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Last week’s deadly attack on Ecuadorian marines patrolling the Colombian border prompted an emergency Saturday meeting of the Binational Border Commission at the Tulcán military base. Three marines died as a result of a roadside bomb police say was planted by drug...
There are few conditions that scream with such volume or shrill insistence as being employed in the information media business. There are deadlines to meet and important stories that need telling, right now. Urgency becomes common. Common becomes rare. Rare becomes...
By Markku Sario For a taste of something different, you must try Namaste India, at Calle Larga 8-81 y Benigno Malo. The entrance is very modest, with typical Cuencano small café signage out front, but the inside is a delightful surprise. A short hallway opens up into...
Ecuador’s high court ruled last week that a 2015 law ending government funding for the country’s Social Security (IESS) system was unconstitutional and ordered the contribution to resume in 2019. Not everyone is happy with the decision, however. “We are pleased that...
Viernes, 23/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - They have all started or are finished. There was a Hip-Hop concert <Which I'm guessing is not the type of venue most of you frequent anyway.> and a showing of the movie "Santa Elena en...
A mummified skeleton discovered in Chile's Atacama Desert 15 years ago doesn't look like anyone you've ever met. In fact, some would say it looks, well, alien. It's a skeletal conundrum made up of perplexing features. It's only 6 inches tall -- but initial estimates...
Although Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has committed more resources to combating drug trafficking on its southern border with Ecuador, some officials say the response is not enough. Santos called President Lenin Moreno following Tuesday’s deadly bombing,...
Jueves, 22/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Video Experimental <That was Spanish - not reversed word order> - An experimental video work was presented hoy a las 1900 in the Saladentro art space. It explores the effect of trauma in...
As a member of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, I’m privileged to have as colleagues some of the most accomplished Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs). Our column this week emphasizes lifestyle behaviors that people throughout the world can take to...
Miércoles, 21/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda event - Tango - The Cultural Unit of the U. of Cuenca presented "Tango Nuevo en Universidades" Wednesday in the teatro Carlos Cueva Tamariz. Argentinean singer, composer and pianist Alejandro...
Domingo, 18/3/2018 Hola, Todos Pagina cultural- Sunday's agenda events - "Jornadas Libertarias" (Libertarian Days) - This collective is opening a show called "PintadaPintaPintemosPintaremosPinton" (GraffitiPaintPaintPaintPaint) <Sounds like a conjugation exercise...
This morning I spoke with a friend of mine who lives in Thailand. He's been there for over 10 years. He told me he is starting to miss enough things about the United States that he's thinking about heading back there in a year (or less). He was a big outdoors guy and...
By Ashley Rogers Shell and Marsha Spivey didn’t know they would be changing the face of a village when they first moved to La Entrada — a sleepy fishing village on the Ruta de Spondylus on the Ecuadorian Coast. But, they have, and in ways that can only be called...
By Robert Bradley My favorite haunt, Casa Azul Galeria Cafe, reopened last week. What a relief! I love dropping in for early morning cafe con leche and greeting the day with my neighbors while sharing a few minutes before the calendar crowds us into little boxes of...
The women come from all parts of Ecuador’s Amazon region but they share one thing in common: a fierce determination to stop the growing oil exploration and mining activity on what they consider ancestral land. President Lenin Moreno has agreed to meet with the Women...
Three members of Cuenca's municipal council are preparing a proposed ordinance that would control the amount property owners can charge for rent. The ordinance would also have provisions to make discrimination in rentals illegal. “The new rules will ensure that that...
By Tom Larsen If you are interested in the Arts and Culture of Ecuador (In particular, Cuenca) don’t miss this opportunity to witness a tribute to one of Cuenca’s own. Efraín Jara Idrovo is considered the most important living poet in Ecuador. In 1999, Doctor Jara was...
Viernes, 16/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming agenda event - Palestinian film - The show "Cine Palestino" will be from 21-23/3 in the CCE. The Palestinian Ambassador to Ecuador, Hani Ayoub Remawi, will attend the opening el próximo martes a las 10:00. He...
By Manuel Betancourt Director Juan Sebastian Jacome could never have anticipated how timely his second feature film, Cenizas, would be. By the time of its premiere at the Miami Film Festival, this Ecuadorian-set story about a daughter and a father reconnecting as the...
Jueves, 15/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Film cycle - The 3 day film cycle "Ciclo de Cine Debate Documental El Arte después de Duchamp, a 100 años de "la Fuente" (Film Series Documentary Debate - Art after Duchamp, 100 years after "The...
