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The celebration of the 193rd anniversary of Cuenca’s independence from Spain begins today with crafts and food fairs and a performance of the Cuenca Symphony Orchestra. The celebration continues through […]

Ecuador president Rafael Correa arrived Tuesday in Moscow for a series of talks with Russican President Vladimir Putin. He used the occasion to criticize U.S. international spying activities. After a […]

Days away from opening, work on the new McDonald’s has been ordered stopped due to the removal of a Jacaranda tree. The restaurant is located on Av. Astudillo Florence, across […]

From Casablanca to Athens, Doha to Prague, 28 finalists have been chosen in the New 7 Wonders Cities competition. Cuenca, which made it to the third round of 77 cities, […]

One of the cars for Cuenca’s new tram system, Tranvia de los Cuatro Rios, will be open to the public in Otorongo Plaza on Tuesday. In addition to the rail […]

The economic future is bright for most Latin American countries according to the director of the International Monetary Fund’s Western Hemisphere division. “Overall, we are expecting positive growth and a […]

Funding has been allocated for the repair and restoration of the Remigio Crespo Toral Museum on Calle Larga. The 110 year old building was included last month on a list […]

By Simon Romero In the aftermath of Chile’s 1973 military coup, the Nobel Prize-winning poet and diplomat Pablo Neruda was found dead. Although he was long thought to have perished […]

Cuenca hotel owners are claiming that daily and weekly rentals of furnished condos and houses are hurting their business and are calling on the government to crack down on the […]

By Henry Chu Genevieve Besser knows that many people would kill to have what she’s thinking of giving up. It’s been her birthright for 52 years, something she’s cherished and […]

In an eight-hour hearing on Thursday, an Azuay provincial judge ordered nine defendants to stand trial in the Coopera money laundering and embezzlement case. Judge Miguel Arias threw out requests […]

By Christie Smythe One of the financiers of an environmental lawsuit that led to a $19 billion verdict against Chevron Corp. in Ecuador told a judge that he came to […]

Cuenca’s tourism foundation has signed an agreement with the University of Cuenca’s School of Hospitality Sciences to develop more accurate tourism statistics. Gladys Eljuri, executive director of the foundation, says […]

Ecuador qualified for a World Cup berth despite a 2 – 1 loss to Chile Tuesday night in Santiago. Chile also qualified as it and Ecuador finished third and fourth […]

Ecuador’s National Assembly overwhelmingly approved two of the three parts of the country’s new penal code Saturday night. The approved parts include 77 changes, including revisions of laws governing drivers’ […]

The National Heritage Institute is cracking down on zoning violations in Cuenca’s El Ejido neighborhood, resulting in at least 10 law suits against property owners. Some property owners are fighting […]

By Girish Gupta and Andrew Cawthorne If you live in Venezuela and want to fly abroad, get in line. Flights are booked solid months in advance, not from a new […]

Assemblywoman Paola Pabón has withdrawn a proposal that would have decriminalized abortion in the case of rape or the endangerment of a woman’s life. The move followed a threat by […]