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Ecuador's largest sacred music festival is happening right now in Cuenca. Over 200 artists — choral groups, soloists, and dancers — are performing free shows tonight and tomorrow night at 8 PM in the Casa de la Cultura theater. This is Foundation Week at its most beautiful.

Cuenca's Orquesta Sinfónica just kicked off a massive March lineup with Carmina Burana — and the best is still coming. Pink Floyd Sinfónico on March 20, a Dvořák and Mahler concert on March 13, a chamber recital at Pumapungo Museum, and Pergolesi's Stabat Mater inside Santo Domingo Church. Here's the full schedule.

Holy Thursday's Visita a las Siete Iglesias turns Calle Bolívar into a pedestrian boulevard, lanterns light the historic center, and street vendors line the route with tortillas and morocho. Here's your complete walking guide — church by church, with food stops.