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San José de Calasanz, a school serving children and young people with and without disabilities in Cuenca's Tres Puentes sector, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a music festival at Pumapungo Theater this Thursday night. Tickets are $15, the cause is beautiful, and you'll get to see BESO perform live.

Everything expats need to know about IESS (Ecuador's public health insurance) in 2026 — enrollment, costs, what's covered, appointment wait times, and whether it's worth it vs. private insurance.

Ecuador's National Assembly just passed a law requiring cities to spend 70% of their budgets on infrastructure, capping payroll at 30%. Cuenca's mayor says it's a backdoor to erase $1 billion the national government owes local cities. Here's what it means for services you use.

Cuenca's waste management company switched how it charges you for garbage collection. The new system dropped senior discounts, changed the billing method, and left EMAC with a $500,000 monthly shortfall. Parks and tree planting are already on hold.