The city is preparing for floods and landslides in lower areas while drought and fire threaten the highlands. Emergency committee remains in permanent session Cuenca has activated its Cantonal Emergency Operations Committee and placed it in permanent session as the city prepares for potentially severe and sharply different effects from El Niño. Acting Mayor Marisol […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Floods, landslides and overflowing rivers are already causing serious damage before the expected peak of the phenomenon. Twenty-four emergencies remain active Heavy rain associated with the developing El Niño pattern has already left 24 active emergencies across six Ecuadorian provinces, providing an early test of preparations for a phenomenon expected to intensify later this year. […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Six years after commercial service began, ridership has tripled but remains well short of financial sustainability. Ridership triples in six years Cuenca’s tram marked six years of commercial operation this week carrying about 28,000 passengers a day, more than three times the roughly 8,000 daily riders it had when service began in September 2020. The […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

A 30-egg tray now costs $3.80 at farms and more than $4.50 in some stores. Prices climb to highest level since 2023 The price of eggs has climbed to its highest level in nearly three years in Ecuador, with a tray of 30 large eggs reaching an average of $3.80 at producing farms during the […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

The $3.56 million Casa U project targets students who leave their home provinces to study in Cuenca. Contract awarded for first residence The University of Cuenca is moving toward construction of its first student residence after the national government awarded a $3.563 million contract this week for a 408-bed complex at the university’s Balzay campus […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Ecuador proposes tracking illicit money, sharing intelligence and making transnational crime a global security priority. Ecuador takes its security case to the UN President Daniel Noboa used Ecuador’s appearance before the United Nations General Assembly this week to argue that transnational organized crime can no longer be treated as a problem individual countries are expected […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.