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By John Keeble Cuenca expat Jean McCord, caught in limbo between Cuenca’s hospitals before being helped by Ecuadorian and expat communities, is recovering from surgery and beginning the long road back to full health. Her experience is a warning for every expat. She...
Lunes, 5/12/2022 Hola, Todos - Titular - La luz de Navidad ya brilla en Cuenca (Christmas light already shines in Cuenca) - The 41 m. high Christmas tree was lit on la noche de domingo in the Parque Miraflores with at least 5,000 in attendance. In addition to the...
By Susan L. Hart Twenty-plus years of traveling and living abroad have taught me that the world is full of surprises, and it’s the incongruous bits you discover in unexpected corners of it that are the real travel treasures. This was absolutely the case this past...
By Andrea Michelson With all the factors that may impact gut health, it can be hard to know what's causing stomach troubles and potentially affecting long-term wellness. In a recent TikTok video via Houston Methodist hospital system, gastroenterologist Dr. Neeharika...
The Education Ministry announced Sunday that public schools in Latacunga would be open on Monday despite increasing activity at the Cotopaxi volcano. Latacunga is located 16 kilometers from the volcano and has experienced frequent episodes of moderate ashfall in...
By Stephen Vargha Cuenca is becoming a more diverse city. And that includes its music. “I was surprised how many people are following us around,” said Anayvis Beltrán. “People have told us how impressed they are with our music.” Anayvis is part of Trio NoAn. The...
By Arthur Franks The World Cup in Qatar has become a political lightning rod, so it comes as no surprise that soccer fans' sartorial style has sparked controversy. Forget your classic soccer jerseys -- the streets of Doha have been transformed into a chaotic runway...
After shutting down tram service for an hour on Friday, a group of street vendors is threatening to disrupt Sunday’s lighting ceremony of Cuenca’s giant Christmas tree in Parque Miraflores. Leaders of the Federation of Retail Traders of Azuay is demanding permits to...
Viernes, 2/12/2022 Hola, Todos Titular - Sicarios matan a director de cárcel (Hitmen kill prison warden) - Ayer, a las 8:30, motorcyclists shot at and killed retired Coronel Santiago Loza Moscoso, the warden of the El Inca prison, as he was driving to the prison in...
By Steven Lee Myers When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that would punish California doctors for spreading false information about Covid-19 vaccines and treatments, he pledged that it would apply only in the most “egregious instances” of misleading patients....
Finance Minister Pablo Arosemena assured the International Monetary Fund Wednesday that President Guillermo Lasso will veto National Assembly legislation that would repeal tax reforms and other economic measures instituted in 2021. The reforms were part of a loan...
By John Keeble One of Cuenca’s most respected American residents has been caught in an agonizing health trap that is a warning to every expat. Jean McCord, well-known in writing and church circles, has been left, through no fault of her own, with only the generosity...
By Michael Morgan Weak investment, low productivity and inadequate education have doomed Latin America to a period of economic failure worse than the “lost decade” of the 1980s, according to the region’s top UN economic official. José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, the new...
Miércoles, 30/11/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - La Compañía de Danza presenta obra en Cuenca (Dance Company presents work in Cuenca) - 11 members of the Compañía Nacional de Danza del Ecuador are in Cuenca to present "Hay alguien en casa" (Someone is at home), a...
By Jeremiah Reardon A favorite expression of my Irish American mother went, “It’s a wonderful life if you don’t weaken.” A native of Coaldale, Pennsylvania, Genevieve’s family relocated to Millville, New Jersey, to find work during the coal strike of 1902. They rented...
The Constitutional Court has temporarily lifted some abortion restrictions based on a challenge to a new law passed by the National Assembly. The challenge, supported by women’s and human rights groups, claims that the abortion law is unconstitutional since it denies...
Ecuador’s national football team failed to advance to the 16-team knockout stage of the World Cup on Tuesday, falling to Senegal 2-1. The loss confirmed coach Gustavo Alfaro's fear that the Tri-Color would not be able to maintain the intensity it showed in its victory...
Lunes, 28/11/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del sábado, 26/11: Sígsig alista el "Chobshi Fest" (Sígsig prepares for the "Chobshi Fest") - Music will be the main thing at the "Chobshi Fest" on el 12/12 a las 14:00 in the Complejo Arqueológico...
By Jeremiah Reardon Cuenca just celebrated its two hundred and second year of independence from Spain. Founded in 1557 the Spanish built its churches on the ruins of Incan temples. As nine-year expat residents, my wife Belinda and I note how proud Cuencanos are, a...
As clouds of gas and ash rose two kilometers above the Cotopaxi volcano on Sunday, officials in Quito and nearby communities alerted residents of the possibility of increasing ashfall. The 5,897-meter volcano, which began its current active phase in mid-October, is...
