Cuenca News

Prosecutors raided Mayor Cristian Zamora's home, another property, and City Hall on Monday morning. The investigation centers on $80,000 in allegedly unexplained bank transactions. Zamora calls it 'clear persecution.'

Over 2,000 people in 11 communities west of Cuenca remain isolated after heavy rains destroyed bridges and roads. The military is airlifting supplies. A pregnant woman was evacuated. Here's what you need to know.

Neighborhoods like Misicata, San Joaquín, and Ordóñez Lasso went four days without running water after the Yanuncay River surge ruptured the Sustag plant pipeline. Service is slowly restoring — here's the latest.

The full National Assembly convened at Universidad Católica de Cuenca on March 18 to debate tax incentives for social housing. The day before, they passed prison reform with 84 votes. It's unusual — and it matters.

A new bilingual website called Destino Salud Cuenca connects patients with 25 local clinics for dental, surgery, fertility, and more. It officially launched March 13 at Teatro Sucre — and it could change how expats coordinate care for visiting friends and family.

The Mariscal La Mar airport just signed agreements to install migration and anti-narcotics units on-site. Four international airlines are in talks. Here's what this means for expats tired of connecting through Quito or Guayaquil.

A massive new bus terminal is under construction in Narancay, south Cuenca. The $10.7 million project will handle all south-bound intercity routes and is on track for a December 2026 opening.

Tired of juggling separate tram and bus cards? Cuenca is rolling out a single fare card for both systems by mid-2026. Here's what we know — including a possible fare increase.

Landslides and road damage from a week of intense rain have pushed 14 schools in Cuenca and Girón to virtual learning. Here's what's happening and what it tells us about this rainy season.