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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.

Choosing where to live in Cuenca? A neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide covering rent prices, walkability, safety, vibe, and which areas suit retirees vs. remote workers vs. families.

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.

The XV Festival Madre Tierra runs March 14-22 in Cuenca, with the big public celebration happening this Saturday and Sunday at Parque La Libertad. Free concerts, an intercultural parade, and artists from Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Cuba, the US, Canada, Finland, and more. Here's the full rundown.

If you filled up this morning and thought the pump looked different, you're not imagining it. Extra and Ecopaís jumped 13 cents to $2.89/gallon. Super climbed to $3.41. Diesel hit $2.89 too. Here's why, how long it lasts, and whether it's going higher.

It's bad out there. Both the Cuenca-Girón-Pasaje and Cuenca-Molleturo highways are closed from landslides. The Tomebamba and Tarqui rivers are on pre-alert. A woman in Camilo Ponce Enríquez died in a landslide Tuesday night. Here's the full road map of what's open, what's closed, and how to stay safe.

Ecuador's weather agency is warning of variable-intensity rainfall across Azuay province through March 13. March is already Cuenca's rainiest month, and this week is shaping up to be especially wet. Here's what to know and how to stay dry.

National developers are entering Cuenca. Uribe Schwarzkopf's 15-story La Maison sold out before completion. A Novotel is coming to the Zona Rosa. Construction grew 14% last year. Here's what the boom means for renters, buyers, and anyone watching Cuenca's skyline change.

Cuenca's biggest infrastructure project — the $43 million Monay-IESS interchange — is 24% complete, with new nightly highway closures starting today. Here's what's closed, what the detour routes are, and when you can expect relief.