Cuenca, Ecuador’s third largest city, is not on its tourism circuit. Visitors to Ecuador generally go to places like Quito, the lovely colonial capital, its nearby Avenue of the Volcanoes, the offshore wildlife sanctuary in the Galapagos Islands, or its exotic Amazon River rainforest. Yet Cuenca is probably Ecuador’s best-kept secret. Its ambiance is seductive, often shrouded in implied mysteries. I layer this image in such mysteries – framing the Calle Francisco Borrero in the overhanging tile roofs of its colonial buildings. Two churches punctuate the massive array of rainclouds overhead. I liked the way small splashes of sunlight penetrate the cloud layers, illuminating the red tile roofs, as well as the blue steeple of the San Alfonso church, and backlighting the venerable bells of the Monasterio de las Conceptas, founded here in 1599.