By LIam Higgins Cuenca building contractor Carlos Taiano sees better times ahead for his business. Acknowledging the hard times he’s gone through in recent years, he borrows an old maxim to illustrate his point: It’s usually darkest just before daybreak. “The last three or four years have been terrible for anyone involved in the construction […]
An exhibit at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art showcasing the history and craft of Ecuador’s Panama hat is causing a dust-up among some museum-goers. “Is clothing design and manufacturing really art?” a critic asked in the New York Post. According the exhibit curators at the museum, popularly known as MoMa, the answer is […]
Jueves, 19/10/2016 Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Today’s agenda events – Cine en CIDAP – “Silver Sponn” (sic), directed by Keisuke Yoshida, was shown Thurs. in the auditorio at CIDAP as part of the film series on crafts. Ingreso libre (Free entrance – your words for the day). Upcoming and ongoing agenda events – […]
For most Cuencanos, the city’s independence is the biggest celebration of the year. Not only does it attract the largest crowds but it lasts the longest. This year, the holidays begin officially on Wednesday, November 1 and wrap up Sunday, November 5. The celebration of Cuenca’s 197th anniversary of independence from Spain will attract crowds […]
By Kimberly Brown Months after they were evicted from their homes to make way for a mine, almost half the population of an Ecuadorian village is suffering from psychological damage, experts say. Psychiatrists found 42% of the indigenous Shuar people of Tsuntsuim village suffering from mental health problems and trauma. Many of the villagers had […]
Miércoles, 18/10/2017 Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Upcoming and ongoing agenda events – Conferencia – “Práctica de derechos de autor” (Copyright practice) will be the subject of a conference mañana from 16:45-19:15 at the CCE. Conciertos – The OSC will perform Thursday and Friday a las 20:00 in the Catedral Vieja. On viernes it […]
Martes, 17/10/2017 Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Upcoming and ongoing agenda events – “Poetry Slam Cuenca” – The second poetry slam is calling for participants. Register at poetryslamcuenca@gmail.com until 27/10. <Nothing I saw said it had to be in Spanish. So if you feel like running your mouth in front of an audience, go […]
By Susan Burke March There’s a saying attributed to more than one male philosopher that says, “Give a man a fish, and you’ll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you’ve fed him for a lifetime.” Education is no doubt, important. It is a key component of lifelong success. It’s important […]
