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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 […]

By Ashley Rogers People often say curiosity fades as you get older. They’re wrong. Curiosity isn’t something you lose with age. It’s something you stop nourishing. And when you do […]

Cuenca is Ecuador’s fastest growing city and home to the second largest number of foreign residents, a new study shows. The study, conducted by the University of Azuay, the National […]

A field guide for people who just want to pay and get on with lunch. In Cuenca, garbage collection used to be one of those civic services that functioned so […]

By Veronica Pesantes and Charmaine Picard Marking its 40th anniversary, the 17th Bienal de Cuenca, titled The Game, opened on 24 October. Its inauguration coincided with the Art Basel Paris […]

Deputy Minister of Energy Javier Subía resigned Tuesday, a week after announcing that the Loma Linda gold mine project was “still alive” and could be resumed in the future. In […]

Fifteen prisoners were found dead Saturday and Sunday at Guayaquil’s Litoral Prison and government officials say they are unsure of the causes. Officials said the bodies were recovered in seven […]

Bored? – (De El Mercurio del lunes, 15/12) 10 lugares para conocer Azuay (10 places to visit in Azuay) – Cuenca’s eastern cantons of Gualaceo, Paute, Sígsig, El Pan, Chordeleg, […]

Dear Charlie, My significant other and I are coming to Cuenca for two months and would relish any advice on finding a reasonable place to stay with easy access to […]

In the early months, Cuenca feels like a backdrop. Beautiful buildings. Mountain light. Cafes that feel new each time you sit down. Life feels like a long vacation with errands […]

Bored? – (De El Mercurio del martes, 9/12) Coro Santa Catalina dará recital navideño (Santa Catalina chorus to perform Christmas recital) – The Santa Catalina chorus will perform the “No […]

Most people in Cuenca have never heard of Gary Stevenson. He is not a president, a pop singer, or a football manager. He is a British economist who used to […]

By Lucy Hancock We’ve all lived through the blackouts. I don’t need to remind anyone. Last September I was late to the party. By the time I got to MegaKywi […]

Flora Thompson was born in 1876 in a tiny Oxfordshire hamlet in England called Juniper Hill. Finishing her education at the age of 14, she worked as a housemaid, which […]

President of the Cuenca Chamber of Transport Diego Idrovo said Monday that city bus owners do not accept a proposal by Mayor Cristian Zamora for a subsidized 10-cent bus fare […]

There are Saturdays in Cuenca when the city wakes up slowly. The dogs stretch, the buses grumble into life, and everyone has a second cup of coffee before attempting anything […]

Crowds estimated at 20,000 gathered in Cuenca’s historic district Sunday night for the annual Christmas lighting ceremonies. In what city organizers call a “corridor of Christmas tradition,” separate ceremonies were […]

The first six months in Cuenca can feel like a dream. The buildings look old and beautiful. The mountains feel close enough to touch. The prices seem unreal compared to […]

Mayor Cristian Zamora proposed Friday that the city cover the cost of a 10-cent increase in municipal bus fare. “To reduce the hardship to users of the system, I believe […]

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