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Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Sun.) agenda events - Domingos culturales en familia - There was show with Magician Juan Estrella in the Museo de la Ciudad. <There's something every Sunday if you're looking for somewhere to take the kids.> Upcoming...
Although Ecuador’s investigation into the Odebrecht bribery scandal is in the early stages, the national prosecutor’s office has already identified what it claims is part of the network used to make illegal payments. Working with the Internal Revenue Service,...
By Robert Bradley There are few activities for me that are more satisfying than preparing dinner with music playing in the background, with a glass of wine nearby. Savoring the finished product is great, but the act of cooking is equally enjoyable. We are challenged...
Just three days after government-owned Tame Airlines said it was extending its suspension of flights between Cuenca and Guayaquil to 120 days, Ecuador’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) authorized the carrier to drop the route for a full year. In the same...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Fri.) agenda events - Música - The Otavaleño group Ñanda Mañachi, one of the top groups playing traditional Ecuadorian music of the Andes, performed Fri. night in Teatro Casa de la Cultura. Upcoming agenda events - Festival de...
By Jim Wyss To casual visitors, this colonial town in southern Ecuador looks like it was torn from the pages of history. With its cobbled streets, soaring cathedrals and bustling markets, it exudes a lazy, old world charm. But Cuenca is also on the cutting edge of a...
Ecuador national police arrested five people Friday in early morning raids in connection to the Odebrecht bribery scandal. Among those taken into custody was an uncle of Vice President Jorge Glas, a former mayor of Latacunga, and the president of a giant agribusiness...
The Cuenca municipal council has reached agreement with pyrotechnic artists and event organizers to reduce the explosiveness of this month’s Corpus Christi festival and to end all activities in Parque Calderon by midnight. Corpus Christi, or Setenario as it’s commonly...
You are what you eat, but sometimes no matter how well you eat, you may experience heartburn. What is the difference between heartburn and GERD? Like so many other diseases, health experts link GERD (gastroesophageal reflux) in part to diet, but most certainly the...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Art event - There was a talk and exhibit Thurs. in the Sucré, Salé, Café (parque Calderón) on "Prácticas artísticas contemporáneas y estados del arte actual en clave de conversación informal" (Contemporary...
By Alexandra Valencia Ecuador's new president, Lenin Moreno, said on Monday he would seek to refinance the Andean country's "expensive" foreign debt in a bid to ease pressure on its economy. OPEC's smallest member has steep public debt due to short-term bonds and...
Cuenca’s municipal transportation department has set April 2018 as the completion date the tranvía. It is the fourth deadline to be announced since January 2015. Mayor Marcelo Cabrera said that a new project management company, to be named July 3, will have nine...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Serenata (serenade) - "Serenata a la Virgen" will be performed Thurs. at 19:30 in the Museo de las Conceptas by an instrumental and vocal group from Cañar. Concierto - "Brundibar," an opera performed...
Although CuencaHighLife and been praised for the openness of our article comments section, we’ve also received complaints for allowing personal attacks. We agree that in some cases these attacks and the occasional lack of civility go too far. To provide guidance for...
Ecuadorian consumers should see lower prices on most purchases beginning tomorrow as the value added tax (VAT) drops from 14% to 12%. The government increased the tax for a period of one year following last year’s earthquake. More savings, although not necessarily...
Hola, Todos - I think it's time for a reminder of what this column is. I translate or summarize El Mercurio. (I also add commentary, between brackets, which you are free to ignore if you don't like it.) I do not do any research. If there is information missing...
By Edd and Cynthia Staton Simplifying our lives is an ongoing intention in Casa Staton. Ancient Chinese wisdom states that "the easiest journey has the least baggage," and over the past seven years we've succeeded in tossing a lot of unneeded physical, emotional, and...
By Kristen Sawyer “In ten hours, I can teach you how to play any instrument, not in the classical way, but in the Andean way,” and with these words begins my fascination with Alfonso Cachiguango, the director of the world-renowned Andean music group, Ñanda Mañachi. I...
By Rob Gray In an effort at Gran Roca farm to grow the Best Food Ever, we have set a high bar in committing to the goal of sustainable, year around production of world class food for consumption here in Ecuador. We have taken much of our guidance from the teachings of...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Photoshop Workshop - there will be a creative workshop about, Adobe Photoshop from 3-10/6 in CIDAP. It is directed to communications students, journalists, and professionals in general. Concierto -...
Week of October 25
Ecuador heads into a four-day November holiday built around Cuenca’s Independence Day.
El Niño’s early rains have already affected more than 30,000 people across Ecuador.
Exporters press Constitutional Court to move three major trade agreements forward
