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Text and photos by John Keeble Lindsay Burton, owner of San Sebas café in Cuenca, is still paying off the debt she incurred when she burned out the engine of her car getting supplies to people around Canoa – and she is still deeply involved in the disaster relief work...
Text and photos by John Keeble There is an air of hope and optimism in Canoa, the green shoots of new life breaking through the trauma and sorrow from last year’s earthquake. Much still needs to be done before the people and the area are back on their feet but the...
Although WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange celebrated Lenin Moreno’s recent victory in the Ecuadorian presidential election, it remains uncertain what it means for his long-term room-and-board. Assange has been living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012...
Walking. It’s my favorite way to get to know a place. I’ve come to love my new city and find new delights in it every day. On foot. While I try to vary my routes, particularly in El Centro, there are a limited number of ways to get there. As anyone who has been here...
Hola, Todos - I will be taking a vacation from Sunday, April 30 through Sunday, May 14. Pagina cultural - Today's (Fri.) agenda events Planetario - "La Magia de la Astronomía" (The Magic of Astronomy) was on Friday but will repeat next Friday, Apr. 28, at 19:00 in...
One of Ecuador most colorful, but shortest-serving presidents, is coming home. After 20 years of exile in Panama, Abdalá Bucaram has been legally cleared to return to Ecuador without threat of arrest. His son, Dalo Bucaram, announced Thursday that the National Court...
Azuay Province Governor Augusta Muñoz announced Friday that Tame will resume flying its Cuenca-to-Guayaquil route within 60 days. The decision came following protests by city and business officials who claimed the suspension of flights, that began last weekend, would...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Header event - Exposición - An homage to Cuencanan painters, masters who have worked for more than 40 years, is at the Salón del Pueblo. Articles about - Día del Libro (Book Day) - The day is celebrated on 23/4 and there will be reading...
By Jim Wyss Shortly after rebuilding the fingers of a late 19th century statuette of Saint Francis, Gonzalo Gallardo turned his attention to the badly scarred nose of a 23-year-old mechanic. Mixing pigments and “secret oils” until he matched the young man’s skin tone,...
As Venezuela slips deeper into social and economic chaos a new revelation has political pundits scratching their heads. Newly released documents show that Citgo Petroleum, a U.S.-based subsidiary of the Venezuelan state-owned oil company PVDSA, was one of the biggest...
What is allopathic medicine, and why do some people throw that term around so insultingly? Wikipedia reports that German physician Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) invented the term “allopathy”. He conjoined allos "opposite" and pathos "suffering" to refer to harsh...
Former presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso says he refuses not respect the official election results, including Tuesday’s partial recount, continuing to insist that the vote counting process was fraudulent. “We will never recognize the victory of the candidate that...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Header event - Documental ecuatoriano (Ecuadorian documentary) - The movie "Mi Tía Toty" (My Aunt Toty) premiered Wedneday at the Festival de Cine Independiente de Buenos Aires. The documentary is about Toty Rodríguez, and Ecuadorian...
The vendors at San Francisco Plaza continue to wait for word of when they will relocate to Calle Padre Aguirre while the plaza undergoes reconstruction. Cuenca historic district council director Pablo Barzallo says the schedule depends on delivery of the first payment...
By Rob Gray There's a lot more to growing the best food ever than you think, more than can be covered in a single article. So, in this article I will present an overview of six fundamental principles I believe necessary to produce the highest quality, fresh...
By Soledad Stoessel If Netflix had known how Ecuador’s April 2 presidential election would turn out, it might have waited to promote the fourth season of its award-winning political drama House of Cards. The post-run-off scenes in this South American nation were...
The National Electoral Council (CNE) made it official for the second time: Lenin Moreno has defeated challenger Guillermo Lasso and will succeed President Rafael Correa. The announcement came after a marathon 13-hour recount of more than 1.2 million votes on a...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Header event - CCE - The CCE presented its 2016 financial report today at 19:00 in its Sala de Conciertos. Articles about - Santiago Guillermo - This painter was born without the ability to move his arms, but he uses his mouth and...
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake sent residents and workers into the streets of Puyo, Ambato, Riobamba, and Quito at 12:50 Tuesday afternoon. The quake, felt in a large area of northern Ecuador, was centered 65 kilometers east of Puyo, near the small town of Sarayaku. Towns...
By Naomi Herndon The important thing is not to stop questioning. – Albert Einstein As an expat coming from the United States, living in Ecuador for almost three years has been a great experience. There is so much to see and do and learn. Although I enjoy my new home,...
