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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.
New panoramic cameras with AI-powered detection, license plate recognition at every major entry and exit point, and the country's largest AI monitoring room — all connected to ECU 911. Cuenca continues to invest heavily in safety while staying out of any state of emergency.
A 7-episode comedy filmed at 42 locations across Cuenca premiered on Ecuavisa Play on February 19. Four strangers sharing a house, a $300K budget, Hollywood-grade cameras, and a love letter to the city. First episode is free.
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.
LigaPro 2026 kicked off last week and Deportivo Cuenca hosts Ecuador's most popular club on March 1. If you've been curious about local futbol but never gone to a game, here's everything you need to know.
Ecuador's controversial mining reform bill just cleared committee with 8 votes and heads to the National Assembly floor this week. Meanwhile, Cuenca's Cabildo por el Agua is mobilizing at Parque Calderón to demand lawmakers kill the bill. The stakes? Cuenca's water supply.
"Chulla Vida" is a 7-episode comedy series filmed entirely in Cuenca, featuring Parque Calderón, Puente Roto, and 40+ local locations. It premiered this week on Ecuavisa Play, and it's a love letter to the city.
The national numbers are in from Carnival 2026 — Ecuador's tourism sector pulled in $81.9 million over four days. But Cuenca's story was more complicated, with the city ranking third nationally in emergency calls. Here's the full post-Carnival breakdown.
