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It was founded decades after other major Spanish settlements in the region, such as Quito (1534), Guayaquil (1538), and Loja (1548). Cuenca's population and importance grew steadily during the colonial era. Cuenca reached the peak of its importance in the first years of Ecuador's independence; Cuenca achieved its independence on November 3, 1820.
Ecuador accepted the convention on 16 June 1975, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. [3] Ecuador has five sites on the list and a further five on the tentative list. The first two sites listed in Ecuador were the Galápagos Islands and the city of Quito , in 1978, which were also the first two sites inscribed to the ...
La Manga del Cura: In a referendum held on 27 September 2015, 64.2% of the voters voted in favor of La Manga del Cura being incorporated into the Manabí Province. [5] El Piedrero: incorporated into Guayas Province by the Presidential decree in 2017. [6] Matilde Esther: incorporated into Guayas Province by the Presidential decree in 2017 [7]
Paccha (Hispanicized spelling of the Kichwa word pakcha meaning "waterfall") [1] is a town and parish in Cuenca Canton, Azuay Province, Ecuador. The parish covers an area of 25.6 km 2 and according to the 2001 Ecuadorian census it had a population total of 5,311.
Cuenca is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Azuay Province. Its capital is the town of Cuenca . During the census of 2001 the canton had 417,632 inhabitants [ 2 ] and in 2010 it had 505,585 inhabitants.
Real Alto is an archaeological site in Chanduy valley of Ecuador, located between the cities Guayaquil and Salinas. It was settled between 6000 and 3800 BC. It was settled between 6000 and 3800 BC. The site was first identified by archeologist Jorge Marcos in 1971.
Construction began in November 2013, with the city of Cuenca signing a US$142.6m contract with the CITA Cuenca consortium, which is led by Alstom and includes CIM, Ineo, and TSO, the same year. [3] Testing of the tramway's Alstom Citadis rolling stock on the southernmost part of the line began in 2015, and test runs over the full route began in ...
The Sagrario Church (Shrine Church) - also known as the Old Cathedral of Cuenca is a temple whose construction began in the mid-16th century, and was considered the main Spanish place of worship during the time of Spanish colonization in Cuenca . Today it functions as the Museum of Religious Art, known for its wide variety of altars and the ...