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In Cuenca, Lasso promises money to finish tram and to restrict mining

In a campaign visit to Cuenca on Monday, presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso pledged financial support to complete the city’s tranvia project and to stop all mining above 2,800 meters. The candidate also said he would reduce government regulation of small...

Cuenca to study a cross-city bike path

A long-time dream of cycling advocates, the city of Cuenca will soon begin planning a cross-city bike route connecting Av. Las Americas at Av. Primero de Mayo in the west, to the industrial park in the northeast. On Friday, the city signed an agreement with the...

San Francsico Plaza work begins in April

The long-delayed reconstruction of Cuenca’s San Francisco plaza will begin next month, Mayor Marcelo Cabrera announced on Thursday. Funds for the project, totaling $1.53 million, have been transferred to a city operating account. Cabrera said the plan to relocate...

Recommendation for new city bus fares will be announced in April

The University of Cuenca recommendation for a higher city bus fare should be delivered to the Cuenca transportation department (EMOV) by the end of April, study leaders say. Bus companies have been demanding that the city of Cuenca allow a fare increase for years and...

Cuenca will soon have 100 wifi hotspots

Public internet connectivity is on the rise in Cuenca, according to Boris Piedra of the public utility company ETAPA. “We will have 100 wifi hotspots by the end of April,” he says. “This was a goal we set two years ago we are proud to say we will achieve it.” There...

Cuenca foundation celebration being planned

Cuenca’s foundation festival next month will include more than 100 activities, organizers say. Proposals for events are being accepted until Friday, March 31. The Committee for Festivities says the foundation festival, scheduled for April 8 to 12, will include...

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Week of April 19

Ecuador seeks answers as migrants are rerouted from the United States to Congo.

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Prosperity report exposes Ecuador’s uneven foundations.

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IESS pension debate sharpens as Ecuador’s retirement system strains under growing deficits.

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