Cuenca News
When you live in Cuenca long enough, someone will eventually lean across a café table and whisper, “Have you joined IESS yet? You get a free funeral.” They usually say […]
I keep seeing the same couple in Cuenca. Or at least I keep seeing their online clones. He is always about sixty-one and grizzled with a baseball cap that says […]
By Jim Smith Arriving in Cuenca often feels like a fresh start filled with color, mountain air, and possibility. Many people come here to slow down, to breathe, or to […]
Bored? – (De El Mercurio del viernes, 28/11) – Inclusión y arte (Inclusion and art) <Apologies for using a bad word – DE Inclusion> The Museo y Parque Arqueológico Pumapungo […]
By Garry Vatcher Some call it giving — I prefer to call it investing. “Giving” often suggests something you’ll never see again. But when you invest in reputable non-profit programs, […]
The Cuenca Art Bienal has filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s office following alleged threats made against one of its exhibits. A group calling itself “God, Homeland, Order and […]
Bored? – (De El Mercurio del miércoles, 26/11) Convocan a conversatorio (Call for discussion) – The Casa de la Cultura Núcleo del Azuay is inviting the public to participate in […]
Cuenca needs more taxis. That’s the assessment of the city’s mobility office based on a growing number of passenger complaints. “We simply do not have a large enough taxi fleet […]
Editor’s note: This is the fourth of a four-part series about Married at First Sight, the international reality television show. The show originated in Denmark in 2013 and now has […]
Bored? – (De El Mercurio del domingo, 23/11) “Danza Butoh de los Andes” (Butoh Dance of the Andes) – Susana Reyes will present her work, “Danza Butoh de los Andes” […]
If you sit with newcomers at a café near Parque Calderón, you can almost hear the expectations they carried when they first arrived. Some imagined peaceful days where everything feels […]
Following its November 16 referendum defeat, the government said Monday it is ready to talk. “We understand it is time to open dialog with all segments of society,” said newly […]
Toronto-based mining company Dundee Precious Metals (DPM) is once again under fire for its environmental track record and relationship with local communities in Ecuador. Yesterday, 106 organizations and 48 university […]
Bored? – (De El Mercurio del sábado, 22/11) Muestra fotográfica en Museo de Paja Toquilla (Photo exhibit at the Museo de Paja Toquilla) – The Museo de la Paja Toquilla […]
Ecuador Ombudsman César Córdova has asked the Ministry of the Interior for access to the new high security Encuentro Prison in Santa Elena Province. “It is our constitutional duty to […]
Bored? – (De El Mercurio del miércoles, 19/11) Abren exposición sobre tradiciones campesinas (Exhibition on rural traditions opens) – El Museo de la Paja Toquilla y el Sombrero (Rafael M. […]
A lightning strike Wednesday afternoon destroyed part of the Christ the King monument located on Cullca Hill, north of Cuenca’s historic district. The strike, which occurred during an intense thunderstorm, […]
There are moments in Cuenca when you discover something that feels like a secret. A simple household discovery that makes you wonder why the rest of the world has not […]
Hungry? – (de El Mercurio del domingo, 16/11) El nuevo epicentro gastronómico en Cuenca (The new gastronomic epicenter in Cuenca) – New food businesses in the El Vado sector have […]
If you sit long enough in a café near Parque Calderón, you can watch an entire story unfold about expat life in Cuenca. One table hums with newcomers comparing apartment […]























