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Camera traps above Baños have captured pumas and Andean tigrillo cats in the watershed that supplies drinking water to 40,000 people. The biggest threat to them? Feral dogs.

Four days off, no excuses. From a Mother's Day mariachi blowout to a locro de papa cook-off on Sunday, here's everything happening in Cuenca through May 3 — most of it free.

Ecuador slashed the sales tax on tourism services from 15% to 8% for the entire Labor Day weekend. Hotels, restaurants, transport, and tours all qualify. Here's what counts and what doesn't.

Numbeo, International Living, and Live and Invest Overseas all love Cuenca. Local experts say the rankings are real publicity — but the methodology wouldn't survive a statistics class.

A weaver from Otavalo working a traditional loom in Sinincay. A designer reimagining the poncho in alpaca and merino. An embroiderer from Chimborazo who's trained 100 students. The poncho isn't dying — it's evolving.

Looking for something to do during the long weekend? Eight museums across Cuenca are keeping their doors open through May 3, with exhibitions ranging from watercolors to astronomical projections. Here's who's open, when, and what's showing.

A water main ruptured during construction of the new Monay–IESS interchange, leaving parts of Paccha, El Valle, and five other neighborhoods without service. ETAPA is distributing water by tanker truck while repairs continue.

The reservoir that powers roughly 40% of Ecuador's electricity has lost 23 meters of water since March — and 7 of those meters vanished in the last two weeks alone. Meanwhile, electricity demand just hit an all-time record.

Prosecutors raided Centrosur offices in Cuenca as part of a massive corruption probe into Ecuador's state electricity company. About 50 employees are suspected of swapping bills for bribes — and Cuenca may be where it was all coordinated.