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Cracked walls, missing basketball hoops, bathrooms that haven't worked in years. Parents from rural parishes across Cuenca protested outside the Gobernación del Azuay, demanding repairs that the municipality says it has the money for — but can't start because the Ministry of Education won't sign off.

The City Council approved a one-time exception letting inherited rural properties subdivide below the legal minimum lot size. New floor: 120 square meters. Pilot starts in Llacao, then expands to all 20 rural parishes.

Azuay province including Cuenca is under orange alert for heavy rains. 336 weather events already this year, 2 deaths, and multiple road closures. Here's what expats need to know.

Cuenca's first rural municipal hospital opens February 1 in El Valle parish. The $8.2 million facility brings 31 medical specialties, two operating rooms, and round-the-clock emergency services to the southern parishes.