Cuenca News

A 13-kilometer bicycle tour is one of Cuenca’s newest tourist attractions, according to the city’s tourism foundation. The tour begins beside the Tomebamba River, on Paseo Tres de Noviembre in […]

Six members of the failed financial cooperative Coopera began a hunger strike Tuesday night in the Parque Carlderon glorieta. The group is demanding government action to reimburse more than 600 […]

According to a consultant, Cuenca’s cathedral requires $800,000 in repairs to stop leaks in the church’s roof. Water stains are clearly visible on the cathedral ceiling and, according to Fernando […]

The Cantonal Council has decided to leave property tax assessments unchanged from last year although it plans to step up efforts to put more rural properties on the tax roles. […]

Cuenca’s Municipal Tourism Foundation is exploring ways to increase the city’s tourist appeal beyond the historic district. Among the attractions the foundation says it will promote are the Cañar and […]

Cuenca’s decision to crack down on unlicensed street and bus vendors is meeting resistance. Last Wednesday, about 70 vendors protested in Parque Calderon, claiming that their livelihood is being threatened. […]

Cuenca’s Municipal Transit Authority, DMT, said it continues to study the pedestrian crossing problem on Av. Las Americas but cautions that it must complete its studies before adding new features. […]

A hotel building boom is underway in Cuenca and current hotel and hostal owners are questioning the need for more rooms. Two mid-rise hotels are currently under construction in El […]

  Cuenca is counting its birds, so far identifying 80 species living in the city and suburbs. The city’s Environmental Management Commission has enlisted the University of Azuay and professional […]

Ecuador’s Superintendency of Telecommunications (Supertel) has ordered Movistar Ecuador to submit a plan to improve service quality in Cuenca and several other locations. The regulator said that monitoring has detected […]

Cuenca traffic police are warning drivers to stay out of specially designated bus lanes in El Centro. Bus lanes are located on Calles Juan Jaramillo, President Córdova, Sangurima and Muñoz […]

The Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion (MIES) has interviewed more than 386 unrepaid members of the failed financial cooperative Coopera to assess their need for government assistance. MEIS says […]

Cuenca’s new bus system is causing widespread confusion among city commuters. Called integrated transport by the city’s transportation office, the new system is based around two transfer stations where passengers […]

By the weekend, customers will see price increases for both cigarettes and beer in city supermarkets, tiendas and mercados. The increases are the result of a decision by distributors and […]

Save your appetite for Sunday afternoon. That’s when the doors open on Cuenca’s 19th Annual International Food Fair at the Mall del Rio Convention Center. In addition to Ecuadorian comida […]

Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series about the collapse of Cuenca financial cooperative Coopera, and the aftermath. By David Morrill Coopera’s troubles went public on June […]

Editor’ note: This the first of a two-part series about the collapse of Cuenca financial cooperative Coopera, and its aftermath. By David Morrill In June, when the Cuenca-based cooperative Coopera […]

By Kelly Swing Ecuador’s president, Rafael Correa, announced earlier this month that he has no choice but to go ahead with drilling operations in one of the planet’s most biodiverse […]

Editor’s note: Adapting to life in Ecuador is an on-going topic of conversation among North American expats. Yolanda Reinoso Barzallo turns the tables and tells the story of being an […]

More art, less graffiti. That’s the goal of Cuenca’s new graffiti ordinance, passed by the cantonal council last year, and both graffiti artists and and government officials agree that the […]