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Feliz Año Nuevo a todos y espero que el año empazó con bendiciones para todos ustedes. Curious? – (From El Mercurio del miércoles, 31/12/2025) Ultiman tasa en pago de agua […]
Someone once asked me how long it takes for a package to be shipped from Temu in China to Cuenca, and the question simply is not that easy as it […]
By Liam Higgins An immigration researcher says Cuenca’s population of North American and European expats is growing again. “The numbers were steady for several years despite the bad news about […]
Cuencanos celebrated the new year Wednesday night with concerts, fireworks, the burning of año viejo monigotes and plenty of holiday drink. The largest party was at Parque Calderon where celebrants […]
There was a restaurant I used to love in the historic center. It lived inside an elegant old hotel that seemed to have more character than customers. The dining room […]
Cuenca municipal council voted Monday night to hike the public bus fare from 30 cents to 40 cents, with the city subsidizing the entire increase. It is unclear, however, if […]
Ecuador will end 2025 with the highest murder rate in its history. The total will be above 9,000 and could approach 10,000, the Attorney General’s office says. As of November […]
The day before Cuenca’s famous Pase del Niño parade my wife Belinda and I ran errands in our suburban neighborhood. We live to the south of the Tomebamba River which […]
The water level at the Mazar reservoir in eastern Azuay Province continues to drop rapidly, Ecuador’s Electric Corporation (CELEC) reports. A month ago, on November 30, the level stood at […]
If you ever find yourself thinking the Terminal Terrestre is just a place to catch a bus, you have not been paying attention. The main bus station in Cuenca is […]
Walk through Cuenca today and you can already see the quiet signs of change. More QR codes on tables. More digital payment apps. More small shops testing online orders and […]
Government Minister Nataly Morillo said Thursday that President Daniel Noboa will not meet with the mayors of Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca, considering them “rude and disrespectful and involved in acts […]
Editor’s note: Ever wonder what Cuenca was like a 112 years ago? The following is an excerpt from “Vagabonding Down the Andes” by Harry A. Franck. Published in 1917, the […]
By Sylvan Hardy A crowd of 100,000 will line the streets and crowd the balconies of Calle Simon Bolivar today to watch Cuenca’s Christmas Eve parade, the Pase del Niño, […]
Spend enough time in cafés around Cuenca and a quiet pattern starts to appear. It does not announce itself or come with rules or signs. Instead, it unfolds through habit, […]
As yet another year comes to an end on planet Earth, there are mornings when I sit with a cup of Tuti instant coffee or yerba mate and try to […]
Bored?- 50 “viudas” en competencia (50 “widows” in race) – The tradition of the Año Viejo will live on in a different way in Cuenca next miercoles, 31/12, in the […]
Ecuador’s IVA refund system for senior residents is legally clear, administratively uneven, and morally awkward, leaving expatriate retirees to negotiate not just receipts and deadlines, but their own sense of […]
By Christopher Lux It’s the perfect crime. The victims are awake, articulate, and appear normal. But they have no control over their decisions and actions and do anything the criminal […]
By John Olson Expats come to Cuenca hoping to continue their favorite activities and interests from their previous lives in other countries, but sometimes these activities have a way of […]
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