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Cuenca's latest public art installation features 30 oversized, elaborately decorated guinea pig sculptures scattered through Parque del Ferrocarril. Each one tells a different story about the city's culture and identity. It's free, it's fun, and it's very Cuenca.

If Cuenca felt unusually packed this weekend, you weren't imagining it. Hotels hit 90% occupancy, 1.3 million Ecuadorians hit the road, and the government estimates the four-day feriado will generate up to $100 million in tourism spending. Here's what the Carnival boom actually looked like.

The Prefectura del Azuay has launched Carnaval Bakansote 2026 with over 160 events, 12,000 hotel rooms, and 600+ restaurants ready across the province. Gualaceo, Paute, Chordeleg, and Yunguilla await.

Cuenca's biggest annual celebration has officially launched with approximately 80 events running through the end of February. Concerts, parades, gastronomic festivals, art exhibitions, and more -- here's your guide.

If you've lived in Cuenca for any length of time, you've seen them: rows of roasted guinea pigs turning golden on spits. Now, that distinctly Azuayan flavor is making its way to dinner tables in New York City.