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Jueves,1/8/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Book drive - 200-300 children from the city and the rural communities attend the Tambo de Lectura reading program in the Semillero de Artistas in the CCE. A book drive to provide reading material for...
According to MayoClinic.org, detoxification (detox) diets are popular, but there is little evidence that they eliminate toxins from your body. But, evidence never stopped hoaxers from marketing products as “amazing”, and “miraculous,” and it appears there is a growing...
By Gideon Long When Richard Martínez took over as Ecuador’s finance minister in May last year, the country’s accounts were a mess. President Lenín Moreno was picking up the pieces left by the previous leftwing government, which for a decade had financed Ecuador...
More than 200 books in Israeli literature translated into Spanish have been "published" on the streets of different cities in Ecuador. The Libros Libres de Israel Project or Israel Free Books aims to share Israeli culture in the South American country and encourage...
By Jeff Van Pelt People love to debate how much crime there is in their town, whether it is getting worse, and where it is the worst. A more profitable enterprise is to look at how to avoid being the target of crime wherever you are. The information in this article...
Miércoles, 31/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - XIV Bienal catalogue - The bi-lingual, 540 page catalogue for the last Bienal held from 23/11/2018 to 3/2/2019 will be presented el jueves, 8/8 a las 19:00 in the Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno...
Ecuador’s national football federation said that Deportivo Cuenca will be allowed to play Friday following the payment of $30,000 to a former goalkeeper and his agent. The federation said, however, that the team must pay much larger sums against its debt in the coming...
As the number of Venezuelan immigrants continues to grow, Cuenca officials say the city has reached the limit of its ability to provide assistance. “We need financial support to continue to provide services and we have appealed to President Lenin Moreno for help,”...
Martes, 30/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Teatro - The Teatro Brujo will present "El Diablito" el viernes y sábado próximos a las 20:00 in the Prohibido Centro Cultural. Festival de Artes Selva - The Simbiosis festival de Ciencias y Artes...
Although Mayor Pedro Palacios says the city is making “impressive progress” in efforts to put Cuenca’s long-delayed tram into operation, some municipal councilmen say there needs to be a firm schedule. Following his upset victory over incumbent mayor Marcelo Cabrera...
My German grandfather once told me, “On revient toujours à son premier amour.” I understood just enough French to know what he meant was “the first cut is the deepest.” France was my first major country crush. I had seen other countries before — fooled around a bit...
Lunes, 29/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Poca asistencia a megaparques (Low attendance at megaparks) - Despite the summer vacations, there were few people in 3 of the 4 megaparques last weekend, although low...
Cuenca’s professional football team, Deportivo Cuenca, could go out of business if it can’t pay its bills. “The financial situation is bleak and unless a solution is found very quickly, the football team will not play this weekend,” says former club president Mario...
By Robert Bradley Cuenca street artists who enjoy painting large-scale pieces are familiar with El Vado. Bajada del Vado is famed for the often dramatic street art climbing the steep draw, some crumbling even more rapidly than the wall they use as a canvas. The...
Sábado, 27/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Feria - <for you shoppers out there> - There was a crafts and other products fair Satureay the Portal Artesanal. <Bolívar y Huayna Cápac>. Bicentennial - The bicentennial of Cuenca's...
President Lenin Moreno on Friday signed a decree requiring Venezuelan citizens, who until now could cross the border with a passport or other form of identification, to have a visa to enter the country. The measure “will also normalize the status of Venezuelan...
Author's note: This is one of an occasional series detailing the challenges and aspirations of rural Ecuadorians and the importance of preserving their villages tucked in the hollows and perched on the ridges of the high Andes. By the way, some of you may remember --...
One of the often overlooked jobs of social workers dealing with the influx of Venezuelan refugees is taking care of the needs of children. “It is emotional work. When kids arrive they are so exhausted and need time to rest, play and not be seen as migrants,” says...
By Eileen Stellefson Myers I recently returned from a wonderful trip to Costa Rica where I enjoyed The Rainforest Chocolate Tour in La Fortuna de Carlos. As a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), I know about the nutritional value of dark chocolate. But this farm...
Jueves, 25/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Monólogo - The monologue, "Sola" will be performed hoy, viernes 26, y sábado 27/7 a las 20:00 in the Nómada space at the CCE ( Pres. Córdova y Luis Cordero). It's about a woman who is suffering...
