Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Cuenca, Ecuador

Druk — Inocentes masquerade parade, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Inocentes masquerade parade (28 dec – 6 jan)

Druk — Carnaval, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Carnaval

  1 feb – 10 mrt · meestalCarnavalDrukSluitingen

  A long national holiday weekend. Expect water, foam and flour thrown in the streets, while rural parishes such as Tarqui elect a Taita Carnaval and serve mote pata and carnival bread. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Carnaval, Semana Santa

• Feestdag

  Semana Santa

  20 mrt – 20 apr · meestalPasen & Goede WeekDruk

  Holy Thursday's night visit to seven churches and Good Friday processions fill the historic centre, and fanesca, the Lenten soup, appears on every menu. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Carnaval (1 feb – 10 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Semana Santa, Fundación de Cuenca

• Feestdag

  Fundación de Cuenca

  10–14 aprNationale feestdagDruk

  The city keeps its 1557 founding on 12 April with a craft fair, street stages and a long weekend for the province. Smaller than the November holiday, and the one locals actually stay in town for. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Semana Santa (20 mrt – 20 apr (meestal))

Druk — Corpus Christi and the Septenario

• Festival

  Corpus Christi and the Septenario

  20 mei – 30 jun · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  Seven days from Corpus Christi, Parque Calderón fills with stalls selling nothing but sweets, and a paper hot-air balloon and a castillo of fireworks go up outside the cathedral each night. Bron ↗

Druk — Corpus Christi and the Septenario, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Corpus Christi and the Septenario (20 mei – 30 jun (meestal))

Druk — Highland school holidays, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Highland school holidays

  1 jul – 31 aug · meestalDruk

  Schools in Ecuador's highlands break from early July to the end of August, so Cuenca, Cajas and the hot springs at Banos de Cuenca see more domestic families, especially at weekends. Bron ↗

Druk — Highland school holidays

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Highland school holidays (1 jul – 31 aug (meestal))

Druk — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Independencia de Cuenca

• Feestdag

  Independencia de Cuenca

  31 okt – 5 novNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  The Day of the Dead on the second runs straight into the city's independence day on the third, which makes it the longest bridge in the Ecuadorian year and the week Cuenca is fullest. Rooms are gone by September. Bron ↗

Druk — Independencia de Cuenca

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Independencia de Cuenca (31 okt – 5 nov)

Druk — Inocentes masquerade parade, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Pase del Niño Viajero

  24 decKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingen

  A procession that takes most of Christmas Eve to pass: thousands of children in costume, decorated trucks hung with fruit and roast pig, and the historic centre closed to traffic from morning until dark. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Inocentes masquerade parade

  28 dec – 6 janGroot festivalDruk

  Masks and pranks season ends on 6 January with a satirical costume parade along Avenida Huayna Capac, where university troupes lampoon the year's politicians and scandals before large crowds. Bron ↗