{"id":550,"date":"2024-02-06T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T18:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hqd.mah.mybluehost.me\/themes\/anymag\/main\/?p=1"},"modified":"2024-05-27T17:00:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T22:00:59","slug":"casa-del-parque-cuencas-historic-gem-restored-to-its-former-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/06\/casa-del-parque-cuencas-historic-gem-restored-to-its-former-glory\/","title":{"rendered":"CUENCA ARCHITECTURE &#8211; Casa del Parque: Cuenca&#8217;s Historic Gem Restored to Its Former Glory"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"550\" class=\"elementor elementor-550\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ddf59 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"95ddf59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daafdf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daafdf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Cuenca Expats Magazine &#8211; Issue 44<\/p>\n<p>By Jane Hiltbrand<br \/>Photos Courtesy of Mansion Matilda and Jane Hiltbrand<\/p>\n<p>In the heart of Cuenca&#8217;s Parque Calder\u00f3n, a striking yellow house with a rich history stands as a symbol of the city&#8217;s past and its promising future. Casa del Parque, previously shrouded in mystery, has been meticulously restored to its former glory, becoming a vibrant gastronomic and cultural center that has breathed life into the downtown area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25193ee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25193ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53ea395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"53ea395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-image-gallery 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public.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Her promise to stay in the house until her last days was upheld, and upon her passing, the transformation of Casa del Parque began in earnest in 2016.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffaa341 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffaa341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20231003_141427-01-scaled-e1707346503166-1024x1024.jpeg\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9b7e80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9b7e80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the Tranv\u00eda construction caused turmoil in the downtown area, Casa del Parque&#8217;s exterior restoration marked the first steps towards revitalization.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By 2018, the interior rooms and decorative elements were being meticulously rejuvenated.\u00a0 The municipality ensured that the historical significance of the house was preserved, respecting its role in Cuenca&#8217;s story.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e75e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54e75e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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Married at a young age into the Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez Lasso family, she and her husband became significant landowners, contributing to the prosperity of the region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-079967a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"079967a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139e018 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"139e018\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b3eda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45b3eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20231003_141001-01-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2491\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20231003_141001-01-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20231003_141001-01-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20231003_141001-01-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20231003_141001-01-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20231003_141001-01-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddee319 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ddee319\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f31fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31f31fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"822\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20231003_140240-01-822x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2490\" alt=\"CUENCA ARCHITURE - 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Casa del Parque\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20231003_141829-01-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20231003_141829-01-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20231003_141829-01-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20231003_141829-01-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20231003_141829-01-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0387ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0387ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c06325 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c06325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The house was built in 1888 by French architects Rene Chaubert and Giussepe Majon, under President Gabriel Garcia Moreno&#8217;s patronage. With her second husband, Hortensia Mata had a total of sixteen children, living in the most opulent residence of the time.<\/p>\n<p>The house&#8217;s legacy is further enriched by its architectural details, including original wallpaper, murals, and flooring. The exterior walls are adobe, while the structural walls are brick and bahareque, presenting a remarkable example of Republican-era architecture in Cuenca.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b85ae04 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b85ae04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db18168 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db18168\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb66d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0fb66d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20231003_140202-01-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2492\" alt=\"CUENCA ARCHITURE - Casa del Parque\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20231003_140202-01-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20231003_140202-01-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20231003_140202-01-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20231003_140202-01-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20231003_140202-01-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98cba7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98cba7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501f20b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"501f20b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20201226_175635-01-2-scaled-e1707346768363-759x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2493\" alt=\"CUENCA ARCHITURE - Casa del Parque\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20201226_175635-01-2-scaled-e1707346768363-759x1024.jpeg 759w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20201226_175635-01-2-scaled-e1707346768363-222x300.jpeg 222w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20201226_175635-01-2-scaled-e1707346768363-768x1036.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20201226_175635-01-2-scaled-e1707346768363-1139x1536.jpeg 1139w, https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20201226_175635-01-2-scaled-e1707346768363.jpeg 1401w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a4fda4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a4fda4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-799867c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"799867c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Notably, the house was pivotal in introducing ornate ironwork to the region. It was also home to Cuenca&#8217;s first bathroom, a marvel of its time, amidst a city with canals running through its streets.<\/p>\n<p>During the recent restoration, the original yellow color was discovered through a meticulous paint study. This reaffirmed the city&#8217;s commitment to preserving the historical authenticity of the house, which stands as a testament to Cuenca&#8217;s evolving architectural styles.<\/p>\n<p>Casa del Parque is a house of many facets. It was divided in the past, with one side occupied by a general store. Mrs. Eljuri&#8217;s purchase brought both halves under her care, with one side transformed into delightful spaces. The Turquoise Tea Room, Bar 1880, and El Preferido de Matilde offer unique dining and drinking experiences, all with a view of Parque Calder\u00f3n and the New Cathedral. The Treaties Hall and the Diplomatic Hall are versatile spaces for various events, and future plans include an Ecuadorian restaurant on the unoccupied side, promising even more of this stunning architectural beauty for Cuenca to savor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuenca Expats Magazine &#8211; Issue 44 By Jane HiltbrandPhotos Courtesy of Mansion Matilda and Jane Hiltbrand In the heart of Cuenca&#8217;s Parque Calder\u00f3n, a striking yellow house with a rich history stands as a symbol of the city&#8217;s past and its promising future. 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