Political tensions rise after judges narrow concession rules, forcing the government to rely on older emergency laws. A ruling that lit a fuse Ecuador’s long-simmering struggle over how much private capital can enter the electricity system burst into the open after a December 11th ruling by the Constitutional Court struck down a key clause of […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Political tensions flare after watchdog questions whether the city had legal authority to build three parish-level hospitals. A flagship promise under scrutiny One of Mayor Cristian Zamora’s most visible campaign commitments has become the center of a widening political and legal storm after Ecuador’s Comptroller General’s Office issued a preliminary audit questioning the basis for […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Despite record gastronomy awards and packed holidays, escalating violence and weak infrastructure threaten the province’s fragile recovery. A paradise under pressure For decades, Manabí has sold itself as Ecuador’s postcard coast: warm Pacific waters, long stretches of sand, fishing villages turned resort towns, and a cuisine so distinctive it has become a national symbol. From […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Investors from Ecuador and abroad drive a wave of hotels, housing and commercial projects reshaping Cuenca in 2026. A city drawing national attention Cuenca is entering 2026 with a construction pipeline that would have been unthinkable a decade ago. National builders, foreign hotel brands and local landowners are converging on Ecuador’s third-largest city with projects […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Former Assembly chief’s rise exposes internal rifts while Rafael Correa’s allies position themselves to dominate 2027 candidate lists. The leadership of the Citizen Revolution is being recast from abroad, with Rafael Correa moving decisively to install former National Assembly president Gabriela Rivadeneira at the head of the movement just days before its national convention in […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Amid soaring gold and copper prices, a late-2025 decree reshapes royalties, contracts, and concession rights across the sector. A new framework for a boom-time industry Ecuador’s mining sector opened 2026 with a quiet but far-reaching shift in how the country plans to manage one of its most controversial and potentially lucrative industries. On the final […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.