Rising rivers damaged at least 14 homes, destroyed one building and forced evacuations in communities west of Cuenca. Heavy rain and rapidly rising rivers damaged homes and forced evacuations in the western portion of Cuenca canton this week, turning the national El...
Judges are challenging the restructuring of Ecuador’s specialized corruption courts, while the Judicatura says every pending case still has a judge. A restructuring of Ecuador’s specialized corruption and organized-crime courts has triggered a constitutional fight...
Mobile operators must strengthen identity verification for new and replacement SIM cards as authorities target extortion, fraud and anonymous phone use. Ecuador is tightening the rules for obtaining and replacing cellphone SIM cards, requiring telecommunications...
Fire crews responded across seven sectors Saturday as dry vegetation and wind push Azuay deeper into a dangerous fire season. Cuenca firefighters battled multiple forest fires across the canton on October 10th, prompting authorities to reinforce a prohibition on pyrotechnics at public events as extraordinarily dry vegetation and wind continue to increase the risk of […]
More than 9,000 large industrial users face weekly disconnections as the government tries to keep household electricity flowing. Ecuador enters a new phase of its dry-season electricity strategy Monday, October 12th, when thousands of large and medium industrial customers begin scheduled disconnections three days each week as the government tries to slow the depletion of […]
The Cuenca manufacturer will begin producing large-format ceramic and porcelain pieces in November after nearly four years of planning and installation. Cuenca-based Graiman is preparing to begin production in November on a new ceramic-manufacturing line built around approximately $25 million in Italian technology, one of the largest recent industrial investments announced by an Azuay company. […]
The allegations target contracts for hospitals in El Valle, Baños and Ricaurte and are separate from the suspended mayor’s existing enrichment case. Ecuador’s central government has filed three complaints with prosecutors alleging possible peculado (i.e., embezzlement of public funds or misappropriation of state assets) in the construction of Cuenca’s municipal hospitals in El Valle, Baños […]
Lower-octane gasoline and diesel drop four cents per gallon from October 12th, while unsubsidized Súper moves higher. Drivers in Ecuador will pay four cents less per gallon for Extra and Ecopaís gasoline and for diesel beginning October 12th, continuing a series of fuel-price reductions even as premium Súper gasoline becomes more expensive. The new prices […]
The country-risk indicator reached its highest level of 2026 this month, threatening to make future government borrowing more expensive. Ecuador’s country-risk indicator climbed above 500 points in early October and reached its highest level of 2026, reversing part of the dramatic improvement that earlier this year allowed the government to return to international bond markets […]
The Cessna carrying Banco Central valuables left the runway at Mariscal La Mar and ended up on Avenida Hurtado de Mendoza. A Cessna Grand Caravan EX carrying valuables for Ecuador’s Central Bank ran off the runway at Cuenca’s Mariscal La Mar Airport on October 8th and ended up on Avenida Hurtado de Mendoza, triggering a […]
Drivers can use SERT spaces without paying through October 15th, but illegal-parking rules and enforcement remain in force. Drivers in Cuenca can use the city’s regulated SERT parking spaces free of charge through October 15th after the municipal mobility company ran out of enough prepaid parking cards to keep the system operating normally. EMOV EP […]