Cuenca's cobblestone streets, graceful ironwork balconies, flowered plazas, museums and religious art treasures recall the city's long association with Spain. Cuenca is the third-largest city in Ecuador, marked by shining church domes dating from the 15th and 17th centuries. Several Inca ruins and temples, and museums, provide evidence of Cuenca's role in Ecuador's rich and storied cultural heritage. Cuenca is known for its textile making, as well as furniture and other crafts like hats and shoes. Moreover, the straw hats known around the world as Panama hats are in fact made in Cuenca by local artisans. Cuenca also exports a variety of flowers to the United States and many countries in Europe.
Visit Ecuador's main cities!. Fly to Quito and enjoy history, colonial sites and cultural heritage. Continue to Cuenca a city that fuses culture, nature and tradition. One of the best ways to explore this city is walking through the narrow cobbled streets full of history. Finish this trip in Guayaquil the main port of the Ecuador and the most populous city in the country.
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