Cuenca news today, written for expats

El Mercurio reports Cuenca has logged 15 homicides through mid-May, with 11 involving firearms. For context, the city recorded 25 for all of 2025. Here's what the numbers actually tell us.

Ecuador's national curfew has produced 1,735 arrests in its first week. Closer to home, 30 people were nabbed at La Troncal checkpoints in Cañar with guns and stolen motorcycles.

Major construction kicks off in June on the Cuenca-Molleturo-El Empalme highway — $21.5 million in World Bank-funded improvements. Here's what to expect for the next 18 months.

62 teams, 124 robots, and one local student who scored 39 goals. The inaugural Latino Robot Cup brought robotics education to life in Cuenca.

Born last June at Bioparque Amaru, the Andean condor chick is growing stronger every day. Here's how the conservation program works and why it matters.

A community sewing workshop at El Cebollar church has turned retired women into entrepreneurs. They launched their first product sale on Mother's Day.