# What to see in Cuenca (Ecuador)

Blue domes, the Tomebamba river and toquilla straw hats: the essentials of Cuenca and around.

- 106 votes · 13 items
- Jul 23, 2023 · Noelia I.
- https://even.best/en/l/1266/what-to-see-in-cuenca-ecuador

## Top 10

1. **Pumapungo Museum** (11 · ▲11 ▼0) — Inca ruins and Ecuadorian ethnography.
2. **Parque Calderón** (9 · ▲11 ▼2) — Main square between the two cathedrals.
3. **New Cathedral** (8 · ▲10 ▼2) — The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and its blue domes.
4. **Turi viewpoint** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — Panoramic view over the whole city.
5. **Old Cathedral (El Sagrario)** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — The city's oldest building, from the 16th century.
6. **Tomebamba River and El Barranco** (7 · ▲9 ▼2) — Houses hanging over the river.
7. **Flower Market** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Flower market next to the cathedral.
8. **Calle Larga** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Street of bars, restaurants and museums.
9. **Ingapirca** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Ecuador's largest Inca archaeological site.
10. **10 de Agosto Market** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — Market to try hornado roast pork.
11. **Cajas National Park** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Páramo of lagoons half an hour away.
12. **Museum of Concepts** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Museum of religious art in the 16th century Las Conceptas monastery, in the historic center.
13. **Toquilla straw hat workshops** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Workshops of the so-called 'Panama hat'.

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