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“Gringos!” I turned around and looked. She was behind us and across the street, dressed in a school uniform, mid-teens, surrounded by laughing friends – all girls. My wife and I were strolling on a Cuenca side street, not far from El Centro. “Gringos!” She yelled it...
President Rafael Correa says he will submit new legislation to increase capital gains taxes to the National Assembly in the coming days. Correa withdrew a capital gains proposal and another to increase inheritance taxes in 2015 following widespread national protests....
“Watch your feet!” That is perhaps the best advice newbies get in Cuenca. Sidewalks often have uneven surfaces and potholes, even new tile sidewalks can be dangerous when wet. I move like I’m 99 years old when going down the hill at B. del Padron…the extension of...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Fri.) agenda events - Festival Internacional de Danza - The performance, organized by the Professional Dance Academy Tersícore, el Centro Místico Cultural and Gato Alado Project, was Fri. in the Teatro Pumapungo. Exposición -...
Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera announced Thursday that most of the budget deficit for Cuenca’s tram system will be covered by proceeds from the sale of government property near the city’s industrial park. He said that President Rafael Correa has agreed to donate the...
Where I used to live, in the Midwestern United States, folks often had one room with rattan furniture, shells, and tiki lights to remind them of far-off paradises on warm sandy shores. I secretly loved these rooms, because gray, Midwestern winters last so long and the...
Hola, Todos - Happy Independence Day! Pagina cultural - Today's (Thurs.) and continuing agenda events - Some choices for art, design & crafts fairs - Feria de las Culturas, Arte, Artesanías y Diseño (Culture, Art, Crafts and Design Fair) - Museo Pumapungo Feria...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Wed) agenda events - 9:00 - plazoleta El Rollo - woodburning exhibit 9:30 - Galería Miguel Illescas (calle Larga 1-209) - ceramics, wall hangings, painting and sculpture. 19:00 - Glorieta - concert CIDAP - 14th Festival of...
By Joanna Bender Ecuador is known for producing fine coffee, and yet most of that good coffee is exported to the United States and Europe. Locals often have to be satisfied with a basic coffee that is not fresh and filled with additives or preservatives. Owner Jairo...
Eduardo Del Pozo, vice mayor of Quito, says he’s ready to go to jail for insulting President Rafael Correa but has no intention of backing down on his criticism of the government. On Tuesday, he claimed that a double-standard in the courts puts people in jail for...
By Fernando Pagés Ruiz Latinos are not afraid of close contact even with strangers There's no "three foot" rule. Why waste the space? Same goes for sound. Why would you turn down the music? Lonely beaches exist because Latinos prefer the crowded ones. My wife, from...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Tues.) agenda events - Música - The Centro Santa Cecilia broadcasted a show Tues. on Radio Ciudad 101.7 FM with Fausto Terreros and invited artists in homage to Cuenca. Exposición - "Tacalshapa" opened Tues. in the Museo...
Former Vice President Lenin Moreno is maintaining his lead in presidential election polls but Cynthia Viteri has overtaken Guillermo Lasso for second position in two recent polls. The Mercado public opinion survey organization, puts Moreno in the lead with 33.2%,...
Hola, Todos - Sorry for the non-issue yesterday. By the time I looked at my email and realized MailChimp had erased everything I wrote, I was too tired to spend another two hours retranslating everything. Pagina cultural Today's (Mon.) agenda events - Ferias - 2...
By Doug Stanglin I found Halloween in Ecuador. Well, to be exact, there was a sign in a bar — in English, of course — announcing a Halloween fiesta. In truth, this was a gig largely aimed at foreigners. Even for seasoned travelers, it is always a shock to realize what...
Comments made by Miss Philippines Earth about the Ecuadorian winner of the Miss Earth pageant are making headlines in Manila. Imelda Schweighart was caught on tape saying that pageant winner Katherine Espin of Ecuador “has a fake nose, chin and boobs." Schweighart,...
Life is having its way with me lately, which is to say that it has been an interesting and difficult two months. In late August, following my cataract surgery, vision in my cleaned out left eye was steadily improving when one day it suddenly went bad. Into the...
Those who live on or near the reconstructed Av. Ordonez Lasso are angry about elimination of left-hand turn options of the new road design. They claim they will be forced to travel further to get to their homes and businesses. Area residents are complaining to the...
Images of paradise often include white sand beaches, palms, breezes, and aqua blue waters. Perhaps not for those finding Shangri-La in the cool altitudes of Cuenca. Yet it’s certainly, what expats settling Salinas, Olon and other coastal gringo-magnets imagine when...
Julian Assange says it was Hillary Clinton herself who forced Ecuador to pull the plug on the Wikileaks founder's internet account. On October 18, the Ecuadorian embassy in London announced it had shut off Assange's Internet access due to WikiLeaks publishing...
Week of October 25
Ecuador heads into a four-day November holiday built around Cuenca’s Independence Day.
El Niño’s early rains have already affected more than 30,000 people across Ecuador.
Exporters press Constitutional Court to move three major trade agreements forward
