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By Margaret Winter Cuenca Mayor Pedro Palacios and the Municipal Museum Casa del Sombrero warmly invite all who love the city to join in a celebration this Sunday of the 200th anniversary of Cuenca’s independence and the 20th anniversary of Cuenca’s designation as a...
Since they were introduced earlier this decade, most shoppers have been suspicious of the “Black Friday” discounts offered by Ecuadorian stores. “What many stores do is mark up the prices a few days before Black Friday and then offer the discounts,” says University of...
Miércoles, 27/11/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Exposición - An exhibit, "Travesías Cromáticas" by Ariel Dawi opened yesterday in the Salón del Pueblo of CCE on Mariscal Sucre at Malo. The exhibit centers around his "Serie Cuenca 21." Ciclo...
The talks between the government and indigenous organizations are at a standstill and indigenous leaders warn they could call for new protests if progress is not made soon. A Weekend confrontation between government employees and an indigenous crowd in Cotopaxi...
Protest leaders in Colombia have called for a new general strike after talks with President Ivan Duque failed to bring a breakthrough. Four people have been killed in the conflict with police, among them a young student. Widespread anti-government protests in Colombia...
Martes, 26/11/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Night at the opera - 16 finalists in the first Competencia Nacional de Canto Lirico (National Lyric Singing Competition) will performed Thursday night in the teatro Pumpapungo. Contestants were...
By Bobette Jones We in Cuenca are extremely fortunate to have free access to world-class classical music. The Cuenca Symphony Orchestra (OSC), under the direction of Maestro Michael Meissner, performs regularly at numerous sites, including the Old Cathedral, Teatro...
The city of Cuenca wants to make the historic district more pedestrian-friendly by creating “superblocks” in the area around Parque Calderon. The municipal transportation office announced the project will begin in early 2020. A superblock is a Spanish urban planning...
Text and photos by Jeremiah Reardon Brrr! When I stepped off the bus in the Cajas Mountains this past September, I freaked! I couldn’t believe how cold it felt. It was the coldest I'd been in the dozen times over three years I'd hiked in the Andes. I just wanna get...
Lunes, 25/11/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Exposición de filatelia - The XIII Exposición Nacional y Congreso Filatélico "Philacuenca 2019" (XIII National Exhibition and Philatelic Congress "Philacuenca 2019") will be martes in the Museo...
The National Institutes of Health: News In Health November 2019 Have you ever had to get an X-ray, MRI, or other medical scan? Do you know what these tests involve? Or what they can do? Medical scans help doctors diagnose everything from head trauma to foot pain....
Colombia's President Ivan Duque has opened a "National Dialogue" that he said will include citizens from all walks of life after days of massive protests rattled the government in the Latin American country. The conservative leader gathered mayors and governors from...
Municipal buses are the top transportation choice for almost half of Cuenca residents, according to a survey conducted in September. The survey shows a two percent increase in bus transport preference over results of a similar survey in 2016. Taken during...
As of November 17, the 321st day of the year, there have been 369 mass shootings in the U.S. That works out to more than one a day. It has happened so many times now that the only salve offered for a recent mass shooting at a Southern California high school, which...
By Susan Burke March Over the past few weeks, you may have noticed a big improvement in El Centro. The city government has sponsored a number of 'mingas' in recent weeks, to restore the walls and structures marred by graffiti — including public and private property,...
By Nick Estes Evo Morales is more than Bolivia’s first indigenous president — he is our president, too. The rise of a humble Aymara coca farmer to the nation’s highest office in 2006 marked the arrival of indigenous people as vanguards of history. Within the social...
Mass protests, many of them violent, continue to rage in Bolivia, Chile and Colombia despite calls for elections and dialog. According to the United Nations, 58 people have died in the three countries since late October and more than 4,000 have been seriously injured....
The last holiday of 2019 will be the longest of the year, the government decreed on Friday. To boost tourism and post-Christmas commercial activity, the Ministry of Tourism announced that Monday, December 30 and Tuesday, December 31 will be added to the official...
Every year, on the fourth Thursday of November, USAmericans celebrate the feast of Thanksgringo by cramming a giant bird into their stoves and sharing a tense meal with annoying relatives. Most Americans hate turkey which is why they slaughter so many of them at this...
Long-time Cuenca expat Jennifer Martin, 64, died Tuesday afternoon after she collapsed on an Av. Ordoñez Lasso sidewalk. Emergency responders were unable to resuscitate her and listed heart failure as the cause of the death. Jennifer moved to Cuenca from Austin, Texas...
