We arrived in Cuenca January 1, 2015 and stayed with friends during that month while we decided if Cuenca was right for us. Within a week we decided to make Cuenca our home. Luckily we found an apartment that ticked almost all our wish list and we rented it as of January 15th.

The apartment is a 2-bedroom 2.5-bath townhouse. On the main floor there is the dining room/living room, kitchen, social bath (1/2 bath), laundry and a huge storage area. The second floor has the 2-bedrooms, each with their own bath.

Our rent is $380/month. As of today, April 13th, we haven't lived in the apartment for a full month to determine what our utilities will be. We have been told to estimate about $25/mo for electricity and $5/mo for gas (used for stove and hot water). The water comes with the apartment.

What wasn't on our wishlist was a balcony or terrace and being on the 3rd and 4th floors, an elevator. But we really like it and look forward to spending a couple year here anyway.

As of 8/15/15 we have the apartment mostly furnished and will be taking more pictures of it furnished soon.

Our New Home in Cuenca

1-15-15 - Mike walking along path that leads to our apartment, it is the very far right red building.
1/15/15 - The red building is our apartment. We are in the apartment on the very left on the 3rd and 4th floors.
1/15/15 - The front of our apartment complex. We are in the building on the left. You can't see our apartment from the front but it the living room, dining room and kitchen are on the 3rd floor and the 2 bedrooms and bathrooms are on the 4th floor.
1-15-15 - Mike is unlocking the gate to our apartment building.
1/15/15 - This is the Rio Tomebamba that runs parallel to our street. I am standing with my back to our apartment building while taking this picture.
1-15-15 - This is the view from the kitchen and master bedroom window.
1/15/15 - This is the view from the dining room and office.
1/15/15 - This is the view from the dining room and office.
1-15-15 - This is the front door, living room and stairs to the bedroom.
1-15-15 - This is the dining room and living room with the kitchen off to the left
1-15-15 - This is obviously the kitchen. In an unfurnished apartment, NOTHING is furnished; no stove, refrigerator, washer or dryer.
1-15-15 - This is standing by the front door showing the living room, dining room, kitchen, laundry and stairs to the bedrooms.
1-15-15 - This is the laundry.
1/15/15 - This is the landing going from the bedrooms to the main floor.
1/15/15 - This is the landing going from the bedrooms to the main floor.
1/15/15 - This is the master bedroom and Mike's bathroom.
1-15-15 - This is the master bathroom and the one Mike uses.
1-15-15 - This is the closet in the master bedroom and the closet Mike uses.
1-15-15 - This is the master bedroom.
1/15/15 - This the second bedroom we are also using as an office.
1-15-15 - This is the bathroom in the second bedroom and my bathroom. Notice how much larger it is than Mike's!!!!
1/15/15 - This the second bedroom we are also using as an office. This is the closet I use.
1/15/15 - This the second bedroom we are also using as an office.
1/15/15 - This the second bedroom we are also using as an office.
3/28/15 - This is a view of our apartment building. We are the corner apartment on the top floor and the floor right under.
8/9/15 - We love sitting at our dining room table as we have such beautiful views.
8/9/15 - This is our living room area. The front door is on the upper right. The dining room table is to the left.
8/9/15 - This is the hutch we bought and it is just outside the kitchen. The laundry room door is to the left. The refrigerator and butcher block table to the right.
8/9/15 - We finally got the pot holder hung and the work table made so now we have a very nice, light and workable kitchen.
8/9/15 - We finally got the pot holder hung and the work table made so now we have a very nice, light and workable kitchen.