Martes, 25/7/2016 Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Upcoming agenda events – Pictorial Show – “La Gravedad siempre gana” (Gravity always wins) <My butt will attest to the truth of that.> by Gabriel Zamora will open on jueves a las 19:00 in the Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno (MMAM). Conversation – “La Andariega,” a journalism […]
By Emiliano Rodríguez Mega Paola Ayala knew it was a gamble to dial down her physics research at the University of Vienna in May 2015 and spend most of her time at Yachay Tech University, a nascent institution in rural northern Ecuador backed with an estimated $1 billion in government funding. But the allure of […]
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series about long-time Cuenca expats and the changes they have seen over the years. By John Keeble What was Cuenca like before the gringo invasion? Frank Illing, owner of Wunderbar and Café Austria, can be considered an expert on the subject. He arrived in the city […]
If it were not for a high-profile passenger, last Friday’s peripatetic morning flight from Quito to Cuenca would have probably not rated more than a single news headline. As it was, the incident has resulted in the resignation of the Tame CEO, an examination of airline procedures and protocols, and questions about lack of aircraft […]
Lunes, 24/7/2016 Hola, Todos – I will not translate El Mercurio starting este viernes, 28/7 hasta el miércoles and will be back el jueves, 3/8. Pagina cultural – Upcoming and ongoing agenda events – Encuentro Binacional de Narradores (Binational Storytellers’ Meeting) – this event will be Tuesday a las 20:00 in the sala “Alfonso Carrasco” […]
The Ecuadorian company that pioneered Hass avocado production in the country has won international recognition for its oil products. Uyama Farms also won two awards for its organic avocado oils from Valorization of Agricultural Products (AVAP) in Paris last year. The oils are currently exported to Canada, the Netherlands, Hong Kong and Singapore. The company was the first to […]
Since political polling began in Ecuador in the 1970s, no sitting president has been more popular than Lenin Moreno. That is the conclusion of Guayaquil university graduate student Alexandra Ledesma. Ledesma participated in a recent survey by Perfiles de Opinion that gave Moreno an 84.86 percent good or excellent rating at the two-month mark of […]
Photos and text by Bartley D’Alfonso Among the many attractions for moving to and living in Cuenca are the city’s many cultural events. Some people, in fact, call Cuenca the cultural capital of South America. Those who appreciate classical music were treated to two weekend performances by the Cuenca Symphony Orchestra, Friday at the Pumapungo […]
