Sources
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Sources used in this guide
The numbers beside the text link to these sources. Last reviewed: 9 September 2026.
- 1. El Mercado 10 de Agosto celebra 72 años de historia, tradición y gastronomía
GAD Municipal de Cuenca · Published: 4 August 2026
What the market is, what it sells and the 2026 anniversary announcement.
- 2. En agosto culminan trabajos de rehabilitación en el Parque Calderón
GAD Municipal de Cuenca · Published: 31 July 2026
Progress report on the rehabilitation works, with a target finish date.
- 3. Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca
UNESCO World Heritage Centre ·
The historic centre, its grid of streets and its 1999 World Heritage listing. The listed site and its buffer zone have separate boundaries.
- 4. División Política Territorial del Cantón Cuenca
GAD Municipal de Cuenca ·
The municipal list of parish names and types: 15 urban, 21 rural.
- 5. Sobre Baños: historia y símbolos
GAD Parroquial de Baños ·
The parish's own account of its thermal waters, farming and religious life.
- 6. Turismo
GAD Parroquial de San Joaquín ·
Background on basket weaving and the Yanuncay valley.
- 7. Descubre Nulti: La parroquia del pan
Fundación Municipal Turismo para Cuenca / VisitCuenca · Published: 22 August 2023
Families baking bread in wood-fired ovens, and the use of panela.
- 8. Mote pillo
Layla Pujol / Recetas de Laylita · Published: 23 March 2008 · Updated: 19 January 2020
One named cook's recipe and the region she associates it with. Ingredients vary from cook to cook.
- 9. El Mercado: atención y reservas
El Mercado ·
The restaurant's own page and its Calle Larga address. Not to be confused with the municipal markets.
- 10. Próximos eventos
Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, Núcleo del Azuay ·
The official programme, where you can check dates and venues for individual events.
- 12. La retreta de la Guardia Ciudadana vuelve al corazón de Cuenca luego de ocho años
GAD Municipal de Cuenca · Published: 2 September 2026
Report of a band performance in the park.
Further reading
More to read about Cuenca.
- 11. Decision 23 COM VIII.C.1
UNESCO World Heritage Committee · Published: 1999
Further reading: the original inscription decision and its cultural criteria.
Maps and areas
Last updated: 2026-04-30
- Cuenca Atlas written material · Cuenca Atlas team
- Rural parish boundaries · Cuenca Atlas
- Municipal walking routes · Cuenca Atlas
- Urban parish boundaries · Cuenca Atlas
- Bus routes and stops · Based on the municipal route maps
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Cuenca and its parishes
Read about the city and all 36 parishes, with videos, PDF documents and original sources.
Photographs of Cuenca
The photograph collection is credited to Trail Running Ecuador. Captions describe the images; album titles group them by theme.
Browse photographs and credits →Nature guides
- Flora del Páramo del Cajas · 2016
- Árboles y arbustos de los ríos de Cuenca · 2016
- Hongos de los Andes · 2021
- Aves del Parque Nacional Cajas · 2012
- Avifauna de los Cuatro Ríos · 2013
- Anfibios, reptiles y peces del Cajas · 2008
- Mamíferos del Parque Nacional Cajas · 2012
- Plantas nativas de los ecosistemas del Azuay · 2021
- Microcuenca del Río Magdalena: Flora y Fauna · 2022
- Árboles de las estribaciones orientales del río Paute · 2019
- Árboles urbanos de Cuenca · 2023
- Río Negro-Sopladora: El descubrimiento de un tesoro natural · 2017