Your Home for Expat Life in Cuenca

On Valentine's Day, Plaza de San Francisco will host the world's largest motepata — a traditional Cuencan corn-and-pork stew — with Guinness officials on hand to certify the record. Plates are just $2.

A trove of nearly 800 letters, photographs, notebooks, and musical scores spanning three centuries has been discovered in Cordero Crespo's former home in El Centro. Researchers are now conserving and digitizing the collection for public access.

Ecuador's weather agency is forecasting electrical storms across the coast, Amazon, and highland zones today, February 8. Cuenca could see heavy afternoon downpours. Here's what to know before you head out.

Carnival week kicks off Thursday with Jueves de Compadres, followed by a Color Fest 5K, the Four Rivers parade, free mote pata for 9,000 people, and Nicky Jam at the stadium. Tickets are $5-$35 at Farmasol.

Interior Minister John Reinberg wants to recentralize traffic management, citing corruption in some local agencies. Cuenca's EMOV says the city shouldn't be punished for problems elsewhere.