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The city of Cuenca has seen a steady trickle of expats in recent years…

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“If the place you live in doesn’t delight and amaze you every day, you’re doing it wrong. And that’s how I feel about Cuenca,” says Saralee Squires.

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Ecuador – Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca

Before you plan your visit to Cuenca, Ecuador, a UNESCO World Heritage site, be warned that quite a few people who set out to “visit” Cuenca end up moving there. According to US News and World Report, by 2015, 12,000 expats made Cuenca their home, the majority from the United States.

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Ecuador – Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca

Trans Americas Journey city travel guide to Cuenca, Ecuador covers what to do, what to eat, and where to sleep in this historic UNESCO World Heritage site city.

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Source: Real Estate in Cuenca, Ecuador

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A colonial jewel of Ecuador, spilling over with cobblestoned streets, well-preserved churches and attractive leafy plazas—all tucked into a verdant Andean valley traversed by four winding rivers—Cuenca wins out as the country’s most idyllic urban locale. From the Inca to the Spanish to the most recent wave of foreign settlers—this time, in the form of thousands of American retirees—it’s little wonder that outsiders have long descended on Cuenca in droves.

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