Cuenca and Surroundings
This program visiting one of the most beautiful ecuadorian cities declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage of Mankind: Cuenca.
ZT-020 CUENCA SCENIC TOUR (3HRS, DAILY) The excursion begins with a visit to the hill of Turi. Continue to the flower market and the new and old cathedrals. The tour visits some handicraft shops with embroidery, Pamama hats, and straw work.
Includes: bilingual guide, transportation & entrance fee.
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ZT-021 COMBINED SCENIC TOUR, MUSEUM AND LUNCH The Cuenca Scenic Tour (ZT-020) plus a visit of one of the most interesting museums of the city such as: Central Bank museum (archaeological objects), Remigio Crespo Toral museum (interesting collection of gold objects from de Cañari and Chordeleg cultures and pre-Hispanic ceramics); CIDAP museum (handicrafts of South America) and Las Conceptas museum (a great collection of religious art). Lunch at a restaurant.
Includes: bilingual guide, transportation, entrance fee & lunch.
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ZT-022 LAKES OF CAJAS (FULL DAY, DAILY)Cajas is located 33 Km. northwest of Cuenca: over 230 lagoons of glacial origin gathered to form a rare, beautiful spectacle in the Andes. It is fantastic for hiking, trekking and for observing the flora, fauna and bird-life of the area. Packed lunch included.
Includes: bilingual guide, transportation, entrance fee & lunch.
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ZT-023 INGAPIRCA RUINS (FULL DAY, DAILY)Located two hours north of Cuenca, Ingapirca is the most important monument left by the aboriginal cultures of Ecuador. Once the political and religious center of the Cañaris, it later became an Inca ceremonial temple and strategic site. The vast archeological complex of ruins includes a roofless fortification, courtyards, terraces, temples, houses, and a “castle”, possibly a “Temple of the Sun”. A museum is open at the site containing both archeological and ethnographic displays as well as a scale model of the ruins. Lunch at a restaurant. Return back to Cuenca in the afternoon.
Includes: bilingual guide, transportation, entrance fee & lunch.
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ZT-024 GUALACEO AND CHORDELEG (6 HRS. DAILY)
The traditional villages located northeast of Cuenca. Areas of great interest for their arts and crafts such as Panama hats, “ikat” textiles, jewelry and popular pottery. On Sundays, a visit is made to the Indian market in Gualaceo.
Includes: bilingual guide, transportation & lunch.
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