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Residents of Ciudadela Calderon are asking for attention to deteriorated recreation areas, damaged sidewalks, a sinkhole, night security gaps and environmental monitoring near the Parque Industrial. The neighborhood has about 1,000 residents and sits near one of Cuenca’s busiest industrial zones.

Arcsa seized compounded formulas and medicines without sanitary registration during an inspection in Cuenca. Health regulators said some products lacked preparation, validity or expiration dates, and Acess ordered two areas of the establishment closed until observations are corrected.

EMUCE has scheduled Father's Day activities at Cuenca's Cementerio Patrimonial for Saturday, June 20, and Sunday, June 21. The program includes evening and morning Masses, followed by serenades in sector B of the cemetery.

Cuenca-based EcuaPass is highlighting a recent retirement visa approval handled from the first inquiry through the final visa PDF and cedula order. The application was submitted April 15 and Ecuador issued the visa PDF and cedula order June 9, about 55 days after submission.

Heavy rain and river overflows have destroyed bridges, roads, homes, pastureland and crops in Cuenca's coastal parish of Molleturo. For Cuenca residents, the practical issue is travel and supply: some families now face longer routes, risky river crossings and higher transport costs.

Teatro Pumapungo will host Tango Coral y Bandoneon on Saturday, June 13, with Aires de Bandoneon, Coro Santa Catalina and the youth choir from Cuenca's Jose Maria Rodriguez conservatory. If you want a culture-night plan with real local flavor, this one is easy to put on the calendar.

Migrante, a new book by teacher and researcher Fredi Portilla Farfan, follows the story of a 17-year-old from Chordeleg whose trip toward the United States becomes a story of exploitation and violence. The book was presented at UPS Cuenca and gives local readers a human lens on one of Ecuador's biggest family realities.

Cuenca's Federation of Neighborhoods is trying to install a new board while a group of neighborhood leaders challenges the process. It is a civic story, but it matters because neighborhood organizations are often the first layer between residents and city services.

A woman died after a rockfall on the Cuenca-Giron-Pasaje road, bringing Azuay's winter-related deaths to four this year. For Cuenca residents, the warning is practical: mountain roads can remain dangerous even after the rain itself slows down.