10 sights
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Food
Casa del Parque
A gourmet food center facing Parque Calderón, recommended by Ecuador's tourism ministry for dinner.Entry: Pay as you goMuseum
Homero Ortega hat museum
A Panama hat factory with a three-room museum on how toquilla straw hats are woven and finished.Entry: Free guided visits. Closed SundaysSearch tours on TiqetsNature
Laguna Toreadora, Cajas National Park
A páramo lagoon in Cajas National Park with the park's visitor center, trails and a restaurant.Entry: Free to visit; register at the control postSearch tours on TiqetsMarket
Mercado 10 de Agosto
A market of 650 stalls opened in 1954, with food counters serving hornado, llapingachos and mote.Entry: Pay as you goViewpoint
Mirador de Turi
The viewpoint at Turi, named by Ecuador's tourism ministry as the official lookout over Cuenca.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on TiqetsMuseum
Museo Remigio Crespo Toral
The municipal city museum in a poet's former house on Calle Larga, home to Cuenca's historical archive.Entry: Free to visit. Closed MondaysSearch tours on TiqetsChurch
Old Cathedral (El Sagrario)
The older of the two cathedrals on Parque Calderón, part of the UNESCO-listed historic center.Entry: $[fee]Search tickets and tours on TiqetsNeighborhood
Parque Abdón Calderón
Cuenca's main square, where the Old and New cathedrals face each other beside the town hall and courts.Entry: Free to visitRuins
Pumapungo
Archaeological site at the east end of the old town, included in the UNESCO-listed historic center.Entry: $[fee]Search tickets and tours on TiqetsNeighborhood