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By Ruchir Sharma In April last year I caught up with Chile’s richest man, Sebastian Piñera, in the surprisingly modest Santiago office to which he returned after leaving the presidential mansion. A billionaire who made his money in the credit card business, Piñera...
By Edd and Cynthia Staton Many expats and tourists are surprised to learn that minutes outside the city of Cuenca in the hillside community of Baños, a first-class spa facility called Piedra de Agua offers visitors a day of relaxation and pampering. You know this is...
Hola, Todos - Articles about - Reading - The Municipal Department of Culture has a reading program in 22 libraries in the 21 parishes in Cuenca. Painting contest - 50 schools signed up for this painting contest along the Barranco which was held this morning. The...
According to a survey conducted by the city of Cuenca, 195 historic district businesses have closed their doors since 2015. The number represents about 15% of all businesses in the district. Those conducting the survey blame the closures on poor economic conditions...
In 2015, U.S. expat Cara Venn, who had spent five years in India before moving to Cuenca, organized the first Cuenca Art Walk. The event was a free self-guided tour of selected El Centro galleries and businesses where art lovers were able to view the work of artists....
Ecuador and Brazil played to a scoreless tie Saturday night in a game Ecuador believes it should have won. In the 66th minute of the opening round of Copa America play in Los Angeles, Ecuadorian striker Miller Bolaños sent a cross very close to the endline that Brazil...
My first apartment in Cuenca was across the street from the old Patrimonial Cementerio, four blocks east of El Centro. Everyone made the same joke: “At least you have quiet neighbors!” However, I found out that the cemetery was one of the busiest places in town. The...
Ecuador’s national football team faces perennial world power Brazil tonight in the opening round of Copa America play in Los Angeles. The game kicks off at 9 p.m. Ecuador time in the Rose Bowl where a crowd of 50,000 is expected. Odds-makers have made Ecuador the...
A 17-year-old Cuenca high school student was killed Friday afternoon when he was knocked from the upper deck of a tour bus. According to transit officers, the student’s head struck a support beam of a pedestrian overpass on the Cuenca-Azogues autopista. The student,...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming events - Records (yes, real records of vinyl and acetate - the things your grandkids consider antiques) - There will be a record swap and fair tomorrow (Sat.) from 10:00 on the explanade at the stadium with more than 10,000...
Hola, Todos - I will take a long weekend next week from Thu. 9/6 through Sun. The periodicos will resume on Monday, 14/6. Pagina cultural - Upcoming events - Exposición de máscaras (Mask exhibit) - The "Muestra de máscaras" opened Thurs. with a performance and live...
Los ciudadanos estadounidenses son el grupo inmigrante más grande de la ciudad. Una encuesta sobre los patrones de migración internacional muestra que Cuenca tiene más ciudadanos fuera del paísviviendo que cualquier ciudad en el sur de Ecuador, y proporcionalmente,...
Cuenca’s planning director Esteban Orellana says the city’s future should include more public spaces, fewer motor vehicles, and more housing for a growing population. “What is most important is that we plan intelligently, coordinating the efforts of a variety of...
A survey on international migration patterns shows that Cuenca has more citizens living outside of the country than any city in southern Ecuador, and proportionally, more than the country’s other large cities, including Quito and Guayaquil. The survey, conducted by...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Cine - This Fri., the film "The Fall: El Sueño de Alexandria" (The Fall: The Dream of Alexandria) will be shown at 19:00 in El "Prohibido" Centro Cultural (calle peatonal La Condamine, El Vado - La Condomine pedestrian way). It is...
El enterrador Jesús Moreno no pudo haber conocido muerte más inútil o brutal. Mientras se llevaba a cabo trabajos de mantenimiento en un cementerio en la región oriental de Santa Cruz, Bolivia, cinco hombres furiosos que visitaban una de las tumbas confundieron a...
By Rob Hertzenberg Two weeks ago, I had a truly enjoyable experience. The following is an excerpt of an e-mail I shared with my family in the States and I thought it was worth sharing here. I had my usual vegetable and trout delivery on Monday and since my friends...
As pressure mounts from airlines, travelers and tourist-related businesses, a committee considering solutions to Cuenca’s airport restrictions is looking at resurfacing the current runway. The work would cost about $1.5 million and could be completed in a week to...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming events - "Rotofest" - There will be 5 electronic music DJs performing this Thu. at 21:00 in the "Rotofest Music On" (Doce de Abril y San Roque). This is the prelude for "Rotofest" which is Sat. Cost: $5.00. Danza - "LSD", a...
A pesar de las predicciones optimistas de algunos funcionarios nacionales y locales, la reconstrucción del terremoto del 16 de abril, podría demorarse muchos años. Esta fue la evaluación del sábado por parte de la Federación Internacional de la Cruz Roja (FICR), ya...
