Cuenca News

Nightly closures from 11 PM to 4 AM on the Cuenca-to-Azogues highway continue through approximately April 9 as crews install beams for the Monay interchange. Here's what you need to know about the detour.

Ecuador's National Electoral Council just approved a new voting zone in Cuenca's El Valle parish, serving over 270 voters. It's a small change with big implications for how the city's growing outskirts are represented.

Cuenca's anti-narcotics police seized nearly 10,000 doses of cocaine from package forwarding agencies in central Cuenca. The drugs were hidden in US-bound packages disguised as candy shipments.

Cuenca has 3,612 taxis for a population of 596,101. Drivers say they've lost 40% of their income since the pandemic, fares haven't changed since 2014, and the city is spending 4-5 months figuring out what to do next.

On March 17, prosecutors and police raided Mayor Cristian Zamora's home and office as part of an illicit enrichment investigation. Computers, phones, and documents were seized. Here's what's happening and what it means for the city.

This has been the wettest first quarter of the decade in Cuenca, and the numbers are alarming: more than 2,500 hectares are classified as disaster-prone, a national emergency covers all 24 provinces, and over half of Azuay's emergency incidents have been right here in the city.

If you've been driving to the coast through Giron and Pasaje, you already know the road is a mess. A major sinkhole at kilometer 50 and landslides at kilometer 85 have turned the route into a daily gamble, and the emergency repair contract is still at least three weeks from being awarded.

After years of potholes, landslides, and white-knuckle drives through Cajas National Park, the Cuenca-Molleturo-El Empalme highway is finally getting a full rehabilitation. President Noboa signed the $21.8 million contract on March 19, covering 113 kilometers of repairs over 18 months.

If you drive the Cuenca-Azogues highway at night, heads up: the Monay interchange project means nightly closures from 11 PM to 4 AM for the next 30 days. The project is at 24% completion, with the first overpass expected to be operational by September.