Cuenca Canton, Administrative canton in Azuay Province, Ecuador
Description
Cuenca Canton is an administrative district in Azuay Province located in Ecuador's Andean region. The territory comprises multiple parishes spread across mountainous terrain, where several rivers create valleys and influence the local landscape.
History
The territory was established in 1824 following Ecuador's independence from Spain and took its name from a Spanish city. It then became an important center for administration and commerce in the southern Andean region.
Culture
The area reflects Spanish colonial naming traditions visible in its street layout and local celebrations throughout the year. Indigenous and mestizo communities maintain distinct practices in crafts, weaving, and family-centered traditions that shape daily interactions.
Practical
The area serves as a hub for education, administration, and business with developed infrastructure and services available. Visitors can find accommodations, markets, and transport options to explore the surrounding mountain region and smaller communities.
Did you know?
Four major rivers flow through the territory, creating natural channels that have shaped settlement patterns and farming methods for generations. The Tomebamba, Tarqui, Yanuncay, and Machángara continue to influence how communities use the land today.
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El Cajas National Park
24.7 km
New Cathedral of Cuenca
58 m
Museo Pumapungo
1.3 km
Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca
71 m
Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
1.1 km
Old Cathedral of Cuenca
80 mPumapunku, Ecuador
1.2 km
Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of Rocio
24.1 kmCerro Cojitambo
20 km
Cathedral of Azogues
24.9 km
Museum Remigio Crespo Toral
572 mMuseo de las Culturas Aborígenes
635 mÁrea nacional de recreación Quimsacocha
39 km
Santuario Diocesano Católico del Señor de Burgos de Borma
11.6 km
Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno
775 m
Santuario Católico Eucarístico Diocesano San Antonio
37.5 km
Prohibido Centro Cultural
526 mMonasterio de Santa Clara
23 km
Museum of Aboriginal Cultures
632 m
Monument to Abdón Calderón
12 mMiraflores Park
1.8 km
Parque de la Madre
738 m
Iglesia de San José del Vecino
1 kmMacizo del Cajas
25.3 kmEC-HH-19/C-2011
51.4 kmEC-LL-16/CS-2011
17.7 kmEC-PP-18/CS-2011
51 kmEC-CR-14/CS-2011
19.9 km
Baños, Azuay
Chaucha
Checa
Chiquintad
Cumbe
Llacao
Molleturo
Nulti
Octavio Cordero Palacios
Paccha
Quingeo
Ricaurte, Ecuador
San Joaquin (parish in Cuenca)
Santa Ana
Sayausi
Sidcay
Sinincay
Tarqui (parish in Cuenca)
Turi
Valle, Ecuador (parish in Cuenca)
Victoria del Portete
El Sagrario (parish of Cuenca)
Saint Sebastian Parish of Cuenca-Ecuador
Monay
Yanuncay
Bellavista
Gil Ramírez Dávalos (parish in Cuenca)
Cañaribamba
Huayna Cápac
Totoracocha
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