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Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Sun.) agenda events - Novena para hoy - The novena for today was at 17:00 in the Catedral Vieja. Articles about - Conciertos - The Childrens' and Youth Chorus and Orchestra will perform two concerts. Tomorrow's (lunes, 19/12)...
Editor's note: This is the first of a four-part series about being vegetarian or vegan in Cuenca by John Keeble, 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 media...
By Telesur Staff Previously classified documents released last week about Operation Condor have shed light on how the U.S. controlled and meddled in Latin America politics in the 1970s, showing that the U.S. considered “tinkering” with the outcome of an elections...
By Sylvan Hardy When the government paid a house call Thursday to Ecuador’s smartest 2016 high school graduate, it was more than simply a media event. Although newspaper and television reporters were on hand when René Ramírez, Ecuador's Secretary of Higher Education,...
Signage and curb markers are being installed on Calle Gran Colombia between Tarqui and Padre Aguirre, ahead of next week’s opening to vehicular traffic next week. “We are seeing real progress in the historic district,” says Guillermo Argudo, Cuenca’s tranvía project...
A series of soaking rains that began Wednesday night have put an end to the drought that has plagued Cuenca and Ecuador’s southern sierra. Ecuador’s weather service says more rain is in the forecast through next week. “The is excellent news for our area,” said Ivan...
A day after President Rafael Correa declared a state of emergency in Morona Santiago Province, indigenous activists are demanding that the United Nations, the Organization of American States, or the Catholic church mediate a conflict surrounding a large Chinese copper...
Editor's note: The Latin American media are taking perverse delight in the prospect that Russian espionage may have played a role in last month's election of Donald Trump as president of the U.S. For decades, U.S. resources were used to install right-wing puppet...
By Ana Veciana Suarez Rolando Gutierrez grew up in Miami, but he knew he wanted to eventually move to a quieter, more affordable place where he could live comfortably on his City of Miami police sergeant pension. After a few trips to Central America, he found his...
Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera has extended the emergency declaration allowing the city to continue project management of tranvía construction. Cabrera said that work during the 60-day extension will move beyond the city's historic district, to other areas of the tram...
The wildfires that threatened Cuenca’s water shed are out, doused by more than a hundred firefighters, helicopter bambi bucket drops, and timely evening showers, but the damage to native vegetation is severe, authorities say. Although the fires did not enter the...
There’s a lot more that expats need to learn when they move to Ecuador than the language. Take, for example, etiquette. My Cuencana friend Eloisa has some helpful advice for gringos when they interact socially with Ecuadorians. She also helps her Ecuadorian friends...
By Cathy McKay OK, I’m here! I’m living in Ecuador! I must say I would have never thought I would be retiring abroad, especially as a single woman. But here I am and what a journey it has been. And after four months it just continues to surprise and challenge me...
The parliament of the European Union approved the trade agreement reached in October by negotiators for Ecuador and the European Union (EU). The vote was 544 for, 144 opposed with 44 abstentions. The vote was assured Tuesday afternoon following resolution of a...
By Antonio De la Jara and Rosalba O'Brien A "unique" burst of activity at a little-known volcanic complex near the Chile-Argentina border has attracted the interest of international scientists and led worried governments to plan for a potentially devastating eruption....
Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera declared a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon as a fast-moving wild fire in the Cajas Mountains threatened the city's water shed. The fire, which has so far consumed about 150 hectares in the Mazán Alto and Zorrocucho sectors of the...
By Franco Ordoñez President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security has warned that terrorists could use human smuggling routes to bring weapons of mass destruction into the United States. It’s just one of the alarm bells retired Marine...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Recitales navideños (Christmas recitals) - The Department of Arts at the U. of Cuenca will perform on the 13, 15, 20/12. For more info., go to www.ucuenca.edu.ec. (It's in Spanish but use your translate...
By Ramiro Crespo Ecuadorian governments like to wait for the end-of-year holiday season to push through unpopular measures. Holidays in November and, in particular, December – Quito’s week-long official foundation celebrations culminating December 6 as well as...
Nine earthquakes, ranging up to 5.2 in magnitude, caused minor property damage and forced schools to close Monday in Esmerladas Province. The quakes were centered just offshore from the tourist resort of at a depth of 2.3 miles. Local authorities say no injuries have...
