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Three people have been killed across multiple attacks in Cuenca in early March, including a shooting at a funeral in Las Orquídeas and gunfire in Las Peñas. Police say the killings are linked to competition over drug sales corners — a pattern that's relatively new for this city.

Cuenca's bus system ($0.30) and the tranvía ($0.35) have operated on separate payment systems since the tram launched. That's finally changing — a unified fare card is expected by July 2026 after negotiations with the bus union concluded. Here's what we know.

President Noboa visited Cuenca on March 18-19 and brought some real deliverables: a $21 million highway contract for the Cuenca-Molleturo-El Empalme road, a new affordable housing project in Mayancela, and the reactivation of a stalled $4.7M initiative that's been dormant since 2011.

Ecuador declared a 60-day national state of emergency on March 12 after devastating floods and landslides hit 190 cantons across the country. Over 200,000 people have been affected, and Cuenca is dealing with significant cleanup. Here's what you need to know and how to stay safe.

The Paute River flow dropped to 54.64 m³/s on March 20 — down from 247 m³/s just a week earlier. Ecuador's grid operator has asked emergency generators to activate. After the devastating 2024 blackout crisis, here's what's actually happening and what it means for you.

"Operation Pandora" hit the La Chola Cuencana and Calle del Chorro sectors near the Terminal Terrestre on Thursday. Three arrests, 12 foreigners referred to Migration, three minors rescued, marijuana seized. The Interior Minister says Cuenca is 'among Ecuador's safest cities.'

Ricaurte celebrates its 116th anniversary with the 51st annual Guinea Pig Gastronomic Festival this Saturday. Sixteen neighborhood kiosks serving traditional roasted cuy, plus a classic car exhibition, ecuavolley tournament, civic parade, and live music. It's 15 minutes from downtown Cuenca.

Gualaceo celebrates 60 years of its peach festival 'Aroma de mi Tierra' this Saturday and Sunday. Artisan fairs, peach product tastings, a dog show, Harley-Davidson exhibition, river barge parade, and live music — all 35 minutes from Cuenca.

The XV Festival Madre Tierra finishes this weekend with free events at Parque La Libertad: an intercultural parade, live concerts, a communal pampamesa meal, and a sustainability fair. Artists from the US, Canada, Colombia, Peru, Finland, and Egypt have been in Cuenca all week.