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Hundreds marched through Cuenca’s historic district Saturday, marking the 50th anniversary of International Women’s Day and the beginning of the city’s “March 8 Movement.” Following the march, some of the pioneers of the equal rights movement talked about their...
The following message is from the United States Embassy in Quito. Message for U.S. Citizens Living in Ecuador: U.S. Social Security information sesions: Federal Benefits Services Visit to Ecuador, March 10 to 13, 2025 Location: Quito and Cuenca The U.S. Mission in...
I recently had the pleasure of renewing my conversation with one of Cuenca’s most remarkable small business owners, Peter Strzga, owner and operator of Peter’s Delicatessen (a collaborative effort with Lenny Charnoff of Cuenca Salmon.) I was so impressed following my...
Fourteen people have died as a result of floods and landslides, the Risk Management Office (SNGR) said Tuesday. With the exception of three family members who died Saturday in a landslide near Loja, all the victims lived in the coastal and littoral regions. SNGR...
Twelve people have been reported dead as a result of flooding and landslides and the National Secretariat of Risk Management (SNGR) expects the toll to rise. Although the entire country has experienced persistent rainfall during the past 10 days, the most affected...
Five people are dead and another 10 are injured after a bus crashed into vehicles and buildings in the Sayausí community early Saturday. The bus driver, who was injured in the accident, claimed his brakes failed as he entered the commercial district of Sayausí, on Av....
Editor’s note: This the second in a series of three articles covering the most important things you want to know about collecting your U.S. Social Security while living in Ecuador. By Carolyn V, Hamilton A Guide for Online Access to Your Social Security Benefits The...
By Carol E. Leutner This article honors my friend, Julia Rux. Julia was one of those persons that expats like me, living in the now international city of Cuenca, are privileged to know. I have a wonderful life here and wonderful friends. Julia exemplified those human...
British rock icon Sting played to a full house of almost 20,000 Friday night in Cuenca’s Alejandro Serrano Stadium. The two-hour concert, part of the performer’s 2025 world tour, included such hits as “All my Heart,” “Always on Your Side and “When We Dance.” Despite...
The word went out weeks ago. “Come to Cuenca and Azuay Province for Carnaval– it’s safe and it’s fun!” In television and social media ads, Cuenca Mayor Crisitian Zamora and Azuay Prefect Juan Cristóbal Lloret aimed the message at coastal residents besieged by crime....
Cuenca's Carnaval celebration gets underway tonight with the Compadres and Comadres celebration in Parque Ciudadela Álvarez. The action begins at 6 with food, dance and music honoring the city’s ancient and modern traditions. Later, the park and other public areas...
Employees of three Cuenca facilities that house and care for children and the elderly say they have not been paid by the government for three months. On Tuesday, about fifty workers from Cristo Rey, Miguel León and Tadeo Torres protested in Parque Calderon and outside...
By Stephen Vargha When it comes to longevity, leather can easily out last synthetic leather. Animal-based leather is time-tested, with products in pretty good condition after a century or more. Depending on how it’s made and used, synthetic leather can be less durable...
By Steven Rigney Author's note: Names have been changed to protect the guilty. It all started innocently enough. There was a posting in the classified section of a local online gringo publication recommending Isabela, the English-speaking wife of an excellent cabinet...
The National Emergency Operations Council (COE) declared a weather emergency in six coastal provinces Monday, as the weather service predicts more rain through the first part of Carnaval weekend. Azuay and Loja Provinces were also included in the emergency due to road...
Ecuador’s Energy Ministry has announced a project to increase the country’s electric generation by 8,000 megawatts between 2025 and 2030. The plan calls for the construction of seven new hydroelectric facilities, a nuclear plant and several geothermal, wind and solar...
The Cuenca- Molleturo-Guayaquil highway reopened to traffic Friday morning following a six-hour closure due to landslides between kilometer markers 50 and 52. The highway has experienced a series of landslides since last weekend, following heavy rain. Although the...
I would be hard-pressed to name the 12 things I like best about living in Ecuador: tucked-away haunts serving coffee and munchies amid endless conversation, oases of beer and laughter nourishing those tumbling downhill towards the church, and clouds like unruly mobs...
Transport and Public Works Minister Roberto Luque said Wednesday that the Cuenca-Girón-Machala highway will reopen to traffic February 28, just in time for the long Carnival weekend. A 10-meter section of the highway collapsed Wednesday morning at kilometer marker 22...
By Sylvan Hardy Ecuadorians are asking: Why is it so cold? People are wrapping themselves in heavy coats and ponchos despite the fact that low temperatures are at the seasonal average. “It’s all the cloud cover and the rain,” says ETAPA weatherman Rigoberto Guerrero....
