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Great Wall Motors (GWM) just opened a full dealership and workshop in Cuenca through its local partner Grupo Ambacar. They're bringing pickups and SUVs that are significantly cheaper than Toyota and Chevrolet, and their sales in the Austro region grew 200% last year. Here's what they're offering.

"Operation Pandora" hit the La Chola Cuencana and Calle del Chorro sectors near the Terminal Terrestre on Thursday. Three arrests, 12 foreigners referred to Migration, three minors rescued, marijuana seized. The Interior Minister says Cuenca is 'among Ecuador's safest cities.'

Fuel prices rose across Ecuador on March 12: Extra/Ecopaís is now $2.89/gallon, diesel $2.828, and Super $3.62. The increase is driven by elevated global oil prices and holds through April 11.

Over 2,000 people in 11 communities west of Cuenca remain isolated after heavy rains destroyed bridges and roads. The military is airlifting supplies. A pregnant woman was evacuated. Here's what you need to know.

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.

For the first time ever, U.S. Special Forces conducted ground operations alongside Ecuadorian commandos, seizing 6 tons of cocaine and sinking a 115-foot narco submarine near the Colombian border. Here's what this unprecedented military operation means for Ecuador — and for expats living here.

A group of protesters stormed an Iranian cultural center in Quito during Ramadan prayers, injuring one person. Here's what happened and why it matters in Ecuador's current political climate.

New panoramic cameras with AI-powered detection, license plate recognition at every major entry and exit point, and the country's largest AI monitoring room — all connected to ECU 911. Cuenca continues to invest heavily in safety while staying out of any state of emergency.