In the portfolio of pending works of the Municipality, 440 projects that have been approved from a list of 810 projects requested by urban parishes. The projects have been prioritized between asphalting roads, park improvement and security issues. The director of Governance of the Municipality of Cuenca, Andrés Peñafiel, indicated that the lack of budget makes […]

Well, actually, it wasn’t the Coliseum. It was a restaurant (“Coveña”) in Yunguilla that we like to frequent. We go there about once a week for the fried fish they serve. It’s really outstanding. Anyway, turns out the place has a “Gringo” happy hour every Friday starting at 5pm. Some friends told us about it, […]

Speeding was the third most frequent cause of traffic accidents in Cuenca last year. This motivated the Mobility Company (EMOV), to place seven photo radar systems in four sectors of the city back in April. Since that time, traffic accidents have been reduced by 36 percent in those places, according to EMOV data. To raise public […]

A new program for the strengthening of the cocoa producing sector will be carried out with the cooperation of the United States who will invest $1.5 million. The main goal of this program is to help cocoa farmers achieve a fairer price for commercialization worldwide in order to cover the production costs and generate a […]

The Economuseo in Cuenca has been providing toquilla-hat knitting courses for the last few years. Since then, over one thousand individuals from the urban area and countryside have taken classes to learn this craft. One of the main goals in offering this course is to drive these new knitters to open up the market and […]

“Citizenry: rethinking the post-earthquake territory,” is a new initiative brought to Ecuador by the European Union through its Association for Peace and Development Foundation, which is part of the META program (Manabi and Esmeraldas Active Territories). This program is promoting civilian participation in the reconstruction and planning processes of the different cantons affected by the […]

The Cuenca Fire Department achieved its qualification to develop an Urban Search and Rescue Specialized Firemen Team in 2017. This year, they have acquired 37 new pieces of equipment, a new tow truck and 495 protection suits. The total investment was $718,500. This unit will be available to be deployed anywhere in the canton, and […]

The Pan-American champion in 50 KM race walk, Claudio Villanueva, has been working alongside his mother distributing homemade pasta around various Cuenca shops. “Once I finish my training, I’m already receiving calls from my clients for new orders,” said Claudio, at the moment of leaving his training in Parque de la Madre. Back at home […]

A project has begun to reduce crime within bus units and to provide a safer environment to the 300,000 daily users of the bus system. In total, 475 public transportation buses will have this new security cams. As of now, this new security cam system has been installed in only 12 buses. The National Transit […]

Cuenca will be venue for the next official FIFA match between Ecuador and Bolivia. On September 23rd, the official FIFA soccer match between Ecuador and Bolivia will be held in the Alejandro Serrano Aguilar stadium. The game will start at 7:00 PM. This will be a friendly preparation match, as the next season of qualifying […]

The Intensive Ambulatory Treatment (TAI, for its initials in Spanish) department, in the Pumapungo health center, received a donation of 71 sporting good items of various kinds. A group of 16 young patients participating in this program have been give the first batch of equipment for them to take home. “Our main goal for this […]

A forest fire affected the Imbabura province last week, on August 22nd. It burned well over 24 hours without being controlled and affected around 100 hectares. The fire is suspected to have started because of a common farming practice of burning final remains of each crop. Right now, the region is in its dry and […]

Mexico’s “América Móvil” will invest close to $500 million over the next three years in Ecuador to develop broader services. The company is also interested in acquiring new frequencies that it will tender in November, company director Daniel Hajj said Tuesday. The investment will point to greater coverage of the service and an update of the technology. […]

While the world focuses on the tragic fires burning in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, a vast band of fire is consuming vegetation in the rugged area known as Pucaraloma, in the Las Nieves sector of the Pucará canton, in Azuay. The fire was first reported on Friday, August 23rd, and over the course of the […]

On Tuesday morning, August 27, 2019, the governor of Azuay, Xavier Martínez, announced that the Tarqui parish will be connected to the Integrated Security Service ECU 9-1-1 to reinforce emergency safety and attention directly in this sector. By signing a commitment to act, the Tarqui parish will have access to the communications networks used for the coordination […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disseminated data of Venezuelan migrants who entered Ecuador between July 26th and August 25th, 2019, before the Executive Decree 826 entered into force. Executive Decree 826 established the requirement of the humanitarian visa for Venezuelans to enter Ecuador. According to the Foreign Ministry, between July 26th and August 2nd, 13,713 […]