August inflows at the Paute-Mazar complex were well below historical averages just as El Niño is expected to intensify the dry season over the eastern Andes and Amazon basin. Ecuador is entering the 2026-2027 dry season with a familiar vulnerability: the country still depends heavily on hydroelectricity, and one of its most important water systems […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Ecuadorian exit records show a large imbalance since 2024, but Dominican and U.S. data do not prove that all — or even most — of those travelers used the dangerous Mona Passage to enter Puerto Rico. A striking gap in Ecuador’s migration records is raising questions about whether the Dominican Republic has become a major […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

Ecuador spent $18.85 billion through August, with payroll slightly lower but interest costs, pension transfers and temporary-project hiring all moving higher. Ecuador’s central-government spending reached about $18.849 billion during the first eight months of 2026, an increase of $1.717 billion — or 10% — from the same period last year. The increase is notable because […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

The electoral court admitted the appeal on September 5th and will rule without the additional hearing requested by González and Pachakutik. The future of Luisa González’s candidacy for prefect of Manabí has moved from the election administration to Ecuador’s electoral court, where the full Tribunal Contencioso Electoral is expected to decide in the coming days […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.

The Assembly approved a broad road-safety reform on September 3rd; it is not yet in force and now goes to the President for sanction or objection. A wide-ranging rewrite of Ecuador’s traffic and road-safety rules cleared the National Assembly on September 3rd, putting proposed changes to delivery work, electric scooters, vehicle inspections, radar contracts and […] To access this post, you must purchase The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Monthly or The Cuenca Dispatch Subscription – Annual.