Gastronomic summary of Southern Ecuador Andes

The typical drink in Cañar the is "draquesito", prepared with sugar cane liquor and sangorachi. The specialty in Azuay is pork rind, mote pillo (thiefs hominy), mote pata (hominy foot), hoof soup, quinua soup, roasted cuy with potatoes and bunuelos for dessert.

In Loja you can drink to the famous horchata lojana (non - alcoholic), made with several medicinal plants and flowers. Do not miss cuy in soup or roasted. In Loja there are many traditional sweets, you can find them all at the central market.