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Cuenca expects the first results between July and August from four mobility studies tied to the Centro Histórico Bajo en Emisiones project. The package covers new bike lanes, public-bike stations, complete streets or superblocks, and electric bus planning.

An early-education congress will run July 13-15 at Teatro Pumapungo, with sessions from 8 AM to 5 PM. The program covers neuroeducation, inclusion, family participation and artificial intelligence in creative processes for children.

Ecuador’s fuel-price update on July 12 is expected to reduce Extra, Ecopaís and diesel by about five cents per gallon. For Cuenca drivers, the change is small but immediate at the pump.

Cuenca’s Citizen Security Council says more than 700 municipal surveillance cameras will be operating across the canton starting in August, including new license-plate-reading devices for entrances, exits, central streets, avenues, and crime hot spots.

Cuenca says paving is finished on Avenida De Los Migrantes, with regular traffic expected from Friday, July 10, on a 301-meter stretch connecting Ochoa León, Orquídeas, Checa, and Ricaurte.

Operación Sonrisa Ecuador and the Health Ministry will hold a free surgery campaign from July 22 to 25 at Hospital Regional Vicente Corral Moscoso, with evaluations scheduled first for July 22.

Cuenca’s Museo Municipal de la Paja Toquilla y el Sombrero will host a free pyrography workshop from July 13 to 17, with afternoon sessions focused on wood design using controlled heat.

Gualaceo surgeon Jorge Bravo López directed a robotic telesurgery between Gualaceo and Harbin, China, across more than 35,000 kilometers, setting a Guinness record for the longest-distance remote surgical intervention recorded so far.

Bioparque Amaru announced a second Andean condor chick born through assisted reproduction, adding new technical data for one of Ecuador’s threatened species.