Cuenca news today, written for expats

Ecuador's customs authority SENAE just cut the duty-free alcohol limit from five liters to three, effective immediately. Here's what changed and why.

The biggest international match in Cuenca this season is Tuesday at 9 PM. Here's everything — entry rules, road closures, what you can't bring, and why you should probably go.

Camera traps above Baños have captured pumas and Andean tigrillo cats in the watershed that supplies drinking water to 40,000 people. The biggest threat to them? Feral dogs.

Four days off, no excuses. From a Mother's Day mariachi blowout to a locro de papa cook-off on Sunday, here's everything happening in Cuenca through May 3 — most of it free.

Ecuador slashed the sales tax on tourism services from 15% to 8% for the entire Labor Day weekend. Hotels, restaurants, transport, and tours all qualify. Here's what counts and what doesn't.

Numbeo, International Living, and Live and Invest Overseas all love Cuenca. Local experts say the rankings are real publicity — but the methodology wouldn't survive a statistics class.