Cuenca
Americannoun
noun
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a city in SW Ecuador: university (1868). Pop: 311 000 (2005 est)
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a town in central Spain: prosperous in the Middle Ages for its silver and textile industries. Pop: 47 201 (2003 est)
Example Sentences
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Perhaps you’ve followed MarketWatch columnists Edd and Cynthia Staton, who moved to Cuenca, Ecuador, 15 years ago for the lower cost of living.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Ecuador, and Cuenca specifically, became famous as a retirement destination around 2010 when International Living magazine rated it as the best place to retire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
And so at 46, single and without children, I decided to move to Cuenca, Ecuador, and retire years earlier than would have been possible almost anywhere else.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
But partying would be replaced by prayer when she ended up at a pilgrimage in a small place called Priego, in the Cuenca region of central Spain.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
“These are going to the museum down in Cuenca, Ecuador,” Auntie North said.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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