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The painter, muralist, and beloved University of Cuenca professor who shaped generations of artists has died at 103. His daughter said he 'merges with the ochre tones of Cuenca's sunsets.'
The IV Youth Employment Fair packed Portal Artesanal with job seekers facing a familiar catch-22: employers want experience, but nobody's hiring without it. Youth unemployment sits at 8.1%.
Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso has resubmitted expansion plans to grow from 290 to 400 beds and add a critical care tower. The previous price tag? $200 million.
Ecuador's grid operator projects an 18% chance of blackouts from October through March. Colombia cut off electricity sales, Coca Codo Sinclair keeps shutting down, and the government is scrambling to rent diesel plants.
Ecuador is dropping tariffs on Colombian products from 100% to 75% starting June 1. Cosmetics, medicines, plastics, and auto parts should get a little cheaper.
Missing American BBQ? The Rib Company and Pájaro y Bestia are doing it right — 12-hour smokes, custom rubs, and a smoker built from San Antonio blueprints.
A nationwide curfew runs 11 PM to 5 AM through May 18 across nine provinces. Cuenca isn't on the list — but La Troncal and the coast are, and that matters if you're traveling.
Ecuador's customs authority SENAE just cut the duty-free alcohol limit from five liters to three, effective immediately. Here's what changed and why.
The biggest international match in Cuenca this season is Tuesday at 9 PM. Here's everything — entry rules, road closures, what you can't bring, and why you should probably go.
