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President Noboa was in Cuenca March 31-April 1, announcing a national free vocational training program with 90,000 slots, $9.5 million for rural health clinics, and $169 million in road improvements. He also mentioned 29,000 young people already employed in Azuay. Here's what matters for expats.

The Puente Ochoa Leon over the Rio Machangara has been closed indefinitely after structural fissures were found in the base. If you drive to Chiquintad, Checa, or Sidcay, your route just changed. Here are the detours.

Municipal Risk Management says over 2,500 hectares in the Cuenca canton are vulnerable to flooding and landslides. More than half of all regional emergencies this year have been in Cuenca. Here are the neighborhoods and parishes to watch.

The Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) signed a $42 million loan with Cuenca for urban infrastructure upgrades. It's one of the largest multilateral financing packages the city has received, and it signals serious external confidence in Cuenca's future.

Just days after the hailstorm and El Valle sinkhole, INAMHI is warning of additional heavy rain and wind gusts for March 31. Ground saturation means even moderate rainfall could trigger localized flooding.

A severe hailstorm turned San Sebastian white on Saturday, and a collapsed sewage pipe opened a sinkhole near El Valle's parish center. No injuries reported, but INAMHI warns more heavy rain is coming.

Ecuador's National Electoral Council just approved a new voting zone in Cuenca's El Valle parish, serving over 270 voters. It's a small change with big implications for how the city's growing outskirts are represented.

This has been the wettest first quarter of the decade in Cuenca, and the numbers are alarming: more than 2,500 hectares are classified as disaster-prone, a national emergency covers all 24 provinces, and over half of Azuay's emergency incidents have been right here in the city.

The $8 million municipal hospital in El Valle opened on February 2 and has already treated more than 7,800 patients, handled 900+ emergencies, and performed roughly 100 surgeries. It serves five parishes and over 78,000 residents — and two more municipal hospitals are on the way.