Cuenca news today, written for expats

Universidad del Azuay has opened enrollment for the August-December 2026 academic period. Medicine applicants have a July 4 exam, while the university recommends completing enrollment by July 20 before classes begin August 24.

La figura compleja del Rey is open at Sala Proceso in Cuenca through July 17. The exhibition combines art, testimony and neuroscience research, with free entry during weekday hours.

At least 12 Cuenca municipal contracting processes have been suspended or canceled, involving more than $3.7 million. The paused items include communications work, maintenance materials, tram-ticketing technology and museum exhibition services.

Cuenca municipal museums will offer free vacation programs for children ages 6 to 12 in July and August. The options include art workshops at MMAM and creative heritage activities at the Museo de la Paja Toquilla y el Sombrero.

Cuenca’s new Parque de los Jóvenes is under construction with a 3,000-person agora, sports courts, walking paths and a planned pedestrian bridge over the Yanuncay. The project has a roughly $2.8 million investment and is scheduled through the end of the year.

People affected by the closure of Cooperativa CREA have asked Acting Mayor Marisol Peñaloza for an urgent audience. The group says affected families include children, older adults, people with disabilities and migrants who trusted their savings to the cooperative.