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If you've walked past Cuenca's Chola Cuencana monument, you've already seen Virgilio Quinde Tacuri's work. A new retrospective of the sculptor's career, 'Un Siglo de Arte y Pasión,' is open at the Salón del Pueblo in El Centro through April 30. Free entry.
Students from Instituto Sudamericano turned the murals at Casa de las Palomas into an interactive AR experience. Free, in El Centro, and today — Friday April 10 — is the final day. Closes at 9 PM.
Rare night for Cuenca's rock scene. Ruta del Rock celebrates its three-year anniversary tonight with 'El Ritual' at Hacienda San Diego — Santamuerte headlines with their new album, plus As de Picas, Black Purple, and Boca de Serpiente from Colombia. 8 PM, $20.
Ecuador's weather service is calling Friday's UV radiation in Azuay 'extremely high' — the top category on the scale. INAMHI specifically flags 10 AM to 3 PM as peak exposure. Here's what that actually means at 2,550 meters.
The biggest stretch of Foundation Week starts tomorrow. A massive rural fair with 70 artisan stands, Andrés Cepeda live Saturday night, a children's parade through El Centro, the official Foundation Day ceremony Sunday, and a holiday on Monday. Here's your weekend plan.
Despite the government's assurances, an energy sector expert says Ecuador faces a real risk of power cuts during peak hours. The Colombia energy cutoff is making things worse, and Coca Codo Sinclair is still running at less than half capacity. Here's where things stand.
President Noboa singled out Cuenca as holding the national record for construction regulation, while announcing that nationwide construction sales are up 20.5% with $6.5 billion in purchase promises. If you've noticed more cranes and scaffolding around the city, now you know why.
An earlier version of this post described a larger "International Book Fair" with 60 writers. That was based on outdated info from a 2024 edition. The event actually running this weekend is the sixth edition of «Segundas Lecturas», a local book fair at the Biblioteca Municipal Daniel Córdova Toral in El Centro, April 10-12. Thanks to reader Patty Mlady for surfacing the correct details.
Lucas Mancinelli scored directly from a corner kick in the 60th minute to give Deportivo Cuenca a historic 1-0 victory over Santos FC of Brazil in the Copa Sudamericana. The Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar erupted. Cuenca tops Group D. Next up: San Lorenzo on April 16.
