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Between April 14 and 19, 18 people died in traffic accidents in the Cuenca canton — and 15 of them were on the Cuenca–Molleturo–El Empalme highway. If you drive to Guayaquil or the coast, this is what the route looks like right now.
The Universidad de Cuenca has opened registration for online Portuguese courses in partnership with the Brazilian-Ecuadorian Cultural Institute. Seven levels, 40 hours each, taught over Zoom. First level costs $105 plus $59 for required materials.
Elecaustro's general manager Marco Toledo says the long-delayed Yanuncay multipurpose project will break ground in the first quarter of 2027. Cost has risen to $95 million, up from $86 million originally. Four-year build, 22 megawatts of power, and water security for Cuenca.
A 23-year-old mother from Morona Santiago paid $50 out of pocket to fuel the ambulance that carried her critically ill toddler from Cuenca to Quito. Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital refunded the money the next morning. Here's what the story says about Cuenca's public healthcare right now.
The Unidad Educativa Borja in Cuenca just celebrated 120 years of the Dolorosa miracle — the 1906 event in a Quito boys' school that anchors one of Ecuadorian Catholicism's most enduring devotions. An alumni Mass and breakfast are scheduled for Saturday, April 25.
The Ministry of Agriculture has opened registration for producers who want to sell directly at agricultural fairs across Azuay. No intermediaries, no sanitary-registry requirement, open to small and medium producers. If you know a farmer, pass this along.
Ballet Folklórico Llactapi Jatarishu hosts the seventh edition of its national dance circuit at the Casa de la Cultura theater on Saturday April 25 at 7pm, with four groups from around the country. Tickets are $5.
The Yanuncay River overflowed on March 12, destroying roads, bridges, and homes in the Barabón sector of San Joaquín. Six community bridges collapsed. One neighbor spent $12,000 of his own money. Here's where recovery stands a month later.
The Cuenca-Molleturo-El Empalme highway reopened Sunday April 19 at kilometer 92, after a landslide closed the route Thursday the 16th. The Ministry of Infrastructure warns drivers about rain and falling rocks — and several other kilometer markers are still only partially open.
