When Danielle Elatri retired in 2016, she thought she was ready for retirement. She was wrong. “I soon realized that I was not ready to retire and that I needed a challenge”, she says. “Even though I was in my 70’s, I was healthy and had plenty of ideas and energy.” Born in France, Danielle […]
If you plan your time around what’s happening in Cuenca’s creative community, then this column is for you. Published every Monday, “What’s Happening Under the Domes”highlights the exhibits, concerts, workshops and other not-to-be-missed artistic events scheduled for the coming week. We cannot guarantee a complete listing, but we’ll try our best to keep you informed. This week: […]
Comments by President Lenin Moreno are being blamed for inciting violence in the northern city of Ibarra following the Saturday night murder of a pregnant Ecuadorian woman by her Venezuelan boyfriend. After the woman was stabbed in front of dozens of national police and a crowd of bystanders, Venezuelan refugees were chased and beaten and […]
Sábado, 19/1/2019 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Book recommendations for the week – “Carvalho: Problemas de Identidad” by Carlos Zanón, published by Planeta. “Los Crímenes de Alicia” by Guillermo Martínez, published by Destino. “La Impunidad” by Baltasar Garzón, published by Debate. Ruta nocturna – The last “Noches Circulares” will be […]
By Ellis Barber In the late 1920s, the Ford Motor Company bought up millions of acres of land in Brazil. They loaded boats with machinery and supplies, and shipped them deep into the Amazon rainforest. Workers cut down trees and cleared the land and then they built a rubber plantation in the middle of one […]
We now know who will pay for repairs when there’s a collision between motor vehicles and Cuenca’s new tram. The city transportation office (EMOV) reached an agreement earlier this week with the driver of car that collided with the tram on Av. Las America. The driver will pay $1,000 to repair scratches and dents to […]
The chief suspect in a car bombing that left 21 people dead Thursday near Bogotá was a member of the ELN leftist guerrilla group, the Colombian government said Friday. Colombian defense minister Guillermo Botero said that an investigation has “positively confirmed” that José Aldemar Rojas Rodríguez was a member of the guerrilla army that has […]
U.S. investigators will on Friday begin to question diplomatic staff who were stationed at the Ecuadorian embassy in London during WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s years-long stay about his visitors, according to the whistleblower group. It follows international subpoenas from the US Department of Justice, which is probing a report that President Donald Trump’s disgraced former […]
Twenty-one people have been confirmed killed and another 52 injured in a car bombing at a Colombian police academy in Bogotá, recalling the high-profile attacks associated with the bloodiest chapters of the country’s guerrilla and drug conflicts. One Ecuadorian was killed in the blast and another, Carolina Sanango, 20, from Cuenca, was injured. Among the […]
You may have noticed that the title of this column has been changed to acknowledge that my wife (and resident expert on Japanese food) and I are collaborating on these reviews. Also, these reviews will no longer be limited strictly to restaurants; indeed, we have been given free rein to talk about any food-related issues. […]
