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Martes, 23/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - U. of Cuenca museum - The museum which will be in the Facultad de Medicina on av. 12 de Abril will open gradually with the first gallery open el 15/9. The inaugural will be in noviembre. The...
By Sylvester Grahame La Olla Esmeraldena, Gran Colombia 13-62 and Estevez de Toral, is a jammed-packed joint that is as cheery as a day at the beach and has food that is both bright and welcoming. Ceviches from $5, a hearty almuerzos or the extravagant, Mariscos al...
Joining other cities in Ecuador, Cuenca Mayor Pedro Palacios announced Monday that the city will no longer fund the Queen of Cuenca beauty pageant. “We spend $23,000 to $24,000 a year on the event and I’m sure we can find a more appropriate use for those funds,” he...
Venezuela has been hit by another massive power cut with the capital, Caracas, among the areas affected. As of noon Tuesday, power was slowly being restored after the blackout reportedly hit 16 of the country's 23 states as well as Caracas. Information Minister Jorge...
Gary Manners has been appointed British Honorary Consul in Cuenca, assuming his duties Thursday in a ceremony with British Ambassador to Ecuador Katherine Ward. With a background in marketing, communication, social work and education, Manners’ appointment covers...
By June Webber and Frederica Cocca Once the world’s most prosperous emerging region, Latin America has fallen behind in recent years — due in part to its missing middle: a lack of medium-sized companies, and a shortage of middle-class consumers, according to recent...
After saying it would consider blocking Uber and Cabify taxi apps to Ecuador internet users, the government said Monday that such a blockage was not possible. When he met with striking taxi drivers last week in Quito, Deputy Minister of Transport Iván Carvallo said he...
Women who have high levels of the antibacterial agent triclosan in their urine have worse bone health than other women, new research indicates. Triclosan, which was recently banned in hand sanitizers, is used in a variety of "consumer goods and personal care products...
Local and federal officials have agreed to work with a community group to reduce crime in Cuenca but some are disputing the claim that major crime is on the rise in the city. “Combating crime is always a worthy cause and we are happy to assist in this mission,” says...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged $35 million Saturday to support Ecuador’s aid programs for Venezuelan and Colombian refugees. Meeting in Guayaquil with President Lenin Moreno, Pompeo also said the U.S. would provide assistance to combat drug trafficking...
CuencaHighLife editor David Morrill recently sent me a copy of a story he read in the Quito newspaper El Comercio. He said it was quite a sad story yet newsworthy and asked if I would rewrite it in English for our readers. I read the story twice but I heard a...
Although the oldest Generation Xers are only 58, the Gen X population is hot on the heels of the baby boomer generation exiting North America seeking a better life abroad. The Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, Gen Ys, and Millennia’s are familiar terms that reflect popular...
By Alex Vasquez and Ben Bartenstein If Venezuelan politics weren’t convoluted enough, they just got a bit more complicated this week. The opposition-aligned Progressive Advance party hired Ari Ben-Menashe, a Montreal-based lobbyist, to “pursue Henri Falcon’s election...
Viernes, 19/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Teatro - To commemorate its 10th anniversary, the Teatro Brujo will stage "ARS Erótika" in the El Prohibido Centro Cultural este 18, 19, y 20/7. Exposición - Painter Silvia Pantuso's show...
The U.S. Department of State reissued a travel advisory cautioning against travel to Peru on July 18. Certain areas in the South American country have increased risk, according to the State Department. The advisory was similar to the one issued for Colombia in June....
By Sylvan Hardy When Ronny Bustamante and Vera Boonyatarp heard that Cuenca’s Thai Connection restaurant was for sale, the timing couldn’t have been better. “We were living in Quito at the time and were ready to make a change in our lives,” says Ronny. “We had been...
By Caitlin Johnstone CNN has published an unbelievably brazen and dishonest smear piece on Julian Assange, easily the most egregious article of its kind since the notoriously bogus Assange-Manafort report by The Guardian last year. It contains none of the “exclusive”...
By Julia Rux Ecuador has so many distinct regions — the Andes with volcanoes, the Amazon/Oriente, the Coast, and the Galapagos — that many expats never get a chance to thoroughly explore. I was intrigued by a new model for travel called Wanderbus that offers the...
Jueves,18/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Festival de Cine La Orquidea - This film festival will not take place in noviembre of this year, but has been postponed until 21 marzo, 2020 on the Día del Agua. <Isn't that also Pawkar Raymi?>...
Does going “gluten-free” mean you’ll automatically lose weight, shrink your “wheat belly” or prevent Alzheimer’s disease? Or as Jimmy Kimmel demonstrated quite hilariously, are you someone who has stopped eating gluten because someone in your Yoga class told you to?...
