A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake centered near the town of Palora in Morona Santiago Province has caused an undetermined amount of damage in Riobamba and Ambato, located about 70 kilometers to the west and northwest of the epicenter. The quake, which struck at 5:17 a.m., was just below the magnitude of the devastating 7.8 earthquake […]
“According to the candidates for mayor, each one leads in the pre-election polls. How is this possible?” asks Jorge Ramos, a contributor to Radio Tomebamba, the Cuenca’s top news radio station. Ramos is not the only one asking the question. At least nine of the 13 candidates for mayor have announced on the station’s morning […]
‘Energy bars’ can contain as much sugar and fat as a candy bar – it’s a flavorful fact that can derail a diet. Another word for energy is calories, so the manufacturer might as just well say ‘calorie bar’ as ‘energy bar’. A calorie is a measurement, just like a teaspoon or an inch, a gram or […]
Ecuador’s Federation of Taxis Operators (Fedotaxi) announced yesterday that its members will stage a nationwide strike and protest Wednesday, February 27. According to Fedotaxi president Jorge Calderón, the strike has been called because of the government’s failure to compensate licensed taxi drivers for the increased cost of gasoline. “Next Wednesday, February 27 there will be […]
President Lenin Moreno said Wednesday that he has no involvement in two offshore companies owned by his brother. Reports of Edwin Moreno’s financial transactions through companies based in Belize and Panama was reported earlier this week by the La Fuente website. La Fuente writers Christian Zurita Ron and Fernando Villavicencio claim there is an “offshore […]
The International Monetary Fund announced Wednesday that Ecuador will receive $10.2 billion in financial assistance to cover its national budget deficit and reduce pressure on the repayment of previous obligations. Of the total, $4.2 billion will come directly from IMF with the balance coming from the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Latin America […]
Miércoles, 20/2/2019 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Cinéticus – This exhibit by Federico Vega whose works are on galvanized steel and full of light and color opened Wednesday in the Galería de la Alcaldía. The images are of foliage and birds and reflect nature’s richness in Ecuador. Interactive dance – […]
Quito mayoral candidate César Montúfar claims that Brazilian construction company Odebrecht has “almost certainly” paid bribes to city officials during the construction of the Quito Metro subway system. He says he delivered documents to the attorney general’s office last week providing the evidence. Odebrecht has been at the center of more than a dozen corruption […]
We all have our special comfort foods that we grew up with: liver, spinach, beets … oops, wrong list. I’m thinking more along the lines of mac & cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy, miso soup, warm apple crisp, takoyaki (don’t ask), bread fresh out of the oven . . . (This column is paused briefly […]
The theater is the only institution in the world which has been dying for four thousand years and has never succumbed. It requires tough and devoted people to keep it alive. —John Steinbeck By Brian Hitsky Bill Bushnell, known in Cuenca as Bush, is one of those people who was instrumental in keeping theater alive […]
