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Anti-government protests in Quito, Cuenca, and several other cities were mostly peaceful and smaller than expected, according to Ecuador’s national police. In Cuenca, about 250 marchers made their way up Simon Bolivar Wednesday afternoon from Parque San Blas, flanked...
Anti-government protests are scheduled today across Ecuador although national police say they expect fewer participants than during the August national strike. The protests are being organized by indigenous, labor, and student groups. In Cuenca, 500 police will be on...
The ninth edition of Cuenca’s Festival Escenarios del Mundo, or International Theater Festival, begins Wednesday, September 16, with a parade through the historic district and the performance of the Mexican comedy, “Más pequeños que el Guggenheim" at 8 p.m. at the...
A national emergency operations committee is meeting this week to assess the preparedness of Azuay and Cañar Provinces for the El Niño weather phenomenon expected to reach full force in November and December. Work on large flood control projects is being completed on...
Ash clouds from the Cotopaxi volcano are adding as much as 15 minutes to half an hour to flights between Quito and Cuenca and Guayaquil. Ecuador’s Civil Aviation Directorate has rerouted flights that originally flew to the west of Cotopaxi, to the east of the volcano,...
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 of a network of public pedestrian areas, renovation of several...
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, say they need at least 25 days to study them before making them...
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 vibrant arts community. Manuel Vallejo, owner of the La Condamine Museum, is leading a petition drive...
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 education officials. More than 270,000 students are expected in the educational region that...
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 break in Parque de la Madre. I sat on a shady bench and watched and listened as children careened and squealed...
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 third of those members live in Cuenca. Data from the website was stolen by hackers...
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 took place with balloons, music and popcorn. Rubén Salazar, corporate manager of Corporación La Favorita...
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 Perez, presidents of the three indigenous...
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 sophisticated, avant-garde system that fits with Ecuador’s plan to convert to electric energy...
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 field studies of Ecuador’s volcanoes when he was an adjunct professor at the University of...
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, Cuenca and other cities, there were...
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 completed on schedule, in July of next year. To achieve this, construction will intensify, affecting...
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 to high noise levels, Cuenca’s Citizen Guard and the national police also found...
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. As marchers continue toward Quito to participate in a national strike...
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 airline said it is purchasing five new Boeing aircraft in preparation...
