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By Susan Burke March As AnimalPlanet.com reports, there are a number of proven health benefits associated with pet ownership, including physical, mental and emotional improvements, from enhancing social skills to decreasing a person’s risk for heart attack. According...
El sábado pasado el presidente Ecuatoriano Rafael Correa denuncio la compra de unos terrenos de, con un coste menor que el del ministerio de ambiente – localizado en el mismo sector del parque Samanes, esto en la misma época del 2010 (Mayo y Julio). Según las palabras...
Government-owned Tame Airlines is eliminating routes and selling aircraft in an effort to cut an operating deficit that totaled $58 million in 2014 and 2015. The government says the airline could cease operations altogether if it does not return to profitability. Tame...
By Rose Jennings I have spent the last week and a half walking through the streets of Cuenca, Ecuador, smelling the heavenly wafts of freshly baked bread around every corner, passing the small hole-in-the-wall shops with young mothers – babies strapped to their backs...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Sticker workshop - this Sun, 21/2 at 10:30 in the colectivo Lakomuna (on the stairs at Plaza El Otorongo). Attendees should bring papelógrafos (Google says flip charts), newspaper, water paints and tape. Cine y charla (Movie and talk) -...
Following months of indecision, former Vice President Lenin Moreno says he is considering running for president in the January 2017 national elections. He would only run, he says, as the candidate of Alianza Pais (AP), the party of President Rafael Correa. Earlier,...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - U. of Cuenca Symphony - Thurs at 20:00 in the museo Catedral Vieja with Guayaquileño guitarist Marcelo Pepper. Documentary - "Eco de la montaña" (Mountain echo) Fri. at 19:00 in the Prohibido Centro Cultural. Cost $1.50. (Almost as...
Off to the States. Not until July but I have decided, so it shall come to pass. Unless, of course, it doesn't. I have gotten very comfortable in Cuenca and the thought of traveling back to the U.S. just doesn't appeal to me. Partly because in the past, other than for...
Cuenca’s Citizen Guard began operating night patrols on Monday in an effort to reduce the amount of graffiti on city walls. The action is the result of pressure from the city council to stop damage to Cuenca’s architectural heritage. In addition to the stepped up...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Workshop - on digitally retouching photos, organized by El Foto Club Cuenca on Sat, 20/2. For more info, go to foco.proyectos@gmail.com. Noche de poesía (Poetry night) - Thurs (18/2) at 19:00 in the Centro República Sur (Pres. Córdova...
Estas han sido la palabras del mandatario Ecuatoriano en una entrevista, en la que ha dicho que el problema con la contaminación del estero es algo que la siguiente administración deberá tener presente y continuar esto debido a que el proyecto se debe alargar más de...
President Rafael Correa says he will not change his mind about leaving the presidency next February when his term ends. He was responding to a “draft Correa” campaign aimed at convincing him to run for a third term. The campaign proposes to rescind wording in a...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Singing classes - at the Centro Cultural Imay (El Batán y El Oro) started Tues (16/2) at 15:00 and are on Tue & Fri. The second set of classes starts 27/2. Call 0995253958 for more info. (I think I wouldn't want to live next door to...
By Susan Burke March Ahhhhh, a facial. Finally! I’d been putting off my quarterly facial because my favorite “facialista” had to return to the States, leaving many of her regular clients feeling … well, at loose ends. However, before she left she recommended Bienestar...
American-born photographer Thomas Ives has worked for international news and feature magazines for over 38 years. His photo essays and images have appeared in National Geographic, Time, Geo, Stern, Newsweek, Life, Smithsonian, and many others publications. He...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Centro Musical Santa Cecilia - (calle de las Herrerías 2-20 y del Arupo) Offers classes in piano, accordion, guitar, requinto (a small, higher pitched guitar) and singing. Museo Remigio Crespo - was created by Mayor Luis Moreno Mora in...
El cantante Miguel Ignacio Mendoza más conocido como “Nacho” del dúo Chino y Nacho arremetió en contra de una supuesta vigilancia por parte del gobierno venezolano, según dijo en su cuenta de Instagram “Agentes de inteligencia han estado detrás de él, siguiéndole y...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Libro - "Conjuros" (Incantations) - by Rosalía Arteaga Serrano will be launched this Wed, 17/2 at 19:00 in the Sala Jorge Icaza in the Casa de la Cultura. The Ministry of Culture and Patrimony - announced that the the program...
President Rafael Correa’s legal secretary, Alexis Mera, says that the $41 million over-charge by armed forces pension fund (ISSFA) for a public park in Guayaquil, was an "honest mistakes.” Last week, when Correa ordered the return of the $41 to the national treasury,...
In a review of Cuenca’s tram project, Ecuador’s Comptroller has identified 50 construction and management problems. A representative from the comptroller’s office met Friday with the tram management team to review the major issues. The comptroller said that none of...
