Cuenca news today, written for expats

Bioparque Amaru announced a second Andean condor chick born through assisted reproduction, adding new technical data for one of Ecuador’s threatened species.

Cuenca’s municipal Escuela Taller is taking registrations through July 31 for training in five artisan and technical areas, with in-person paperwork at its Parque El Edén location.

The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca has a July 2026 calendar with free concerts at Teatro Sucre, Museo Pumapungo, Iglesia de La Merced, Teatro Carlos Crespi, and a Salsa Sinfónica night at Teatro Casa de la Cultura.

Cuenca’s neighborhood federation says it will back mobilizations in city sectors, citing robberies, assaults, microtrafficking, closed UPCs, and a lack of police personnel.

A technical commission is reviewing whether EMAC should directly hire roughly 600 hormigas chuas, with annual payroll and legal benefits estimated around $12 million.

Azuay’s lawyers association asked the Council of the Judiciary for a work meeting in Cuenca, citing a 15-judge deficit and thousands of pending cases.