Cuenca news today, written for expats

The city's mobility director, Pablo Carvallo, says DGM gets 70 to 80 requests for new traffic lights every year, and only a quarter get approved. Residents in Cochapamba and the Parque Industrial say that's not fast enough. Here's where the pressure points are.

A private construction crew working near the Colegio de Arquitectos ruptured a 350mm ETAPA line supplying the Icto Cruz and Chaullayacu reservoirs, cutting water to eight sectors across Turi and El Valle. Here's who's affected and how to reach ETAPA.

The fourth edition of 'Mujeres Apoyando a Mujeres' drew a crowd to the Hotel Oro Verde on Tuesday. The organizers handed out the first-ever 'Cosecha lo que siembras' awards to six local women driving cultural, educational, and entrepreneurial work across the city.

Six days after the Cuenca-Molleturo-El Empalme crash that killed 14 and injured 29, Gastón Firpo and Jazmín Repetto say they've gathered enough money to fly back to Argentina. They're waiting only on flight authorization.

Ecuador's health regulator ARCSA pulled 17,160 suspected-counterfeit medication units from a Cuenca distributor this week, part of a sweep across Azuay and Cañar tied to a clandestine Guayaquil lab. Here's what it means for where you buy your prescriptions.

Cuenca's Frente Unido de Taxistas says 35% of registered drivers no longer get the federal fuel subsidy and fares haven't budged. The city's mobility coordinator is warning that stopping service is illegal under the penal code — no strike date set yet.