A total of 135 health professionals, including doctors, nurses and dentists, joined health establishments of the Northern and Southern Districts in Cuenca, to carry out their rural health year from January to December 2020. Prior to joining, the young doctors participated in a training process where they learned about the different programs managed by the […]

In December 2019, maintenance work began on the aircraft parking platform at the Mariscal La Mar airport, which is managed by the Cuenca Airport Corporation (CORPAC), with a deadline of 63 days. As of this week, the work is 32% complete. The works will be executed in phases so as not to affect the operations of […]

In Cuenca the cables of 166,775 telephone lines, 102,956 Internet connections and 7,782 paid television users, cross the city from end to end according to a report by the Telecommunications Regulation and Control Agency (Arcotel). The wiring forms the so-called “noodles” that affect the city’s appearance. The agency warns, in a report made in 2017, that […]

Cuenca’s vehicle registration period began last week and an increase in demand is expected. It is now mandatory that before registering, cars must comply with the Vehicle Technical Review (RTV). The fine for not registering a vehicle on time is $50 and is set by the National Traffic Agency (ANT). Cuenca is the only one […]

In August 2019, without authorization Vicente Calle knocked down his patrimonial house on Hermano Miguel Street, between Mariscal Sucre and Presidente Córdova, in the Historic Center of Cuenca. Now, by order of the city, he’s going to have to rebuild it. Omar Alvarez, councilor and president of the Commission for Historical and Heritage Areas, of […]

The father of Assemblyman Gabriela Rivadeneira—who has taken political asylum in Mexico—was arrested in the province of Imbabura. According to the police report, the man and another suspect taken into custody, have links to an alleged money laundering operation. The Asset Laundering Unit (ULA)—after a police investigation and documents provided by various control agencies—under the direction […]

The four “Correísta” assembly members who were in the Mexican embassy in Quito managed to leave Ecuador after their “hosts” granted them political asylum. Last Thursday, Ecuadorian Foreign Minister José Valencia reported that all the approvals for the Correísta’s to leave for Mexico were given after the respective safe-conduct was granted. “The Government of Mexico […]

Only 40 buses need to be replaced to complete the renovation of the 425 transport units that the Municipality and the Chamber of Transport said had to be done by March. To date, the Chamber of Transportation has managed to renew 90 percent of the fleet and within two months will complete the remainder. The […]

The U.S. Consulate General in Guayaquil has announced that representatives from the Quito office will offer notarial services and accept passport applications in Cuenca on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at the Abraham Lincoln center, located on Presidente Borrero and Honorato Vásquez streets, in the center of the city. The hours of operation will be from […]

A new stabilization intervention will be carried out by the Municipality of Cuenca in the Los Pinos Alto neighborhood, as reported by the Risk Management Secretariat. Froilán Salinas, director of Risk Management of the Municipality of Cuenca, reported in an interview on Unsion TV that the entire area of ​​said neighborhood and the Jaime Roldos […]

Today I was talking to a friend who lives in Thailand and he told me about a “brilliant” (as in not really brilliant) idea that someone we know has come up with. The guy he mentioned has decided to open a Cajun restaurant. In Thailand. When pressed on whether he thought he would have enough […]

Norma doesn’t remember how much money she had for the grocery purchases 20 years ago, when the currency in Ecuador was the sucre, only that the return varied. “One week the money was reached, and another did not, so there I saw what I cooked my children. Sometimes it was just rice with guineo,” says this 57-year-old […]

The impact of the commercial agreement with the European Union (EU) in the automotive sector—that marks its fourth year of a total of seven years in 2020—is reflected in the sale of European vehicles in the Ecuadorian market. According to the Association of Automotive Companies of Ecuador (Aeade), at the end of 2019, the position […]

Andrés Torres from Mexico and Jessica Guzmán from Mexico, both 20, enjoyed the sea and the sun in the La Lobería sector, in Salinas, last Sunday afternoon. At an unexpected moment, the two young people were dragged offshore by several waves. The incident occurred just after 5:00 p.m. Some people observed the fact from the tourist viewpoint […]

On January 6, 2020, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) published the Consumer Price Index (CPI). This recent report showed a monthly inflation of -0.01% in December 2019, compared to the previous month which was -0.70%. The annual variation in the last month of 2019 was -0.07%. In December 2018 it was 0.27%. […]

Deportivo Cuenca will be one of the clubs with the lowest budget in the 2020 season. Yet, the monthly payroll of the football team (and coaching staff) is set at $100,000. The maximum amount any one player will be paid is $8,000 a month. According to Juan Serrano, president of the Football Commission, he has […]

A wooden door, larger than normal, separates what for many is the “material world from the spiritual.” It is the entrance to the interior of the Cloister of the Mothers of Carmen de La Asunción, in Cuenca, where 20 nuns are separated from the everyday life of Cuenca. They receive visits three times a year. […]

Health is the base theme of the Tomebamba Rotary Club for 2020. Several projects are underway and waiting for public entities that can join the great work, whose purpose is to serve the community that requires it. Javier Ordóñez, president of the Tomebamba Rotary Club, said that in 2020, they have a range of projects […]

A total of 93,825 vehicles were registered in Cuenca in 2019. That’s 919 more than the 92,906 that were on the roads in 2018. This is in a city that has parking for about 112,000 cars. In January 2019, 3,484 cars were registered in Cuenca. In February that number was added to by another 6,739 car registrations. […]

The Pumapungo Museum received more than 158,000 visitors in 2019, which exceeded the figure of 140,000 reached in 2018. This means an average frequency close to 3,000 weekly visitors. This year a total renovation of the site, its museology and an encounter with Cuzco is planned as in November the museum will turn 40 years […]

The price of gas delivered at your home will not be regulated by the Agency for Regulation and Control of Hydrocarbons (ARCH) and will be subject to the free supply and demand of the product, said Juan Manuel Rodríguez, regional director of the institution. This comes after citizen requests that ARCH establish a value of […]

It’s considered an ambitious but very necessary project for Cuenca: the restructuring of the cadastre (property register) of the urban area of ​​the canton will contemplate a range of changes and obtain an approximation of the reality of the city through an integral census of the properties. The last time that the cadastre of Cuenca […]

Without the help of one of Cuenca’s Citizen Guard, the new year would have had a tragic start last Thursday. On the morning of January 2, 2020, a member of the Citizen Guard of Cuenca saved the life of a 10-month-old baby boy who had fallen inside a bucket of water and was found unconscious. […]

The sale of companion animals such as dogs and cats is now “totally prohibited at the Feria Libre,” according to the municipal director of Markets, Marcelo Álvarez Toral, who warned that all pets that are sold in the sector will be rescued and given up for adoption by the Citizen Guard. The decision, according to […]

We got a late start today and I suspect many of you did as well! It’s the day after Christmas and we had a party with a group of 12 people yesterday. Fun was had by all, but not in the usual way. Few gifts were passed between friends, because we did something different this […]

Last Monday, Telefónica Movistar announced the sale of 1,408 towers in Ecuador and 621 in Colombia, to the Phoenix Tower International (PTI) company for about $321 million. The sale of the towers in Ecuador amounts to $224 million and those of Colombia, $96.5 million. Through a statement from Madrid, the company said that these operations are […]

The tourism sectors on the coast and in the mountains have strong expectations for the end of 2019. As an example, just two days before Christmas, the Chamber of Tourism of Santa Elena posted a 70% reservation achievement in hotels in the province. The union expects full hotel occupancy by the end of the year. […]

A new fleet of vehicles for traffic control were acquired by the Municipal Mobility Company, (EMOV), to strengthen patrols in various parts of the city. There is a total of 13 new units that have all the technological equipment, according to Juan Carlos Aguirre, EMOV manager. This purchase brought the total of new vehicles added […]