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Weekend rains boosted Cuenca's river levels and there's a 70% chance of more this week. The Tomebamba is flowing at 3.69 m³/s and ETAPA says the outlook through June looks favorable. Good news for a city that was watching Mazar reservoir levels with increasing anxiety.

Police detained two suspects after they fled the scene of a hit on Av. de las Américas near Hospital del Río. The crime occurred April 2 on a major artery that expats drive daily. Here's the context and why it matters for your routine.

After a painful 2% contraction in 2024, Ecuador's economy bounced back with 3.7% growth in 2025 — driven by booming exports and a 5.6% jump in investment. Here's what the numbers mean for Cuenca's expat economy, real estate, and your cost of living.

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.

The March 12 Yanuncay River overflow put multiple neighborhoods in emergency, destroyed a bridge, flooded homes, and contaminated the Botanical Garden's lagoon. Here's the latest on what happened and what's being done.

Free workshops, photography exhibitions, outdoor cinema, dance, and theater — Cuenca's cultural calendar this week is packed. Here's what's worth checking out and where to find it.

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.

Four rural communities in Tarqui parish are getting a brand-new sanitary sewer system, backed by a $3.56 million investment. Over 5,300 residents will benefit, and an interceptor is being built on the Tutupali River to manage wastewater properly.

Published on World Water Day, experts are warning that Cuenca could face a water supply deficit by 2050 if the city doesn't invest in reservoirs and better watershed management. The discussion is getting serious — here's what's at stake.