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Diego Jaramillo Paredes has been painting for half a century. Tonight at 7 PM, his career retrospective "Parajes del Silencio" opens at the Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno — and admission is free.

It's not just another league match. Tonight Deportivo Cuenca hosts Libertad in the Copa Sudamericana preliminary round — a single-elimination match for a spot in South America's second-biggest club tournament. Three sections are already sold out. Here's everything you need to know.

Cuenca is celebrating International Women's Day all week — from a stunning photography exhibition documenting the city's women to a formal ceremony honoring six remarkable Cuencanas. Plus free workshops, concerts, and a lunar ceremony. Here's what's happening and where.

Holy Thursday's Visita a las Siete Iglesias turns Calle Bolívar into a pedestrian boulevard, lanterns light the historic center, and street vendors line the route with tortillas and morocho. Here's your complete walking guide — church by church, with food stops.

Live music is back at Bistro Yaku this Saturday night with Banana Rock — a high-energy mix of rock, blues, funk, pop, and soul. Six bucks at the door.

Cuenca's biggest religious and cultural celebration of the year is a month away. Processions, road closures, fanesca everywhere, and hotels that fill up fast. Here's your planning guide.

Everyone tells you to buy. The prices are so cheap! But cheap doesn't mean smart. Here's why renting might be the better financial move for most expats — and when buying actually makes sense.

Opening a bank account in Ecuador isn't hard — but the requirements vary wildly between banks. Here's what Banco Pichincha, Banco del Austro, JEP, and other institutions actually ask for, and which ones are easiest for expats.

A photography exhibit on the women of Cuenca, a centennial tribute to the city's most famous poet, a book launch at LibriMundi, and live music at the Plataforma Valdiviezo. Here's your cultural agenda for Feb 26–27.