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It's Good Friday and Cuenca is in full Semana Santa mode. Banks are closed through Sunday, government offices are shut, but supermarkets and restaurants stay open. Here's your complete guide to what's working today, what's not, and the Cathedral's full schedule of services.
Two-month-old twins from a remote Shuar community in Morona Santiago are fighting for their lives in separate Cuenca hospitals after a three-day journey on foot just to reach medical care. Their story highlights the healthcare gap facing Ecuador's indigenous communities.
Deportivo Cuenca heads to Guayaquil to face Emelec this Saturday at 7:00 PM in LigaPro Matchday 7. The good news: you can watch from home for free on Teleamazonas. The better news: the Copa Sudamericana home match against Santos is just days away.
Eighteen chefs, one ingredient: trout. The third annual Festival de la Trucha takes over Parque San Sebastian this Saturday starting at 9:00 AM. Live music, dance performances, and more ways to eat trucha than you knew existed.
Good Friday is tomorrow, and Cuenca goes all in. Here's your complete schedule: the Sermon of Seven Words at the Cathedral at 9:00 AM, cross adoration at 5:00 PM, Via Crucis through the historic center at 7:00 PM, plus parish processions in Turi, El Vecino, and Miraflores.
The Cathedral, El Sagrario, San Alfonso, and the Municipal Palace are illuminated nightly through April 5 as part of Semana Santa celebrations. The artistic light displays run from 7:00 PM to midnight -- perfect for an evening paseo through Centro Historico.
The Sinfonica de Cuenca has a packed April lineup: Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff to open the season, a tribute to Father Carlos Crespi, educational concerts, chamber music at Pumapungo, a YouTube premiere, and a contemporary music night. Here's the complete schedule.
President Noboa was in Cuenca March 31-April 1, announcing a national free vocational training program with 90,000 slots, $9.5 million for rural health clinics, and $169 million in road improvements. He also mentioned 29,000 young people already employed in Azuay. Here's what matters for expats.
Cuenca turns 469 this month, and the city is going all out. More than 70 events are lined up across April, including a three-day music festival at Parque Calderón, extended museum hours, gastronomic fairs, and a civic parade. April 12 is a local holiday.
