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ETAPA started repairing a major water pipe in Miraflores on Friday, and 12 neighborhoods will feel it through early April. If you're in Totoracocha, El Vergel, or anywhere on the east side, here's what to expect and how to prepare.

Heads up if you're in San Joaquín or Narancay: ETAPA is cutting water service this Thursday afternoon. No specific hours given (classic ETAPA), so fill your tanks now. Here's the full list of affected neighborhoods and what to do.

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.

More than 300 families in the Lagunas del Sol urbanization in El Valle have had no running water since March 7. ETAPA EP hasn't explained why, hasn't given a timeline, and hasn't sent a water truck. If you're house-hunting in outlying parishes, this is a cautionary tale.

ETAPA EP, Cuenca's water utility, is hosting a month of events to celebrate World Water Day. Highlights include the launch of a new water quality monitoring system on March 12, a family gathering at the Botanical Garden on March 22, and a 6K race through the city on May 31.

The city launched a 10-year environmental roadmap covering electric buses, water protection, and emissions reduction. Bloomberg Philanthropies is funding youth climate projects. Here's what it means for the city.

100,000 people marched. The environmental license was revoked. The energy minister and Cuenca's mayor traded insults. But the Loma Larga mining concession is still active. Here's the full 2026 timeline and what happens next.

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.

Mayor Zamora signed a deal to acquire 105 hectares of critical watershed land bordering Cajas National Park. The $180,000 price tag? Funded entirely by ticket sales from the Carnaval Nicky Jam concert. Sometimes the math really does work out.