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Although most of the physical damage has been repaired, business, agricultural and employment losses suffered during the October protests continue to take a toll on Ecuador's economy. The agricultural sector, in particular, takes exception to the Central Bank’s...
Ecuador made its first export of 22,000 tons of copper concentrate from the Chinese-owned Mirador mine, the energy ministry says, marking a new milestone in the country's effort to develop a large-scale mining industry. The delivery was made January 6 and 7. Ecuador...
I will celebrate the beginning of my fifth year in Cuenca next month. While others are dazzled by the pyrotechnics of Carnival, I will pretend that a least a few of the candles are for me. I learned a long time ago to carry a camera with me everywhere; you just never...
National and local leaders say that Cuenca Mayor Pedro Palacios is disengaged from his constituents and has failed to build constructive relationships with the the municipal council and the national government. Following a visit to Cuenca in early January, Ecuador...
Cuenca’s public utility, ETAPA, is expanding the capacity of the city’s drinking water system. A new facility, attached to the Tixán plant, will allow the city to provide water to an additional 365,000 customers. An ETAPA spokeswoman said the expansion is necessary to...
City officials are moving ahead with Cuenca’s second “superblocks” project, this one in a nine-block area around Parque Calderon. The project, intended to encourage alternatives to vehicular traffic, will include the blocks bordered by calles Gran Colombia, Presidente...
Although Ecuador’s official unemployment rate held steady in 2019 at 3.8 percent, the number of workers holding full-time employment dropped by more than one percent. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC), 115,782 40-hour-per-week jobs...
Jueves, 16/1/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Concierto - The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca will start its 2020 season with a cycle of concerts dedicated to Beethoven and Ecuadorian composer Luis Humberto Salgado. The first concert will be este...
A popular online "gringo" bulletin board advertises “holistic dentistry” in Cuenca, and more than one advertisement promotes removal of all silver (colored) amalgam fillings [mistakenly called 'mercury fillings'.] Some ads proclaim that amalgam fillings cause “energy...
By Keith Spencer Only three months ago, social media megalith Facebook made the universally-reviled announcement that they would not be fact-checking, censoring, or otherwise banning political ads that deceive or mislead. “We don’t believe [that] it’s an appropriate...
Something can beat down on you hard enough until you’re faded, like the sun beats down on fresh paint eventually robbing it of hue and saturation. A life can beat down on you like the sun and rob you of time, satisfaction or happiness. No one is born with any...
Ecuador’s environmental ministry is preparing a plan to eliminate rainbow trout from the country’s high-elevation lakes and rivers and hopes to implement it later this year. The eradication program was prompted by the work of biologists at the University Indoamérica...
Martes, 14/1/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Bicentennial program - The city will present the program of events and projects to celebrate the bicentennial of the independence of Cuenca el viernes, 24/1 a las 20:00 in the Plaza San Francisco....
By Brad Bosworth I have been in Cuenca since August 2019. I ride my recumbent trike by the river trails and enjoy the cultural vibe of the city, riding the bus and the people. As I am 61 and a relative youngster, I don’t yet qualify yet the adulto mayor benefits. But...
By Valendina Romei With its low birth rate and fast-ageing population, Europe is facing a demographic crisis, one that economists fear could hit growth and public finances. While the global population overall is getting older, Europe is an extreme example of this...
Lunes, 13/1/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Museo de las Conceptas - The museum will have family activities one sábado each month to share the history of Cuenca by featuring some of the most important pieces in the Museum's collection. On el...
The president of Brazil's Supreme Court authorized Netflix to show a comedy that depicts Jesus as gay after a lower court ordered the streaming service to remove the film from its platform, according to state news agency Agencia Brasil. The Supreme Court's president,...
By Julie Jacobo A Galapagos giant tortoise estimated to be about 130 years old is returning home after having so much sex that he saved his species. Diego, part of the Chelonoidis hoodensis species that lives on the Galapagos island of Española, was one of the...
By Katie Jackson From grocery stores, to high-end restaurants and even fast-food menus, plant-based proteins are popping up everywhere these days. While many of these products were initially celebrated for providing alternative sources of protein to those who cannot,...
Fifteen people were injured Sunday afternoon during a Pase del Niño parade when a flat-bed tow truck lost its brakes and ran over participants and spectators. Five vehicles were also damaged in the accident which occurred on Camino Racar at the intersection with...
