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By Lucia Newman Outrageous. Disgusting. Nauseating. These are just a few of the long list of qualifiers against the new U.S. Donald Trump administration's announcement to go ahead with building the infamous wall separating the United States from the rest of America....
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Thurs.) agenda events - "Fiesta de Muñecos" (Puppet party) - Eugenio Deoseffe and María Ochoa Argüello will perform along with "Humberto" and to of this fellow marionettes Thurs. at 21:00 in the República Sur (Pres. Córdova...
This is the third in a three-part series about Cuenca's expat writers. To read parts one and two, click here and here. Text and photos by John Keeble Cuenca is a great place for writers who want to create anything from poetry and memoirs to a bestselling novel. This...
This is the second in a three-part series about expat writers in Cuecca. To read yesterday's article, click here. Text and photos by John Keeble Writers in Cuenca have many options for meeting, learning and working – but the jewel in the crown is the Cuenca...
Ecuador is a favorite destination for Venezuelans escaping the political turmoil, raging inflation and, food shortages of their home country. In fact, they are quickly forming one of the largest expat groups in the country. Immigration authorities say that 476,132...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Wed.) agenda events - Exposición - The "Paisajes Culturales de América Latina y El Caribe" and "¡Alerta, paisajes culturales!" ("Cultural Vistas of Latin America and the Caribbean" and "Alert, cultural vistas") opened today in...
Attendance numbers for the Cuenca Symphony Orchestra are expected to surpass 50,000 in 2017, more than double the 22,000 who attended in 2009. A major reason for the bigger audiences are expats. Carlos Salazar of Cuenca's member of the local tourist and cultural...
By the Shuar Collective In law, the Shuar Arutam People of Ecuador's Amazon control their ancestral forests. But the government has allocated more than 38% of their territory to large-scale mining, and a gigantic hydroelectric dam is about to be built. Peaceful...
Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part series about the Cuenca expat writing scene. The author, John Keeble, is an international photo-journalist living in Cuenca. He ‘retired’ after 25 years with The Guardian in London and has spent the past 11 years giving...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Alianza Francesa - Tues' Martes de Cine movie at the Alianza Francesa was "El tiempo de los amantes" (The time for lovers). Articles about - Concurso - José Castelví Queralt, the first director of the OSC,...
The Cuenca cantonal council voted Sunday for a suspension of all mining activity in the Cajas Mountains, claiming that it posed a threat to water resources and an internationally recognized ecosystem. It is unclear how the city will enforce the action since mining...
Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute is keeping a close eye on four volcanoes at the start of 2017. A 1,000-meter plume of steam was observed above Cotopaxi on Sunday and Monday. Geologists say the plume was the result of gas emissions combined with climatic factors and...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Proyecto ayaso (Clown Project) - The workshop of clown techniques started Mon. in the basement No. 1 of the CCE. The participants made paper marionettes and learned how to manipulate them. Cost: $35.00....
Spain's foreign minister Alfonso Dastis complained Monday morning about the disappearance of the Spanish-language U.S. White House website and Twitter account. “We regret that the Spanish version of the website has been deleted. It doesn’t seem like a good idea given...
The circumstances appear ideal for a conservative to win Ecuador’s presidency in 2017. The economy is in its second year of recession. Unemployment is up, as is the broader-reaching rate of under-employment. Support for President Rafael Correa has dropped below 40%,...
By Joanna Bender CuencaHighLife is expanding its editorial coverage and is launching a community journalism fund to support the effort. "Readers have been asking for more in-depth news and people features and the Cuenca Expat Journalism Fund will help us do this,"...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Compañía Nacional de Danza - The National Dance Company of Ecuador will present a program of 3 short performances, "Brecha, "Insania," y "En estado de" (Breach, Insania, and In state of) este...
Leaders of Ecuadorian indigenous rain forest communities have won the right to take Chevron to a short “mini-trial” to try to seize roughly $12 billion in company assets in Canada to enforce an environmental judgment, despite a technical legal ruling from a trial...
Text and photos by Fernando Pagés A crowd of about 70 joined worldwide women's rights demonstrations Saturday in Cuenca, many of them protesting the positions of new U.S. President Donald Trump. Gathered in front of Iglesia San Sebastian in San Sebastian Plaza, women...
After watching Donald Trump’s inauguration speech on Friday, United States Ambassador to Ecuador Todd Chapman is only certain of one thing. U.S. interests will come before those other nations and multi-nation organizations. Until policies are detailed and a new U.S....
