I woke up and decided to find an ATM and get breakfast. We really wanted something Ecuadorian (or just empanadas) but it was hard to find. We walked around for quite a long time. Eventually we settled on something and ate. I had a tree tomato batido and a chicken tamale for breakfast. Afterwards, we walked along Rio Tomebamba, a river in the middle of the city. It was pretty nice. Next, we went to Pumapungo, Inca ruins within the city. They planted crops that would have been planted by the Inca people and had an area with birds important to the Inca which was cool to see. We walked back to the artisan market and bought a few last things. For lunch, we went back to the market. I got hornado again (couldn't resist) and Alexis got some soup. Afterwards, we went and got some cake (yum!).
We were planning on leaving at around 2pm from Cuenca, but we decided to stay another night. We thought there would be more to do in Cuenca vs. Guayaquil. We went back to the hotel to let them know that we wanted to stay another night and moved our luggage from storage to another room. Afterwards, we decided to go to a Panama Hat Museum. There was a tour guide who demonstrated how they make Panama hats and took us to the balcony to see a view of the city. For dinner, we went and got some cuy (guinea pig). It was $15 for a whole one that came with sides. It had an interesting taste. This was my third time eating guinea pig - ate it the last time I was in Ecuador. However, it was Alexis's first time. We felt so full by the end of the meal! We couldn't eat all of the skin...too rich. We went to the microbrewery afterwards and got some drinks with some other travelers.
We were planning on leaving at around 2pm from Cuenca, but we decided to stay another night. We thought there would be more to do in Cuenca vs. Guayaquil. We went back to the hotel to let them know that we wanted to stay another night and moved our luggage from storage to another room. Afterwards, we decided to go to a Panama Hat Museum. There was a tour guide who demonstrated how they make Panama hats and took us to the balcony to see a view of the city. For dinner, we went and got some cuy (guinea pig). It was $15 for a whole one that came with sides. It had an interesting taste. This was my third time eating guinea pig - ate it the last time I was in Ecuador. However, it was Alexis's first time. We felt so full by the end of the meal! We couldn't eat all of the skin...too rich. We went to the microbrewery afterwards and got some drinks with some other travelers.