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Hola, Todos - 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. Section D has articles about maiz (corn - your word for the day, and all of you should know that already.) and food,...
Cuenca recibió su nombre actual hace 459 años, tal día como hoy, cuando el Virrey del Perú y el Marqués de Cañete, Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, cambiara el nombre de la ciudad por el nombre de una ciudad española, Cuenca. Antes de cambiarle el nombre de la ciudad...
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. At the time of its Spanish founding in 1556, Cuenca bore the temporary name of Santa Ana...
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 Parque Calderon. The protesters' main demand is that the sales kiosks in the new plan...
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 are listed in the schedule of festivies which I haven't got.) Articles about - El Avispero Collective - has become an...
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 estadísticas oficiales sobre los métodos de escapada de los criminales, un estudio reciente demuestra que tienen una preferencia...
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 review of hundreds of robbery crime reports, Ecuador’s...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Articles about - Cuenca's full cultural schedule for the April fiestas. Some events are: Mon, 11/4 - Awards ceremony for Comaniejos, winner of the Festival del Pasillo - Pumapungo - 20:00. Thu, 14/4 - Festival del Teatro - childrens'...
[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 or herself. She’s wearing the official white- jacket uniform...
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 financial companies about assuming management of the system,” says Patricio...
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 learning and achievements we’ve had in the Coordinated Approach to Child Health program (CATCH) over the...
Varios cientos de manifestantes se han concentrado para oponerse contra los nuevos impuestos del gobierno. La concentración comenzó en Simón Bolívar el jueves por la tarde, terminando sobre el lado sur del Parque Calderón. A raíz de una fuerte tormenta que hubo sobre...
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 area about 6, dispersing some of the crowd. A separate,...
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 to vehicles, replaced by 100 tents housing Ecuadorian...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming event - Teatro - "Dulcinea el amor de Don Quijote" will play from today to Sat in the sala "Alfornso Carrasco" at the Casa de la Cultura at 19:30. Finished events - A book launch - of "Dumapara. Un sitio Kañari-Inka,...
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 examinando varias cuestiones clave. El ministro de Comercio Exterior de Ecuador, Diego Aulestia,...
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 Minister Diego Aulestia says he is confident that final details can be worked out...
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 by a healer who conducts ancient healing rites. The healer, who has not been named by police, apparently lost...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming events - Concierto - and awards ceremony with the winners of the pasillos festival this coming Mon. at 19:30 in the Teatro Pumapungo. "Bruno y Lucy, el periplo" - a work by the Teatro a Ratos Thurs (14/4) at 20:00 in the...
By Susan Burke March Are you sick of rain? Want some warmer weather? Looking for lush green mountains, great food, friendly people or just some TLC? Only a few driving hours south of Cuenca — an hour south of Loja — is the lovely Madre Tierra Eco-Resort, a...
