🇪🇨 Ecuador | Cuenca One-Day Citywalk Guide

Here’s how to experience the best of colonial Cuenca in just a day (though we took two to savor it!). 🌤️ Weather Spring-like, with 20°C sunny days and brief midday "sun showers"—pack a light jacket! 🍽️ Food & Drinks Budget eats: Look for "menu del día" ($2.50 for soup + main + juice) or rice plates ($3.50-$8). Try camarones apanados (fried shrimp)—Asian-palate approved! Chocolatería Dos Chorreras: Famous for churros, but overwhelmingly sweet. Pair desserts with tea instead! Gelato: Monte Bianco Heladería ($1.50/scoop) for cooling off. Bubble tea: Panda Tea’s maracuyá (passionfruit) tea ($2.25+) is a winner. 🏛️ Culture & Sights 1️⃣ Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción ⛪ ($2.25 tower climb) Stunning city views—rivals Bolivia’s Sucre! Among South America’s most beautiful churches. 2️⃣ Museo Pumapungo (Free) Indigenous artifacts + Inca ruins (Tomebamba) out back. Don’t miss the seed garden & aviary! 3️⃣ Museo del Sombrero de Paja Toquilla (Free) Learn how Panama hats (actually Ecuadorian!) are made—and buy one. 4️⃣ Río Tomebamba 🌿 A riverside stroll past cafés and parks (perfect for picnics). 🛍️ Markets Mercado de Artesanías Rotary: Tiny but packed with handicrafts. Mercado de Flores: Bursting with Ecuadorian-grown flowers (behind the new cathedral). #Cuenca #EcuadorTravel #Citywalk