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Lady Ximena Uzhca Zambrano of the San Andrés de Taday parish was crowned Azogueñita 2026 on Saturday, April 11 at the Coliseo Tipo Mil in Azogues, during festivities marking the canton's 201 years of cantonization. Worth a day trip this week.

President Noboa signed a new 60-day state of emergency on April 2, covering nine provinces and four cantons — but not Azuay. There's no curfew this time. Here's what it means if you're traveling to the coast this Easter weekend.

Cuenca turns 469 this month, and the city is going all out. More than 70 events are lined up across April, including a three-day music festival at Parque Calderón, extended museum hours, gastronomic fairs, and a civic parade. April 12 is a local holiday.

Heavy rains slammed the Cuenca-Machala highway at km 58, triggering landslides that blocked the road for three consecutive days by March 13. Canada issued a travel advisory, coastal seafood and produce deliveries to Cuenca markets were disrupted, and rainy season is far from over.

The Pawkar Raymi — the Andean Festival of Flowering that marks the indigenous new year — was celebrated across Cuenca on March 20-21. Ceremonies at the Plazoleta de El Vado, Parque Ecológico de Ictocruz, and the Botanical Garden honored the spring equinox with fire rituals, offerings, and music.

It's bad out there. Both the Cuenca-Girón-Pasaje and Cuenca-Molleturo highways are closed from landslides. The Tomebamba and Tarqui rivers are on pre-alert. A woman in Camilo Ponce Enríquez died in a landslide Tuesday night. Here's the full road map of what's open, what's closed, and how to stay safe.

A 90-day emergency has been declared across five coastal provinces. Over 200,000 people are affected. Cuenca is fine — but if you travel to the coast, fly through Guayaquil, or care about electricity, read this.

Azuay province is under an orange weather alert through Carnival weekend. Three provinces are at red. If you're driving to the coast or anywhere outside Cuenca this holiday, here's what the alert levels mean, which roads to avoid, and what to pack.

INAMHI is forecasting electrical storms across Ecuador today, February 8 — including heavy afternoon downpours in Cuenca. The warning covers the coast, Amazon, and Sierra. Here's what to expect, what areas to avoid, and when the worst is expected to hit.