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 […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

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, […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

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 […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

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 […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

“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 […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

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 […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

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 […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

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 […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!

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 […] To view this article you must have an active subscription. Already a member? Sign in. Subscribe to weekly reports on Ecuador’s economics, politics, crime and more. Not sure you want to commit? Don’t worry, you can cancel anytime. For a limited time,subscribe now and get your first month for only $1. Regular subscriptions available at $4.99/month or $42/year. Subscribe now!