The tour starts at 8:00 AM, the tour begins with the trip to the picturesque town of San Bartolomé, famous for making guitar. There are several workshops along the main road. We visit one of the workshops as well as the central park and its church. On the way, you can see women, the famous Cholas Cuencanas, weaving toquilla straw hats while they walk or wait for the bus. We arrived at the Chordeleg canton, where the work in gold, silver, filigree, wood, ceramics and crafts, among others, stands out.
We visit the central park, its church and we have free time to shop. Then we visit the Food Market typical of the Gualaceo canton, where they can optionally taste the delicious Horcho Pork. Dish made from baked pork accompanied with llapingachos (potato) and salad. We have lunch at a restaurant in the area.
Finally we arrived at a workshop of Chales or “Macanas” typical attire of our “Chola Cuencana.” Artisans explain the process of making these famous and unique fabrics. Return to Cuenca.
