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Well, as some of you know, CuencaHighLife.com was down for a few days last week. We had a big problem with our hosting company. They said we had a code problem that was causing the issue. We called BS on that because we hadn't changed it from the day before when it...
After years of bad news for Cuenca’s Mariscal La Mar Airport, things are looking up. Since the beginning of March, the number of air travelers passing through the airport has doubled, from 200 to 400 a day. The extra traffic is the result of new flights and lower...
Uncle Sam wants to know what foreign tourists are saying on social media. On Friday, the U.S. Department of State announced a new rule requiring most foreigners entering the U.S. to provide data about their social media accounts as well as other personal information....
Domingo, 1/4/2018 Hola, Todos - Happy Easter and Happy April Fool's Day. Pagina cultural - Upcoming agenda event - Teatro - Juana Estrella will return to the AtrapaSueños Cultural Space from 4-6/4 a las 20:00 with "Mujereando," her tribute to women who marked history,...
Editor’s note: Writers on Writers in an on-going series in which Cuenca expat writers interview each other about their their work. Writers’ Q&A (Part 1): Abby Osman asks Frances A. Hogg about her writing. Franny, most gringos know you as an author because of...
By L. Finch We’re living in a golden age for dystopian fiction, or so the critics say. Our pages and screens are filled with tyrannical governments, tech slavery, and surveillance run amok — dark imaginings of a society where the arm of injustice is inventive and...
U.S. actress Pamela Anderson, British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood and former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis have asked President Lenin Moreno to restore Julian Assange’s access to the internet. Ecuador suspended Assange’s account at the country’s...
Several months ago I introduced you to the Machado family of artisan coppersmiths. I marveled at the intricate workmanship and technical proficiency of their craft and I gushed on and on about the beauty of their work. I described the history of their artistic journey...
Ecuador’s Central Bank reported Friday that the economy grew by a strong 3 percent in 2017, almost double most projections. The bank said the growth was spurred by household spending, as well as an increase in exports and hydro electric power generation. The growth...
The streets of Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca were crowded with the Christian faithful on Good Friday, recreating Christ’s walk to Calvary, attending prayer vigils and participating in other Catholic rituals. In Guayaquil, an estimated 500,000 walked with a dozen...
Foreigners living in Ecuador without visas have until Monday, April 2, to get their affairs in order. After that, they could face fines as high $6,000. Like many provisions of the country’s new immigration law, however, enforcement of the registration requirement may...
Viernes, 30/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Teatro - There were/will be 3 shows hoy en la Vitrina in the CCE. "Ya llegaron los titeres" (The puppets already got here), "El Muro de las Sombras" (The Wall of Shadows), and "Wñam," will be...
Cuenca’s municipal council is considering adding 20 to 25 electric buses to the city’s transportation fleet. The move follows a successful month-long trial in which an electric bus offered free rides to thousands of passengers. “From last month’s experience we now...
Jueves, 22/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Art opening - The show "ExpoMujeres-Maternidad" opened Thursday in Saledentro, a multifunctional cultural space (Paseo 3 de Noviembre 4-78 y Bajada de Todos Santos. 13 women are exhibiting...
Do you like to pan fry? Sauté? Deep fry? Are you worried that you have to use certain oils, ones with a high smoke point? But, what if it’s not the healthiest oil? Last choice For your health, generic “vegetable oils” should be your last choice. Typically a blend of...
Over the top of the school’s locked gate, tumultuous sounds of children shouting and laughing spilled out then up and down the dusty rock-strewn road as I pressed the buzzer for the fourth time. “I hear Jhon laughing,” I told Edie. The blaze of a late morning Andean...
Miércoles, 28/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Exposición de arte religioso - There will be an exhibit of religious photos and sculptures opening Thursday a las 18:00 in the Mall del Río. It will run through 30/4. <Note...
Ecuador suspended internet access for Julian Assange Wednesday for social media posts supporting Spanish separatists and an attack on Britain for expelling Russian diplomats. According to the ministry of foreign affairs, Assange's recent posts violate a December...
By Sarah Kaplan The settlement looked like little more than 11 mounds of earth surrounded by a sunken ditch. But if Jonas Gregorio de Souza closed his eyes, he could imagine the Boa Vista site as it would have appeared 800 years ago. Perhaps, the archaeologist said,...
China has launched the highly anticipated yuan-backed crude oil futures in Shanghai, aiming to dethrone rival benchmarks Brent and WTI as well as the U.S. currency (Dollar). Trading of the new oil futures contracts for September settlement started on the Shanghai...
