CUENCA

Cuenca, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the third largest city in Ecuador. Our territory extends through the Andes mountain range, with a pleasant climate characterized by the presence of four rivers that run through our land. 

Ours is a diverse city rich with nature, culture, gastronomy, architecture and handicrafts, that weave a story between the historic and the contemporary to make Cuenca a unique and unparalleled destination.

Cuenca, Ecuador, has a diverse gastronomy, with a variety of dishes, soups and beverages that can be enjoyed during both traditional festivities and throughout the year. These delicacies are prepared by "guardians" of our culinary tradition, which has endured from generation to generation.

Our gastronomy is profoundly mixed, the result of the encounters between the Cañaris, Incas and Spaniards, which, over more than four centuries, has evolved and maintained their own influences. Our cuisine is fundamentally based on corn, beans, potatoes, chili, seasonal fruits, meats (mainly guinea pig, pork and chicken), dairy products, legumes and other ingredients from local farms.

We look forward to inviting you to share our gran mesa cuencana (our great Cuenca table).