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Author's note: This is an update of my original story of "The Gift" that appeared two years. The original appears below it. Hi everyone! I hope you’ve all been sufficiently naughty or nice to get some Santa action coming your way. Over here, we are more than ready....
By Nelson Bocanegra Uber driver Juan Jose is quick to cover his cell phone with the red rag he keeps in his front seat whenever he spots a police officer on the streets of Bogota. Juan Jose, whose car was impounded for the second time last month, is one of thousands...
Police say the Venezuelan man accused of murdering a 79-year-old U.S. expat was involved in an argument with the victim the day before her death. The body of Nancy Bradbury Thalmann, a Houston, Texas native, was discovered Sunday morning in the bedroom of her home in...
Martes, 17/12/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Exposición - Northamerican artist Sandra Doren has a watercolor show of landscapes at the Galería Illescas on calle Larga y Manuel Ángel Estrella. One part of the exhibit is landscapes of the Cajas...
The Unitary Workers Front (FUT) said Tuesday that it is willing to take to the streets if the government doesn’t hike the minimum wage by at least 25 percent. "We have lost 50 percent of the purchasing power of our wages in the last seven years," says union boss...
The Geophysical Institute reported increased activity Monday night at the Sangay volcano in Morona Santiago Province. Earlier in the day, light ashfall was reported in the towns of Guasuntos and Llagos in Chimborazo Province. The institute recorded more than 70...
By Ellis McKenzie Unrelenting pain in her hips and weeks of insomnia left Nelly Valbuena desperate for relief from her metastatic breast cancer. The university professor found freedom from her disease’s cruel side effects in an unexpected remedy: CBD, a compound...
Lunes, 16/12/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Gallery - Cu Galery has two locations from which ecologically designed products are sold. The main location is on av. Manuel J. Calle next to Supermaxi del Vergel, and the second is at Borrero 739...
“Chiropractors won’t solve your problem,” says MagniSole. The problem is back pain, which experts say as much as 80 percent of the population will experience at some point in their lives. (Thanks, experts!) And the solution, according to MagniSole, is MagniSole —...
“Where in hell is the tranvia?” That was the question asked two weeks ago by a caller to the Voz del Tomebamba morning talk radio show. During the following days, dozens of other calls came in complaining of lack of progress and information about the tram, not only to...
Ecuador will spend about $18 million to improve satellite and naval surveillance of fishing operations in its Pacific Ocean territory. The expenditure was announced after the European Union (EU) warned Ecuador that it lacked adequate controls to stop illegal fishing....
Alpaca milk, beaten thin by unknown hands, is rolled down the paths of mountains as alabaster mist. It then rises from creeks and fissures to mingle with smoke twisting from distant chimneys across the valley. Trees come and go from one world into another, first a...
Viernes, 13/12/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Teatro - The Colectivo Teatro de las Entrañas will present "Delirios" sábado in the sala Alfonso Carrasco (Cordero y Pres. Córdova) a las 20.00. Cost: $7.00 or $5:00 for seniors and the disabled....
For Douglas Miguel Rodriguez, working at a kosher market in Jersey City was a blessing. He had left Ecuador to provide for his family and things were looking up. Rodriguez, known to his family and friends as Miguel, was a commercial engineer in his native Ecuador. He...
By Nicole Acevedo The Venezuelan refugee crisis is the most underfunded in modern history, according to an analysis from the Brookings Institution published this week. About 4.7 million Venezuelans, 16 percent of the country's population, have fled Venezuela since its...
Latam Airlines announced Thursday that it is adding in-country flights to Cuenca, the Galapagos, Guayaquil and introducing service to Coca in Orellana Province. The airline also said it is dropping fares by an average of 30 percent. The new flights and fares will go...
Jueves, 12/12/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - "Cascanueces" - The Nutcracker Suite will be performed by a cast of children and adults from 4 dance academies plus the OSC (Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca) <You'll need to remember this...
Approximately 50 pets were rescued Wednesday in a joint operation coordinated by the Commission for Environmental Management (CGA) in the El Arenal (Feria Libre) market. The operation began at 6 a.m. on Pasaje Nicanor Cobo street, with a citation issued to a vendor...
According to the Ministerio de Salud Publica (Ministry of Public Health) all of Ecuador’s 24 provinces are ready for the flu season, and from now until February 28, 2020, is offering the flu vaccine free of charge to seniors 65 and over, to children, pregnant women,...
Quito test results that could affect future public bus purchases in Cuenca and other Andean cities show that electric buses have sufficient power to operate on mountain roads. Some bus company owners have argued that electric buses were under-powered for routes in...
