Cuenca News

Spanish consultants have provided a glimpse of what a mostly vehicle-free historic district would look like. The images and descriptions delivered Friday by the Andalusian planners call for the creation […]

Although University of Cuenca architects have delivered revised plans to renovate San Francisco Square, don’t expect to see them any time soon. Cuenca city officials, who received the plans yesterday, […]

Neighbors in the El Vado neighborhood off the west end of Calle Larga, are asking the city government to help restore five historic houses that were once part of a […]

Cuenca’s streets will be clogged today as parents drop off children to begin a new school year. About 175,000 students return to class today in the Cuenca canton, according to […]

My sister called on Sunday. I had just returned from a shopping trip to Supermaxi. As is my custom, I interrupted my 15-minute walk back to El Centro with a […]

According to a Spanish tech company, more than three thousand people in Ecuador appear on a users list for Ashley Madison, a website for people seeking extramarital affairs. More than […]

A new Supermaxi opened in the southwest part of Cuenca on Friday. Located on Don Bosco at Miguel de Cervantes, it is the fourth in the city. The official opening […]

Leaders of the indigenous-led national protest strike said yesterday that their protest would continue indefinitely as they staged marches in several cities, including Cuenca. Salvador Quishpe, Jorge Herrera and Carlos […]

Vice President Jorge Glas said on Tuesday that Cuenca’s tram system, scheduled to be completed in 2016, will serve as a transportation model for the country. “It is a highly […]

A retired U.S. geology professor who spends part of the year in Cuenca, says the city will feel no direct effects if the Cotopaxi volcano erupts. George Lassiter, who conducted […]

The intensity of nationwide anti-government protests was dramatically lower on Friday as Thursday’s sometimes-violent confrontations between protesters and police did not repeat. Although there were marches and speeches in Quito, […]

If you think the tram construction mess is bad now, you haven’t seen nothin’ yet. On Tuesday, city officials said that work on Cuenca’s new light rail system will be […]

Police shut down four bars on Saturday night for a variety of violations, including excessive noise. The bars are on President Cordova between Hermano Miguel and Mariano Cueva. In addition […]

Supporters of a national protest strike arrived in Cuenca last night as helicopters swirled overhead and police lined historic district streets. The march began four days ago in Zamora Chinchipe. […]

LC Perú, Peru’s second largest airline, says it has received permission from civil aviation authorities to proceed with plans to offer international flights to Ecuador, the U.S., and Bolivia. The […]

You could call it a pop-up gallery, to use the popular phrase describing special events restaurants. Open for only five days so far in 2015, Galeria Ombligo hosts its second […]

Although the residents of Cuenca still have major concerns about crime, they are feeling safer than they have in years and believe the government’s investment in law enforcement is paying […]

As real estate sales decline, Ecuador building contractors and manufacturers of building materials say they are facing hard times. Some say they may have to close their doors. Although construction […]

Thirty Citizen Guards are attending English classes at the University of Cuenca for the purpose of improving communication with tourists and foreign residents. Two graduate students in the university’s English […]

Ecuador’s Ministry of Labor is investigating claims that Cuenca bus companies have fired drivers who were attempting to form a union. The drivers have complained for months about long working […]