Male vice-mayor is returned to office, Small business fair, Dirty pig farm, Water cut-off, Lasso opposes high-altitude mining

Jueves, 24/10/2019

Hola, Todos –

Actividades –
De la pagina cultural –

Vi Maratón del Cuento y las Artes Cuenca 2019 – This childrens’ and youth book event will be el domingo from 8-18:00 in the U. of Azuay with authors, workshops and readings.

Del cuerpo del periodico –

II Feria de Emprendimientos y Negocios Cuenca – This small business fair will be on 1, 2, & 3/11 from 10-21:00 in the Villa San Carlos (Remigio Tamariz y av. Solano). It will feature clothing, makeup, crafts and gifts, and home decoration.

Cuenca Councilman Pablo Burbano (left, with Mayor Pedro Palacios) is reinstated as Cuenca vice-mayor. (El Mercurio)

Morona Santiago – The province will be celebrating its 66 anniversary from 31/10 to 10/11. On the 31st, there will be a parade in Macas with a comparsas contest a las 15:00. On viernes, 1/11, there will be a crossfit national championship a las 8:00, wooden car contest at 15:00, and election of the intercultural queen at 20:00. On 10/11, there will be a mass, civic/military parade, dog show, and fútbol between Deportiva Cuenca and players from Morona Santiago.

Exposur 2019 – This agricultural fair <think US rural county fair> will be from 1-4/11 at Km. 15 of the vía Cuenca-Girón-Pasaje at the entrance to the Estación de Cumbe sector. There will be cattle and horse shows, small animals <cuy?>, and agricultural products. There will also be live music and food.

Rock concert – The band Apolo will play viernes a las 20:00 in the teatro Carlos Cueva Tamaríz. Free.

Otras cosas –

Titular – Nikole, Reina de Cuenca (Nikole, Queen of Cuenca) – The 18 year old is a Business Administration student at the U. of Azuay.

Cuenca Vice Mayor -Councilman Pablo Burbano’s appeal of the decision that the vice-mayor should be a woman was accepted. In a two-to-one decisions, an appeals court overruled the national Ombudsman that had found the election of Burbano to be discriminatory against women. He will retake the vice-mayorship from Marisol Peñalosa, an indigenous woman. The court ruled that Burbano had been elected in a fair democractic process.

Lasso on mining – Presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso talked about mining and said it should not be permitted at altitudes above 2,800 m. <So how high are the currently operating and proposed mines – 2,750 m.?>

Carnival rides – At least 56 applications for Independencia de Cuenca events have been made, and only 16 have completed all the paperwork. The requirements depend on the type of event. Carnival rides need technical evaluations, safety plans, and permission from the Fire Department. 7 carnivals have been applied for and only the one planned for Totoracocha has been approved.

Water service interruption – There will be irregular water service Friday from 14:00 to 20:00 in the following sectors: Las Orquídeas, Los Trigales, Santa Teresita de Monay, y Rayoloma due to scheduled maintenance.

Water contamination – A pig farmer was sentenced to 3 years for contaminating the water in Cachihuayco Creek. The sentence also included cleaning the Pichacay sector and the banks of the creek and río Chordeleg under the supervision of the Ministerio del Ambiente. <You think maybe the court doesn’t trust him an inch?> He also has to plant 1,000 along the banks of the río Chordeleg, and offer a public apology on public media and read the apology in the church and a school in the parish.

The Ministerio de Salud (Health Dep’t) had previously closed the farm, but he reopened it, severely contaminating the creek and river. <Sounds like it must have been a good sized farm – way more than Babe and one litter.>

And that´s all for today so hasta el noviembre –

Jeanne