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By Robert Bradley The alfresco restaurant, Casa Azul Galeria Cafe, on the plaza of San Sebastian church, was my first haunt in Cuenca. Several mornings a week I would wander down, plop into one of their comfortable chairs, and read for an hour or so while sipping...
Editor’s note: This is the second of a six-part series by Don Moore, a former Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras who developed a fascination with northern Peru — and wrote a book about it. Don spent most of January in Cuenca. By Don Moore Tramping down the Andes is...
By Hugh Bronstein Argentina heads into do-or-die talks this week with its biggest creditor, the International Monetary Fund, fresh from a failed bond sale on Monday that augured poorly for the government’s plan for revamping about $100 billion in debt. The country...
The United Nations office in Quito is urging the government to take steps to curb a “climate of growing xenophobia” in Ecuador. The UN said that President Lenin Moreno’s plan to make it easier to deport foreigners with criminal records has added to a climate of...
Lunes, 10/2/2020 Hola, Todos - I will be taking a week off at the end of the month from 24/2 through 2/3 and be back on 3/3. I need a break. Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Used books - Luis Gustavo Fabara Ruíz has a used bookstore in the Plazoleta del Otorongo...
By Nicoletta Lanese Coronaviruses make up a large family of viruses that can infect birds and mammals, including humans, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). These viruses have been responsible for several outbreaks around the world, including the severe...
For the first time in 17 years an Ecuadorian president will visit the White House as President Lenin Moreno meets U.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday. "This visit is an opportunity to expand the new and positive bilateral relationship that the United States has...
By Liam Higgins If Ecuador politics seem confused now, experts say, they could become absolutely chaotic after the next election. “It’s really a mess now but I’m afraid things will get much worse,” says Marcel Merizalde, a Quito political analyst and former labor...
By Blanca E. Vega Although I am born of Ecuadorian parents, I know more about being Ecuadorian American than I do about being Ecuadorian. I have little experience living with large extended families as some of my cousins are accustomed which also means that I have...
I was talking with a friend recently who told me, “I’m thinking I might move back tothe U.S.” I was quite surprised both by his announcement and his reasoning. He said he is having difficulty making friends and feels he might have better luck if he returned to the...
By Alice Residents of the historic district have a new grocery shopping option. SuperAki, which is part of the company that owns Supermaxi, opened in November a full month ahead of schedule --won’t wonders never cease!-- at the corner of Arizaga and Tarqui. For those...
By Deb DuBoff Meet Felipe Alvarez. He is one of Cotacachi's young business owners who have a desire and passion for living a healthy life in our naturally abundant area. He has found a vital niche to fill by providing products that keep us healthy while also promoting...
Former president Rafael Correa once commented that the backwardness of Latin America is manifested by the chaos of wires and cables on its utility poles. “Let’s join the civilized world!” he said. “Clean up the noodles!” The public utility company, ETAPA, agrees and...
Jueves, 6/2/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Exhibición - "Las venas de América" opened Thursday night in two venues: the Salón del Pueblo and the old Escuela Central. The exhibit will include works by 20 young American artists, and was...
By Jim Wyss Stefan Ansermet was deep in Ecuador’s tangled southeastern jungles, a hard two-day hike from the nearest village, when he stumbled into a clearing. The change in vegetation was so subtle that everyone else on his team tromped straight through, unaware, but...
According to Fortune Business Insights, chia seeds are gaining immense recognition in the world market, due to its healthful properties, increasing demand for natural food ingredients, rising demand for health and dietary supplements. But when I was growing up, chia...
In 2019, the Cuenca International Food Festival served more than a 2,000 meals at the Mall del Rio convention center and organizers expect just as many, if not more, for the 2020 edition on Sunday, February 9. The festival, in its 25th year, supports the work of Fasec...
Residents of the Cayambe barrio in northwest Cuenca are demanding that the city relocate the neighborhood brothels. “We have insisted for years that the municipality move the prostitution trade and nothing has happened,” Abel Buestán, chairman of the Relocate the...
Ecuador’s most iconic waterfall is gone forever, geologists say. The 150-meter high Cascada San Rafael in the Cayambe Coca National Park went from a torrent to a trickle Sunday after a massive sinkhole swallowed its source, the Coca River. The collapse formed three...
Miércoles, 5/2/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Exibición - An exhibit organized by students in the 7th cycle of their studies in the Artes Visuales at the U. of Cuenca will open jueves a las 19:00 in the Casa del Artista (av. Loja y calle...
