Articles

Police arrested six suspects in Ricaurte for an alleged extortion operation across Cuenca and other Azuay cantons. Evidence recovered on scene suggests multiple victims. Here's what's known — and what to do if you ever get a threatening call.

A cooperativa San Luis bus on the Cuenca-Guayaquil route went off the Cuenca-Molleturo highway at kilometer 57 on Wednesday afternoon, tumbled into the El Chorro river, and caught fire. At least 14 are dead, 29 injured. Here's what's confirmed and what it means if you drive the coast road.

Azuay's taxi union is publicly threatening to park their units if fares aren't updated to match rising fuel costs. A decision is coming within days. If you use taxis regularly — or have an airport run coming up — here's what's going on and how to prepare.

Antinarcotics agents intercepted 1,300 grams of cocaine at a courier office near Mariscal La Mar airport on April 16. The package had come from Pasaje and was headed to New Jersey, hidden in canned goods and chocolate wrappers. Here's what expats who ship home should know.

Cuenca's hometown club travels to the Nuevo Gasómetro in Buenos Aires for a Copa Sudamericana Group D match tonight at 7:30 PM Cuenca time. Coach Jorge Célico has laid out the plan. Here's where to catch it and what to expect.

Five Ecuadorian folk dance companies, two hours of choreography drawn from Sierra, Costa, and Amazonía traditions, three dollars to get in. Saturday, April 18 at 7 PM at Casa de la Cultura. Here's the lineup and what to expect.

Only 2 of Azuay's 15 cantons — Guachapala and El Pan — have updated property cadastres. That's blocking a provincial property tax the prefecture passed all the way back in December 2023. If you own rural or rural-adjacent property in Azuay, here's why your provincial surcharge may look strange this year.

The antidrug unit of the National Police met with Cuenca's tourism sector on Monday and laid out the numbers. Seventy-nine kilos seized so far in 2026 — the same figure as all of last year. Seventy percent is marijuana. And six of Cuenca's twelve homicides this year are linked to drug disputes. Here's what it means for expats who go out at night.

A pickup truck driver was killed and traffic was shut down on the Cuenca-Molleturo-El Empalme highway around 11 AM on Tuesday after a five-vehicle pile-up in rain and fog near kilometer 92. It's the route most expats use for weekend trips to the coast. Here's what happened and why you should be careful on it right now.