Imagine a room filled with 25 councilors, half from the Socialist party and half from the Popular party, almost like two rival families at a wedding, arguing about who gets custody of the city’s best festivals. The mayor, since 2023, is Darío Dolz, who surely needs all his patience to manage everything from ancient urban corners to bustling fiestas and street lights that refuse to stay on. Each area of city life-urban planning, education, partying (officially called “Tourism and Festivities”), new technology, and even the ever-important cleanliness of the streets-is split into committees. No wonder things stay so lively in here!
A decade ago, in 2010, the city launched its own television channel-8 Televisión Cuenca. It broadcasted everything locals love: parades, festivals, and dramatic processions. For a moment, it felt like every citizen had their moment of fame, but sadly, the TV channel’s story had more plot twists than a telenovela-closed due to money troubles just a year later.
So as you gaze at the City Hall, picture a place that has weathered heated debates, election-night nerves, and the joyful chaos of San Julián festivities. If these walls could talk, they’d probably ask you to vote, then invite you in for churros. Now, onward-there’s more of Cuenca’s tales waiting just around the corner!
