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Editor’s note: Rob Gray’s life-long passion for gardening led him from California, to Costa Rica and finally to Ecuador’s fertile Yunguilla Valley, where he established Gran Roca farm. This is […]
Hola, Todos –Â Tuesday’s special foundation of Cuenca issue is a fat 5 section paper with 54 pages instead of the normal 3 section, 22-24 page paper. Â Section D has […]
Cuenca recibió su nombre actual hace 459 años, tal dÃa como hoy, cuando el Virrey del Perú y el Marqués de Cañete, Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, cambiara el nombre de […]
Cuenca received its current name 459 years ago today when the Viceroy of Peru and Marquess of Canete, Andres Hurtado de Mendoza, ordered the city renamed for his Spanish hometown. […]
Demanding changes to the plan to renovate Cuenca’s San Francisco Square, some of the 128 merchants who currently occupy the square staged a sit-in Monday at the municipal building on […]
Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Música y Cine – at the Planetarium in Parque de la Madre at 19:00 to Thu, 14/4. (I have a feeling all the events […]
Un estudio muestra que en el 70% de los robos que se realizan en Ecuador, los ladrones huyeron en moto. Aunque el gobierno no lleva las estadÃsticas oficiales sobre los […]
Although the government does not keep official statistics about the get-away methods criminals use following robberies, a recent study shows they have an overwhelming preference. It’s by motorcycle. Following a […]
Hola, Todos –Â Pagina cultural – Articles about – Cuenca’s full cultural schedule for the April fiestas. Â Some events are: Mon, 11/4 – Awards ceremony for Comaniejos, winner of the […]
[Editor’s Note: This is Chapter 5, excerpted from The Viagra Monologues.] So there you are, standing across the counter from a pharmacist’s assistant, usually an Ecuadorian woman, or even the pharmacist him […]
The director of Ecuador’s Monetary Regulation Policy Board says the government may turn over its electronic money system to a private company. “We are in talks with national and international […]
By Rose Jennings Although Ecuador did not celebrate National Nutrition Month in March, as is done in the U.S., I would like to celebrate it here with some of the […]
Varios cientos de manifestantes se han concentrado para oponerse contra los nuevos impuestos del gobierno. La concentración comenzó en Simón BolÃvar el jueves por la tarde, terminando sobre el lado […]
Several hundred protesters opposed to new government taxes marched up Simon Bolivar Thursday afternoon, gathering for speeches on the south side of Parque Calderon. A strong thunderstorm moved through the […]
Cuenca’s Foundation festival begins the today, highlighted by crafts, food, song, and dance. The festivities continue until Tuesday. Calle Presidente Borrero between Juan Jaramillo and Calle Larga will be closed […]
Hola, Todos –Â Pagina cultural –Â Upcoming event – Teatro – “Dulcinea el amor de Don Quijote” will play from today to Sat in the sala “Alfornso Carrasco” at the […]
Se está negociando un acuerdo comercial entre Ecuador y la Unión Europea. Por lo visto se comenta que ambas partes están cerca de llegar a un acuerdo final, pero siguen […]
Negotiators for a trade agreement between Ecuador and the European Union say they are close to reaching a final deal but continue to discuss several key issues. Ecuador’s Foreign Trade […]
A Cuenca woman died Tuesday night as a result of a healing ritual in the Tarqui River, near Mall del Rio. Maria Teresa Guambaña, 55, was taken into the river […]
Hola, Todos –Â Pagina cultural –Â Upcoming events – Concierto – and awards ceremony with the winners of the pasillos festival this coming Mon. at 19:30 in the Teatro Pumapungo. […]





















