Chordeleg

Top: jewelry stores. Center: window display. Bottom: Chordeleg church.

V!VA User‘s Description

Chordeleg is a small town about one hour from Cuenca, often combined with Gualaceo for day trips. It is known for the many jewelry stores that line the streets and main square: there must be at least 20 of them. The jewelry - particularly the silver - is made locally and there is an impressive selection of pendants, bracelets, earrings, etc.

Other than shop, there isn't much to see and do in Chordeleg. Most of the tours take visitors to have lunch at the nearby Uzhupud hosteria.

Buses leave Cuenca regularly for Gualaceo (from the corner of España and Benalcázar), where it is easy to catch a second bus to Chordeleg.

Traveler Reviews of Chordeleg

I liked it

Rating: 100%

I loved absolutely everything about this little town. It has a very rich culture and interesting jewelery styles.

By V!VA User from NYC, Jan 22, 2008

Chordeleg

Rating: 100%

I like the food and the beautiful rivers...

By V!VA User from Ecuador, Mar 05, 2007

Shop, shop, shop

Rating: 50%

Chordeleg is packed solid with silver shops. There's really not much else there, though: if you're not shopping for silver, you'll be bored out of your mind. The shops in Cuenca have silver, too, and the prices aren't much different. Bottom line: worth a quick stop but no need to spend much time there.

By Gideon Welles from Rochester, New York, Apr 10, 2006

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