If you're looking for a place to stay in Cuenca, you end up on platforms that charge between 15% and 25% commission. That percentage comes out of the price you pay, or the margin of a guesthouse with a few rooms. And artisan workshops, cafés, guides, and neighborhood spas barely show up anywhere.
What we do
PuroCuenca lists businesses in Cuenca with the information you actually need to decide: what they offer, how much it costs, what hours they're open, where they are, and how to message them. Nothing more. Once you find what you're looking for, you talk to them directly on WhatsApp.
What you'll find
Stay, Eat, Culture & nature, Crafts, Wellness, and Services — organized by area: Centro histórico, El Ejido, Yanuncay, Turi, Baños, and Misicata. Prices are in US dollars.
How we fund this
Businesses pay a monthly subscription to be in the guide and to keep their listing up to date. We don't charge a booking commission, we don't handle payments, and we don't stand between the visitor and the business.
- The price you see is the business's price. No platform markup.
- No one buys a better spot in the guide: featured placement is marked as such.
- A business that stops paying comes off the guide — no outdated listing left floating around.
How we choose what gets listed
Before publishing a business we confirm it exists, that it's open the hours it says, and that the contact person is the right one. The team takes the photos or the business approves them. If something changes — price, hours, owner — we update the listing.
Who we are
A small team that already runs PuroMáncora, the business guide to Máncora, in Peru, and is now bringing it to Cuenca with the same idea: honest information and direct contact, with no commissions.
Is your business missing?
If you run a stay, a café, a workshop, a spa, or a service in Cuenca and you're not in the guide, get in touch. We're adding businesses gradually so every listing is done right.