Cuenca News

Cuenca tram director Boris Palacios announced Thursday that 11 electric buses will be delivered in October or November and be part of the plan to integrate the tram and municipal buses. He said the buses have been purchased with grants from three international environmental organizations. “The new buses will provide a feeder system from selected...

Jueves, 7/4/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Hoy se inaugura festival de música sacra “Quien canta ora dos veces” (Sacred music festival “He who sings prays twice” opened today) – <And does he who laughs prays 3 times? I guess it depends on what he’s laughing at.> The U. of Cuenca organized its 1st sacred...

Miércoles, 6/4/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – La Chismosa enciende su primera vela (La Chismosa lights its first candle) – FM station, Radio La Chismosa (FM 104.1), will celebrate its 1st anniversary with a free concert. The “Tour Party Reggaeton 2022” will be el próximo domingo a las 14:00 in the Parque Curiquingue. Performers will...

Martes, 5/4/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Abril, un mes de cultura (April, a month of culture) – Some of the activities planned for the 465th anniversary of the founding of Cuenca include movies in the barrios, music in the parks, and a return to parades of students in the streets. The Dirección de Cultura...

Lunes, 4/4/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Azogues inicia sus festividades con pregón cultural (Azogues starts its festivities with a cultural proclamation) – The start of the festivities of the 197th anniversary of cantonization of Azogues was el pasado sábado with a parade with thousands of people participating. There will be an event to elect...

Interior Minister Patricio Castillo said Monday afternoon that order has been restored at the Turi Penitentiary south of Cuenca and that those responsible for Sunday’s riot have been identified and transferred to a prison in Guayaquil. He said the final death toll is 20 and he doesn’t expect more bodies to be found. “As soon...

At least 20 prisoners at the Turi Penitentiary have died and an undetermined number have been injured during a riot that began shortly after midnight Sunday. In an afternoon news conference, Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo said the situation is “not yet under control,” adding that police and military police continue efforts to restore order in...

A day after one lane of the Cajas highway had been opened to bring supplies to residents west of Sayausí, new landslides made it impassable again. Heavy rains Friday afternoon also caused flooding in downtown Cuenca and temporarily pushed the Tomebamba and Yanuncay rivers to flood stage. New landslides, covered much of the highway with...

Jueves, 31/3/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – See the article below, El artista que sueña sus obras. Titular – Lasso reestructura gabinete (Lasso restructures cabinet) – See article in Thursday’s CHL for story. Cuenca – A cuidar las cuencas hídricas (Taking care of watersheds) – The alluviums in Sayausí el último domingo show the need...