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Cuenca Archbishop, Luis Cabrera, will inaugurate the “Dollar for the Cathedral” fundraising drive on Saturday in hopes of collecting the $870,746 needed for roof repairs to the iconic 120-year-old church. “This a great campaign that aims to reach the people who value...
Cuenca’s Foundation Holidays kicked off officially Thursday night with a parade on Av. Loja. Police estimate that about 10,000 turned out for the event. The holidays mark the 457th anniversary of Cuenca’s founding by the Spanish. In November, there’s an even larger...
Cuenca taxi owners and unions have been granted a 51-day extension for the installation and use of taxi meters. They had originally demanded 90 days. Under a new scheduled announced yesterday meters must be in use in all of Cuenca’s 3,600 taxis by May 31. Police will...
Cuenca leads the country in the use of reusable shopping bags at grocery and department stores and markets. According to National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC) 64 percent of households used reusable cloth and plastic bags at least once in 2013, most of...
Four Chinese technicians died Monday night in an explosion while building a hydroelectric plant 40 miles east of Cuenca. The victims were explosives experts working on the Chinese-financed Sopladora plant, a project manager at the plant site said. "These people were...
The Cuenca Transit Authortiy is performing the final inspection of taxi meters that will be sold to taxi companies and independent taxi drivers. All city taxis will be required to have meters later this month. Three companies have contracts with the city to supply the...
The idea to get into the bagel business came to Rich Westcott very early one morning, after he had been reading about food. “Because I used to works nights, I developed strange sleeping habits and one morning about 3 or 4, I realized that what Cuenca needed is a good...
In announcing a new international tourism campaign, Ecuador Tourism Minister Vinicio Alvarado said that tourism grew at an 18% rate in the first quarter of 2014 following 12% growth in 2013. Tourism generated more than $1.5 billion for the economy. "We are just...
La Universidad Nacional de Educación (UNAE) in Azogues, 18 miles north of Cuenca, opens today for classes. The new university is one of four national specialty universities that the Ministry of Education hopes will transform Ecuador’s educational system. UNAE is...
A new system of closed circuit video surveillance is reducing the crime rate at the University of Cuenca. Paulo Berrezueta, Coordinator of General Services at the university says that 117 cameras are positioned across the campus and word has apparently gotten out to...
Just as the light rail system currently under construction was the transportation priority for outgoing Cuenca mayor Paúl Granda, a freeway project to divert traffic from the central city tops Mayor-elect Marcelo Cabrera's list. In fact, during Cabrera’s previous term...
On a recent morning, a dozen customers crowded the counter at Maria's Alemania Bakery and Restaurant on the corner of Hermano Miguel and Mariscal Sucre in Cuenca, waiting to place their orders. Among the group, which included Cuencanos, North American expats and two...
Cuenca Mayor-elect Marcelo Cabrera emphasized on Friday that he had no intention of stopping the Tranvia de los Cuatros Rios tram project and does not think the changes his administration might make will affect the construction schedule. Cabrera met with outgoing...
Cuenca Mayor Paúl Granda said he is in touch with Mayor-elect Marcerlo Cabrera and will make sure the transfer of power between the two administrations goes smoothly. Granda said he would provide information to Cabrera regarding several projects that the incoming...
It was noisy and it was slimy last night in Parque Calderon as two to three thousand Cuencanos, tourists and expats gathered for the kick-off of Carnival. The crowd was treated to fireworks, music, dances and foam fights. Four pyrotechnic castles were ignited,...
Following the euphoria of Sunday’s victory, Cuenca mayor-elect Marcelo Cabrera faced political reality on Monday. Unlike out-going mayor, Paúl Granda, Cabrera will not have majority support on the cantonal council. Although the final recount of the vote continues, it...
Although political insiders knew that Sunday’s elections could be a slap in President Rafael Correa’s face, few expected it to also be a hard kick in the rump. The election results in local and provincial elections saw Correa’s PAIS party’s mayoral candidates go down...
Taking on a furious, often acrimonious tone, Ecuador’s campaign for local offices ends today at midnight. National law mandates a 48-hour quiet period before Sunday’s voting. For the record, this will be the 23rd election in Ecuador’s modern democratic period, which...
Cuenca's new tram system, Travia de los Cuatro Rios, is off to a good start according to Patricia Cordero, project director. Power and light poles as well as billboards and utility wires have been relocated on Av. Las Americas between Calle Juan Ruiz and Av. Don...
The Catholic church and city of Cuenca are looking to Cuencanos living in the U.S. and Canada to provide financial help to repair the cathedral roof. An October study by the University of Cuenca engineering department estimated that $800,000 is needed to repair the...
