals such as cuy, llamas, alpacas, cows, dogs, cats, horses, chickens, etc.

The tipical food you find in this city are cuy with potatoes, mote pillo, llapingachos.

The present population is around 400,000 people. The economic development is based on industry and agricultural development. Cuenca has a long lasting reputation for being a university city.

The airport, named Aeropuerto Mariscal Lamar, is located near of the Terminal Terrestre. Three airlines serve Cuenca in 2008; Tame, Aerogal and Icaro Air.

Near of Cuenca, you can to visit Chordeleg, a place with a lot of gold jewels, too El Cajas Park, a place with the best trout and some wonderful lagoons, also Yunguilla, a hot place.

If you want to enjoy with all your family and you don't to trip, you can to visit El Paraiso Park, there is inside the city, and you can to ride in bike, to walk whit you family, to make a picnic, enjoy of the gardens and the trees, and the entrance es free.

YOU VISIT CUENCA AND YOU LOVE IT.