Turi is a town and

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...

Cuenca Canton Cuenca is a cantons of Ecuador, canton of Ecuador, located in the Azuay Province. Its capital is the town of Cuenca, Ecuador, Cuenca. During the census of 2001 the canton had 417,632 inhabitants and in 2010 it had 505,585 inhabitants.

Azuay Province Azuay (, ), Province of Azuay is a province of Ecuador, created on 25 June 1824. It encompasses an area of . Its capital and largest city is Cuenca. It is located in the south center of Ecuador in the highlands. Its mountains reach above sea le ...

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

. The parish covers an area of 26.2 km² and according to the 2001 Ecuadorian census it had a population total of 6,692. It is perched on a hill with a public park that features an overlook of the city of

Cuenca Cuenca may refer to: People * Cuenca (surname) Places Ecuador * Cuenca Canton, in the Azuay Province ** Cuenca, Ecuador, capital of Cuenca Canton and Azuay Province ** Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuenca Peru * Cuenca District, Huarochirí ...

; perhaps and the only site where the entire city can be observed while still on the ground. There are artisan shops outside of the church that sell boots and hats, while a number of souvenir stalls dot the roadway. The Turi Church and observation point is a stop on the Cuenca bus tour.

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{{Authority control Populated places in Azuay Province Parishes of Ecuador