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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). Today's guest columnist is Jeanne Petrucci, MS, RDN who has shared this article from her weekly Test...
Construction starts in Cuenca grew by five percent in the first quarter of 2018, the first positive quarter in the building sector in almost four years. “This is excellent news for the construction trades and the real estate business,” says José Jaramillo, president...
Ecuador’s Council of Citizen Participation and Social Control (Cpccs) has ordered an investigation into possible corruption in large construction projects during the presidency of Rafael Correa. At the same meeting Wednesday, the council placed a freeze on all...
Red and Yellow and Pink and Green Purple and Orange and Blue I can sing a rainbow (I can sing a rainbow) I can sing a rainbow too – sung by The Dells By Derek Hatcher I love colors in all their hues and shades. It’s interesting how the use of the word is embedded in...
By Laura Vidal El Esturnudo (“The Sneeze”), an independent journalism site “written from inside and outside Cuba” is no longer accessible for internet users in Cuba. The magazine, which includes critical essays and feature articles on social issues and cultural...
For the first time since their abduction March 26, two Ecuadorian journalists and their driver appeared on a video to deliver their captors’ demands. The three were kidnapped near the Colombian border while covering the story of the cross-border drug trafficking...
For the first time since construction of Cuenca’s tram system began in 2013, a unit of the European-designed electric train will reach the city’s historic district Thursday morning. The unit will leave the train yard on Av. Mexico, move north on Av. Las Americas, turn...
By Joel Simon Ecuador’s new president, Lenin Moreno, took office in May 2017 with a pledge to uphold press freedom, declaring in his inauguration speech, “There can’t be dialogue without freedom of expression.” These words would be unremarkable if not for the fact...
After an exhaustive two-year search, Cuenca’s expat theater finally has a place it can call home. “We walked almost every street in Cuenca looking for the right place and we’re thrilled that we finally found it,” says Deana Culp, Azuay Community Theater (ACT) board of...
Ecuador’s tuna fleet has grown to the second largest in world, trailing only Thailand in “catch capacity.” The 116-vessel fleet brought 93,000 tons of fish to port in 2017 but it faces a challenge. To maintain its dominate position within the industry, many of the...
By Daniela Gallardo and Liam Anderson The kidnapping of journalists by a dissident group of FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) on the border with Ecuador represents another complicating factor to Colombia’s road to peace after more than 50 years of armed...
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...
