2. Cuenca, officially Santa Ana de los Ríos
de Cuenca is a city in southern center of
the Republic of Ecuador and is the capital
of the province of Azuay and Region 6.
3. Its historic center was declared a World Heritage
Site by UNESCO in 1999.
4. It is called the Athens of Ecuador for its
architecture, its cultural diversity, its contribution
to the arts, sciences and Ecuadorian letters and
for being the birthplace of many famous people
of the Ecuadorian society.
5. The city is named "Santa Ana de los Ríos de
Cuenca" in honor of the city of Cuenca in Spain,
birthplace of the Spanish viceroy Andrés
Hurtado de Mendoza, who it was that sent to
found the city and…
6. …and the fact that this city cross the
Tomebamba, Tarqui, Yanuncay and
Machángara.
7. The rest of the name comes from the Spanish
tradition of dedicating the new cities to a saint or
holy Catholic Church, in this case to Santa Ana.
8. What year was declared a World Heritage Site ?
Why is it called Santa Ana of the four rivers?
What are the names of the four rivers?
