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How to get around Cuenca, Ecuador without a car — or with one. A complete guide to the tram, city buses, taxis, ride apps, and whether you should bother driving.

If you drive the Autopista to Azogues after 11 PM, heads up: the highway is closing nightly for the next month near the IESS Hospital while crews install massive bridge beams for the new Monay interchange. Here are the exact dates, hours, and alternate routes.

A new curfew hits four coastal provinces from March 15-30, and the US military is joining Ecuador's war on drug cartels. Here's what it means for you — even if you live in the highlands.

CNT just activated 5G in Cuenca with six base stations covering the historic center, Miraflores, the airport, and more. Early tests show speeds up to 1.4 Gbps — roughly 30 times faster than 4G. Here's what you need to know.

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.

JetBlue, LATAM, and Avianca have all cancelled New York–Guayaquil flights for three consecutive days due to a massive East Coast storm. If you or someone you know is trying to fly between the US and Ecuador right now, here's the situation.

No more connecting through Quito or Guayaquil. LATAM Airlines launches direct flights from Cuenca's Mariscal Lamar Airport to the Galápagos Islands starting March 31, flying Tuesdays and Saturdays. The airport just invested $200K in preparations.

ETAPA is shutting down the Cuenca-Azogues highway, Panamericana Norte, and the road to Jadán on February 25 from 3:20 to 3:40 PM for rock removal at the Guangarcucho wastewater treatment plant construction site. It's only 20 minutes, but plan ahead.

ETAPA is shutting down the Cuenca-Azogues highway on Saturday afternoon for a 20-minute controlled blast at the new wastewater treatment plant. Here's exactly when, where, and what to do if you're driving that direction.