Sucre 10-50 between General Torres and Padre Aguirre
I have purchased excellent coffee from Loja at this store so many times, but never went further than the counter in the front. I only recently discovered there is a truly lovely cafe directly behind the front store. And then I got exceptionally lucky and asked the owner if I could go upstairs to see the house!
Coffee from Loja is considered to be some of the very best coffee in Ecuador. Maria at the front counter will package up freshly ground Loja coffee for you. (total biosecurity measures are followed, she just took her mask off for the photo).
The gate opens to a very lovely garden cafe in the middle of Cuenca’s historic El Centro district.
I was very fortunate to be allowed a private tour of the home.
The view out to Calle Sucre.
The busy coffee grinder. It is almost impossible to walk by the door without going in, because of the captivating coffee aroma drifting out to the street.
“Pisos de huesos” decorative flooring made from cow bones and river pebbles.
This is a very authentic beautiful old Cuenca family home, still very much lived in, not a museum.
The house follows a traditional colonial style centered around two courtyards.
The grande sala – a very spacious room with very high ceilings and the original wood floors, overlooking Sucre St.
Very old stone flooring.
If you are in El Centro Cuenca you must stop in to buy some fresh ground coffee. Or enjoy a cup in the cafe.
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