Cuenca news today, written for expats

ETAPA has scheduled a water-service suspension for June 11 and 12 while crews clean and maintain the Miraflores reserve tanks. Affected places include Terminal Terrestre, Mariscal La Mar Airport, Mercado 12 de Abril, Totoracocha, Pumapungo and several clinics and schools.

Heavy rain has closed three routes connecting Cuenca with El Oro and Guayas: Cuenca-Giron-Pasaje, Cuenca-Molleturo-El Empalme and Zhud-Cochancay. In Chaucha, the La Iberia bridge is also under inspection after rain damage.

Centrosur has removed more than five tons of unused telecom cable in Cuenca over the last two months and is preparing an ordinance to control overhead networks. The company says 60-70% of the aerial cabling is obsolete or inactive.

Cuenca's plan to let one card work on both the tram and city buses is still suspended in the public procurement system. The city says about 14,000 people already use both systems in the same trip, so this is a practical delay for daily riders.

Corpus Christi continues today around the Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepcion and Parque Calderon. The June 8 schedule includes Masses throughout the day, a 20:00 procession, and castle burning expected after 20:30.

The Cuenca Philharmonic will perform a free concert on June 11 at 20:00 at the Teatro de la Casa de la Cultura. The program brings together Andean sounds, Ecuadorian traditions, blues, funk, samba, festejo and Jazz de Barro.