The Mayor of Cuenca, Pedro Palacios, and the Municipal Museum Casa del Sombrero, warmly invite all who love the city to join in a celebration of the 200th anniversary of Cuenca’s independence and the 20th anniversary of Cuenca’s designation as a Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The event will be a walking tour of one of Cuenca’s most historic streets, Calle Rafael Maria Arízaga, from Avenida Huayna Cápac to Parque la Libertad, with musical and dance performances all along the route.
Everyone is encourage to wear a Panama hat— the sombrero de paja toquilla, which has been an emblem of Cuenca for over a hundred years, ever since the city became its principal exporter to the world, and which played a central part in Cuenca becoming the cultural heart of Ecuador.
December 1, Monday, starting at 9 AM, free, Rafael María Arízaga, from Avenida Huayna Cápac to Parque la Libertad, Cuenca.
Margaret Winter: WhatsApp +1 443 822 8264. Call after: 3 PM.
