Cuenca News

Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera is negotiating with the French government for a grant to study converting the city’s bus fleet to electric or LP gas power. Currently, buses use diesel […]

Although it began as a protest against road work, a group of historic district business owners are now demanding that Cuenca’s light rail project be stopped. Business owners and their […]

A Cuenca committee reviewing new taxi fares says that new federal rules prevent it from deciding on fares proposed by a University of Cuenca consulting team. Taxi owners and some […]

As the proposed taxi fares schedule faces its first government review today, no one is happy. A tripartite committee of taxi owners, citizens and government officials meets this afternoon to […]

Ecuador’s poverty rate has dropped by 12% since 2006 according to Ecuador’s Ministry of Planning and Development. The ministry also reports that Cuenca has the lowest poverty rate among the […]

The first phase of the project to renovate Cuenca’s San Francisco Plaza is underway as workers prepare the Passage León building on Presidente Cordova for reconstruction. The building, which features […]

Planning continues on the three-year-old project to open the alley to the north of Cuenca’s cathedral to crafts shops, art galleries and cafés. The entrance to the alley, to the […]

Following last week’s announcement that Cuenca’s tram project is five to six months behind schedule, Mayor Marcelo Cabrera says that the number of workers on the project will be increased […]

Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera described the first two months of his administration last week, saying that the tram project and taxi meter issues have dominated his agenda. Cabrera said that […]

The general manager and the chief auditor of the failed Cuenca financial cooperative Coopera were found guilty of money laundering by the Azuay Criminal Trial Court on Monday. The crime […]

The University of Cuenca team hired by the city of Cuenca to develop a new taxi fare schedule is cautioning local taxi drivers against expecting a large increase over current […]

Indigenous groups opposed to legislation that would consolidate water allocations power with the federal government are in the third day of a 10-day protest march headed for the National Assembly […]

As a consulting team from the University of Cuenca considers a new fare schedule for Cuenca’s taxis, some say the rates currently programmed into taxi meters are already too high. […]

Although there are dozens of construction projects underway in Cuenca, there will be far fewer new ones taking their places in the foreseeable future. Some local professionals, citing a huge […]

AG denies favoritism in Coopera case Ecuador Attorney General Galo Chiriboga says that judicial delays in the case against officials of the failed financial cooperative Coopera are not the result […]

Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera says work will continue on the Tranvia de los Cuatro Rios, Cuenca’s light rail system, but says he still needs more budget and construction schedule information. […]

Although the use of taxi meters became mandatory on Sunday, many drivers were refusing to turn them on and arguments between Cuenca drivers and riders were common in the city. […]

Following four hours of deliberation, the Second Criminal Trial Court in Cuenca found seven managers and officers of Coopera guilty of embezzlement. Prosecutors have asked the court to impose the […]

Although there could be short delays to deal with traffic problems caused by construction, Cuenca’s new light rail project will continue as originally planned. Gerardo Fernández, appointed by new Cuenca […]

Following the rejection of the Alianza País choice for Cuenca vice mayor, President Rafael Correa says he has lost confidence in Mayor Marcelo Cabrera. On Friday, the city council chose […]