Cuenca has been the fastest-growing city in Ecuador since 2000 and now boasts a population of 580,000. Mark Pombo enjoys how welcoming residents of Cuenca are. He shared, “Ecuadorians are so nice.

Cuenca's unique appeal. About 5,000 expats now live in Cuenca, Ecuador’s third largest city, says Tania Sarmiento, director of the Tourism for Cuenca Municipal Foundation.