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Azuay's provincial government says its "Pisos Dignos" program has replaced dirt floors with concrete ones in 215 rural homes in just over a year. Prefect Juan Cristóbal Lloret is targeting 200 more in 2026, working with Habitat for Humanity and World Vision Ecuador.

Cuenca's plan to relocate the city's zona de tolerancia out of Barrio Cayambe — a move written into the city's PDOT — has stalled because no one has delivered the required technical consultancy. Councilor Jenny Bermeo says not even the academy has wanted to take part.

Boris Ochoa was elected the new president of the Cámara de Transporte de Cuenca on April 11, replacing Diego Idrovo. His first-100-days focus: internal reorganization and modernizing the payment consoles on Cuenca's 475-bus fleet.

Lady Ximena Uzhca Zambrano of the San Andrés de Taday parish was crowned Azogueñita 2026 on Saturday, April 11 at the Coliseo Tipo Mil in Azogues, during festivities marking the canton's 201 years of cantonization. Worth a day trip this week.

April 13 is Día del Maestro in Ecuador. El Mercurio spoke with Cuenca educators reshaping their classrooms with digital platforms and AI — and they describe their new role as guides, not authorities. Worth reading if you have school-age kids here.

New fuel prices took effect April 12 and will stay until May 11. Extra and Ecopaís are up to $3.024/gallon, diesel to $2.962/gallon, and Super (no subsidy) sits at $4.57/gallon. Transportistas are already sounding worried.

Cuenca marked 469 years since its founding with the traditional Sesión Solemne at the Salón de la Ciudad on April 12, 2026. Mayor Cristian Zamora's centerpiece: turn Cuenca into a regional public health hub built on municipal hospitals that double as research centers.

Cuencana Paula Torres just won the women's marathon at the 2026 World Race Walking Team Championships, setting a new championship record of 3:24:37 over 42 km — on April 12, Cuenca's founding day. Ecuador took gold and bronze. Her name needs to be in your head.

Residents of Los Olivos and San Lucas in the San José de Balzay sector say they've been promised pavement on the same ~3 km road for about ten years. The most recent promise from the Prefectura del Azuay pointed to May-June. Families are still breathing dust.