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Although it’s been a month and a half since the Sangay volcano sent clouds of ash and gas over Cuenca, the continuing eruption is posing ongoing threats to central and southern Ecuador. On Monday and Tuesday, skies over Riobamba, Alausí and Guamote were filled with a...
Lunes, 28/1/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Art congress - The Congreso de Critica, Filosofia y Teoría del Arte Contremporáneo (Congress of Criticism, Philosophy and Theory of Contemporary Art) started today and will end el viernes. The event...
For Kent Mills, “Be Prepared” is a motto that is essential advice not only for Boy Scouts but for expats as well. Says Kent, owner of Cuenca’s CosasPrep store, “Although we’re safer here than in North America -- we don’t have to worry about tornadoes, hurricanes and...
By John Quigley Roadblocks of mud, sticks and steel wire bar the entrance to villages lining the northern side of the Rio Tambo, a sign of revolt in the fertile valley cultivated since Inca times. For almost a decade, the farmers of this green strip wedged between the...
Ecuador Ministry of Health officials said Monday they are not sure when they will receive test results for a Chinese traveler suspected of having the new coronavirus. “The samples were sent to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in the United States but we are not...
By Rob Bell If you’ve ever seen the comedy skit by comedian Jimmy Fallon (featuring Will Ferrell) you know how ridiculous wearing tight pants looks on the average male physique. Luckily, in Ecuador only women wear tight pants, usually, very tight! To misquote the old...
Lunes, 27/1/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Mobile library - The CCE is equipping a van and acquiring books for children and youth for a mobile library which should start operating in marzo. The van will be visiting parishes and cantons in...
By Billy Cox An alert dog named Duffy gives Bradenton family peace of mind for Thanksgiving. For the first time in eight years, and just in time for the holidays, Sophia Helme is no longer on a short leash with Type 1 diabetes. Thanks to a remarkable dog named Duffy,...
A 49-year-old Chinese man is being held in isolation in Quito as doctors determine if he is Ecuador’s first official case of the coronavirus. According to the Ministry of Health, the resident of Fujian, China arrived in Ecuador from Hong Kong January 21 showing no...
Although they have not yet decided on a presidential candidate, some members of Citizen Revolution (CR) say they know who should run for vice president: Former president Rafael Correa. “It is the feeling of the Citizen Revolution leadership as well as many Ecuadorian...
I hosted a meeting at my home several months ago. When it was over, a couple approached me and introduced themselves, the woman presenting me her business card as one would a precious jeweled box. It was embossed and featured multiple bullet points, front, and back....
By Jeremiah Reardon The covered grill across the street from Fishbon Del Sur’s parade float sizzled with steak strips on a stick. Attendees and costumed participants had several options to purchase snacks on Calle La Republica under a dazzling sunset. An evening with...
It’s going to be a busy year for Cuenca, according to Mayor Pedro Palacios. “This is the 200th year since Cuenca declared its independence and we’re expecting exciting developments,” the mayor Friday. “We will finally see the operation of the tranvía, the beginning of...
When the English language gives you lemons, you can make lemonade. I've written extensively about this here and here so trust me, there’s always a cherry on top. Deciphering mixed metaphors in English is like comparing apples and oranges except that the apple never...
Chinese migration to Ecuador is at the centre of Ecuadorian filmmaker Paul Venegas’ film “Vacio” which premieres on January 24 in Quito. His work addresses the complexities of Chinese migration in a week in which Quito hosts the Global Migration Forum. “The idea arose...
For more than a decade, city councilmembers and the historic district commission have been looking for money to renovate the Febres Cordero School on Calle Gran Colombia. “It’s the ugliest building in Cuenca and it should be one of the prettiest,” city councilman Rene...
By Robert Bradley Among my first memories of Cuenca, and one of the most satisfying, was my introduction to almuerzo, the traditional fixed-menu mid-day meal. Back in Portland, Oregon, I was accustomed to grabbing a sandwich, or worse, a mystery meat burger, and be...
Jueves, 23/1/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Literature App - "Ecuador en Letras" is an Android app, free from the Play Store, where users can read selected bits from Ecuadorian authors and poets. "Rutas de leyenda" - Legend Routes returns to...
Psychologists say that stress is defined as anything that alters our homeostasis, be it good or bad — and that bad stress can even turn into good stress, and vice versa. As reported in Harvard Health, “The combination of reactions to stress is also known as the...
Health officials in Guayaquil and surrounding towns are advising residents to keep their doors and windows shut to ward off an unprecedented invasion of crickets. “It is common that we see large numbers of crickets this time of year but this is much worse than normal...
