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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 That was based on outdated info from a 2024 edition.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.

The Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant — the backbone of Ecuador's power grid — will be formally accepted from Chinese builder Sinohydro by April 17, despite thousands of unfixed fissures in critical equipment. Ecuador will return roughly $200 million in guarantees. Here's why this matters for Cuenca and the risk of future blackouts.

Students from the Técnico Salesiano school in Cuenca brought home three silver medals from a national Artificial Intelligence olympiad. Not bad for a city better known for its colonial architecture than its tech scene.

The Ministry of Labor has ordered a special work schedule in Cuenca for today's Copa Sudamericana match against Santos FC. Over 200 fans gathered for a send-off and the city is draped in red. If you weren't already planning around this game, your boss just made the decision for you.

Ecuador's largest sacred music festival is happening right now in Cuenca. Over 200 artists — choral groups, soloists, and dancers — are performing free shows tonight and tomorrow night at 8 PM in the Casa de la Cultura theater. This is Foundation Week at its most beautiful.