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By Dante Angelo French urban planner Pierre LeBlanc recognized the potential of Cuenca’s historic district the first time he set eyes on it, 13 years ago. He says that now is the perfect time to see that potential realized. “There are fabulous possibilities here,” he...
Please don’t call me an expat. I’m an immigrant. Maybe that realization came to me because I grew up with three of four grandparents who emigrated from Europe to the United States in the early 1900s. While one grandmother was born in the U.S., her parents emigrated...
By Edd and Cynthia Staton Looking for a dining spot with good food, affordable prices, and a fun atmosphere? The brightly colored flags flapping over the street side courtyard of El Jalepeño, a new Mexican restaurant on Av. Paucarbamba — in the former location of...
By Liam Higgins According to a Quito political science professor, the story of an alleged U.S. spy operation intended to destabilize the Ecuadorian government is an “amateur production that combines fraud and slapstick.” According to Rodrigo Salazar, “The spy charges...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Events - Cine contemporáneo (contemporary film) - Films will be shown from Fri. to Sun. at 19:00 in the Teatro Sucre. Saturday's film is "Un día duro" and "Bienvenidos a Dongmakgol" (which doesn't sound like it's in Ecuador), and Sun....
Despite a furious finish, played almost entirely in front of the opponent’s goal, Ecuador lost its chance to advance to the Copa America semifinals Thursday night, falling to a disciplined U.S. team 2-1. Ecuador fell behind 2-0 on goals by Clint Dempsey and Gyasi...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Thursday's (finished) events - Nueva Festival - The New Festival continues in the Salón de la Ciudad with the horror film "La casa del final de los tiempos" (The house at the end of times) at 17:00 and "La niña de los tacones amarillos"...
Women are as old as they feel and men are old when they lose their feelings. — Mae West While in general, dietary guidelines encompass all adults, there’s a divergence when it comes to the nutrition and health of men and women. And so, in honor of Father’s Day this...
According to the coach and players, tonight’s football game with the U.S. is one of the biggest football games in Ecuador team history. It is the first time the team has reached the quarterfinal round in Copa play in 23 years and it is the first time it has played the...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Wed. (finished) events - Nuevo Festival - As part of the New Festival, 3 films were shown in the Salón de la Ciudad - The Stranger, El evangelio de la carne, La falija de Benavidez. Theater - The work "Aguita de Viejas" was presented in...
Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera hopes the third time is the charm. Following meetings with tranvía project managers, contractors, and property owners affected by construction, the mayor announced that the project will be completed by May 15, 2017. It is the third...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Events - Teatro - The festival of works by actress Juana Estrella, primarily her monologues, opens this week with "Penélope" at 20:00 in the sala "Alfonso Carrasco" (Luis Cordero y Pres. Córdova). Tickets available at Librimundi and El...
By Lee Shrader, Jr. I recently read an article entitled 10 Ways to Make Ecuador Remarkable on another website. I had an immediate negative reaction to it. I read it and reread it trying to determine why. After all, none of the suggestions were bad. Most made perfectly...
Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera has declared a state of emergency to fast-track repaving of Cuenca’s Mariscal La Mar Airport. The move allows the city to negotiate with contractors without going through a public bidding process. “We must get the airport back to full...
The Cuenca municipal council has named the first projects of the city’s plan to reduce vehicular traffic in the historic district. The projects, which will cost $15.5 million and will begin work in early 2017, were recommended by Spanish urban planning consultants,...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Gaceta Cultural República Sur - The first República Sur Cultural Gazette is in circulation with a critique of Juan Carlos Moya and an interview of the artist Esteman. (Like you were going to run out and read it anyway.) Articles about -...
Who says that “fast food” has to be “bad food”? You’ll get it fast at Subway, the most popular fast food chain in the world, but their motto “Eat Fresh” describes it best. Since the opening of the first franchised store 42 years ago, Subway has been ranked top fast...
By Rob Gray In Part 1 of The secret to wellness and weight control, I explored the concept that the human body evolved to eat the foods that grew around them and came to recognize these "Whole Foods" as human foods and assimilate and effectively use them to provide...
Ecuador defeated Haiti 4-0 Sunday night in New Jersey and advanced to the quarterfinals of Copa America competition for the first time in 20 years. The Tri-Color’s victory set up a Thursday night match with the host U.S. team in Seattle. In the first half of a game...
By Shivani Vora The 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Ecuador in April that killed at least 650 people and injured more than 2,000, emotionally devastated the country and caused enormous damage. A disaster that severe can often lead to a downturn in tourism, but that may...
