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The Ecuadorean government struck back at criticism from the United States Friday saying that it does not have the right or the mandate to criticize the internal policies of foreign countries. "The United States has no international or multilateral mandate … to go...
If you are living in Cuenca and want to improve your Spanish language ability, there are a number of ways to do it. One no-cost way is to visit “Spanish Conversation over Lunch,” an informal gathering of people that meets weekly at the Zona Refrescante restaurant on...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Friday's Agenda items - Nuevo director - The new conductor of the OSC, Michael Meissner who is German-Mexican and resided in Mexico, was presented Fri. morning. Festival Internacional de Artecalle - Friday's activities in the...
Dozens of business owners reacted angrily Thursday to city plans to impose motor vehicle speed and access restrictions to parts of the historic district. The complaints were voiced at a meeting in which city officials unveiled details of a new mobility plan to...
Mirroring other international polling results, Ecuadorians prefer Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election by a wide margin. According to a University of San Francisco-Quito poll, 82% of Ecuadorians prefer Clinton while only 11% favor Trump....
Hola, Todos - Sorry about yesterday's missing post. The paper never came - I looked for it high and low. It wasn't under the car or overhead in the electric fence. But I shouldn't complain - this is the first time in over 4 years that it hasn't been delivered....
By David Huey The legacy of the U.S.-funded war on drugs in Latin America is profound even as its impact has been temporary and geographically limited. Since the 1970s, the U.S. has spent more than a trillion dollars attempting to dismantle drug cartels in Latin...
According to Juan Fernandez, new director of Cuenca’s Mariscal La Mar Airport, 12,300 passengers on 128 canceled flights have been unable to reach Cuenca by air since a Tame jet skidded off a wet runway April 29. Tourism officials say that hotel bookings and meals...
By Nick Miroff The dynamite crew in La Pampa, Peru set the charges and ordered everyone back. They put explosives beneath the miners’ hammocks and in the outdoor kitchen, where potatoes were still hot on the stove. More fuses were placed in the processing shed nearby,...
Under legislation being debated in Ecuador’s National Assembly, private health insurance policies and prepaid health plans will be required to provide new services that some say will make health care coverage more expensive. According to Assemblyman Carlos Velasco, it...
Hola, Todos - Change of plans - I will take a break from these translations from Sat, 30/7 through either Wed. 10/8 or Thu, 11/8 to work on another volunteer project with an uncertain completion date. Pagina cultural - Upcoming Agenda events - Arte - The Festival...
By Brian Buckner Unique architectural elements are something I thrive on. My interest began when I owned and operated a window manufacturing plant in the United States. We became quite adept at fabricating historically correct window products that were used to...
By Paul Barrett Ecuador last week paid Chevron Corp. $112 million in an arbitration case dating back to the 1970s. The accord, while dealing with obscure contractual matters, could have ramifications for bigger court fights between the two fierce adversaries. The...
By Susan Burke March If you’ve not yet visited Vilcabamba, now is the time. While Cuenca’s weather reflects the few degrees cooler temperatures during these “winter” months (June, July and August), in Vilcabamba, it’s eternal spring. Located at 5,000 feet elevation,...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming Agenda events - Guitar seminar - Maestro Bolívar Ávila will lead a 30 hour seminar from 25-29/7 in the Centro Cultural Sono ( Borrero 6-83 y Pres. Córdova), where you can also get additional info. Cost: $50.00 Libro de ensayos...
Statistics make an overwhelming case that Ecuador is in economic recession. The Central Bank has reported three consecutive quarters of negative growth, including recent numbers showing the economy contracting three percent in the first quarter of 2016. Unemployment...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming Agenda events - Libro - General Editor Luis Eduardo Vivanco of Diario La Hora (a newspaper), will launch his new book in Quito on 1/8/2016. (No one ever promised you that the events were all in Cuenca.) Seminario de guitarra -...
Expats Peter Dudar and Sally Mar are on a mission to house the 9,000 victims of the April 16 coast earthquake who are still without comfortable shelter. On Saturday, the couple explained their concept of a climate- and eco-friendly domed tent at the “Hello People”...
By Ana Vanessa Herrero Margelys Cardona sits in her hospital bed in Caracas, Venezuela, eating a cracker slowly, surrounded by flies and cockroaches as she thinks of happier times when she wasn't starving and in desperate need of a kidney transplant. She's pale and...
A veterinarian’s examination has determined that several dogs were involved in Tuesday morning’s killing of 31 ducks in Parque Paraiso. Based on a statement from a park guard who was nearby when the attack occurred, it was first believed that only one dog had been...
