by Karla Betania Sanchez Arismendi | Mar 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Population density is a concern in Cuenca, just as it is in major cities in Canada and the U.S. “The city is growing in a horizontal way,” said Edgar Molina, Cuenca planning director. Molina says there are more than 12,000 parcels of land don’t currently have a...
by Karla Betania Sanchez Arismendi | Mar 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
The objective of this new law reform proposal is to connect the graffiti with the city aesthetic and to generate consciousness about the care of public spaces. The Cuenca Municipality is creating new by-laws governing the use of public spaces as it applies to art and...
by Jonathan | Mar 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
In a move to increase bus travel between Cuenca and Peru, the Azuay Transport Cooperative is operating two new double-decker buses from Cuenca to three cities in northern Peru. The buses are similar to those that operate on long distance routes in Argentina and Chile....
by Karla Betania Sanchez Arismendi | Mar 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Ecuador’s Ministry of Electricity is relaunching a program to promote the use of electric induction stoves and electric-powered water heating. The new initiative was announced March 5 in Quito. In 2014, the government implemented the program to encourage citizens to...
by Jonathan | Mar 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
I have been enchanted with Cuenca since the day I arrived. I’ve also been writing about Cuenca since my earliest days. These articles, originally printed in CuencaHighLife, are the story of my first year. I have been living in Cuenca for nearly four months. Here is a...
