Urban parish · Cuenca, Ecuador
Sucre, Cuenca
Learn where Sucre sits in Cuenca and how its streets, parks, housing growth and nearby historic-center routes fit together.
Churches & neighbourhood parks
Explore Sucre
Discover historic churches and green spaces in Sucre. Numbers on the map match the list.
Explore the places below.
6 places
- 1Iglesia de San RoqueVisit
See the church in the historic quarter along Avenida Loja.
- 2Iglesia de la Virgen de BronceVisit
Find the church near Avenida Solano.
- 3Parque San MarcosOutdoors
Explore a neighbourhood park around Francisco Dávila.
- 4Parque LatinoamericanoOutdoors
Pause in the park on Timoleón Carrera and Ezequiel Márquez.
- 5Parque La PazOutdoors
Find a neighbourhood green space in Sucre.
- 6Parque La PlateríaOutdoors
Take a break in the park in La Platería.
Imagery: Cuenca · ESA · Copernicus. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Map sources
San Roque and the western river edge
A University of Cuenca urban study identifies San Roque as an historic neighborhood instituted in 1751 and links it to the formation of the urban parish Sucre. It also describes former vacation quintas, the landscape that later hosted the University of Cuenca and older crafts such as shoemaking; the 1982 ordinance defines Sucre with the Tomebamba, Yanuncay, Loja and Unidad Nacional as its administrative frame. 2 1
A living urban corridor
The city's parks inventory names Parque Latinoamericano, Parque Napo and several neighborhood parks in Sucre, while the municipal tourist map marks the San Roque area and nearby churches. 3 4
Videos
YouTube · 5
San Roque barrio tradicional de Cuenca
Telerama · 2015-10-12
Telerama feature on San Roque, the traditional Cuenca neighborhood within the urban Sucre parish.
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PDFs and documents
PDF · 2
Proceso de crecimiento en altura: parroquia Sucre
Universidad de Cuenca
Academic urban study on San Roque, former quintas, the University of Cuenca and Sucre's urban evolution.
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PDF · 3
Parques barriales de Cuenca
Universidad de Cuenca
Academic inventory identifying Parque Latinoamericano, Parque Napo and other Sucre parks.
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PDF · 4
Mapa Turístico de la Ciudad de Cuenca
GAD Municipal de Cuenca
Official map of San Roque, churches, plazas and central public-space references.
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Government and further reading
Official source · 1
Ordenanza de División de las Parroquias Urbanas de la Ciudad de Cuenca (1982)
GAD Municipal de Cuenca · 1982-06-14
Official administrative boundary for the urban parish Sucre.
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