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Dozens of oceanside tiendas and food stands, from Jambelí in El Oro Province in the south, to Esmeraldas in the north, have been damaged or destroyed by recent tidal surges and business owners worry that many more are in danger. They are asking for assistance from the...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Bienal de Arquitectura - the School of Architecture at the U of Cuenca is organizing the II Bienal Iberoamericana de Arquitectura Académica (2nd Iberoamerican Biennial of Academic Architecture) for April 2016. (I think academic...
El presidente Rafael Correa apuesta por las megas construcciones y el replanteamiento de nuevos proyectos en Ecuador, según muchos como una estrategia para las elecciones futuras, una de las obras que se están proponiendo lograr es un proyecto hídrico para controlar...
The federal government said it will pay $300,000 this week to Cuenca’s public utility company, ETAPA, on its debts to keep utilities connected. Last week, ETAPA threatened to cut off electric, water and internet service to government offices and institutions,...
Marking the ninth anniversary of his presidency, President Rafael Correa said Saturday that the government will not back down in its efforts to “defend the gains of the Citizens’ Revolution.” In an hour-long speech in Guayaquil’s Samanes Park, Correa listed the...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Taller para niños - was held at the Museo Pumapungo (they didn't even say when it happened so I'm guessing it's a slow cultural news day.). Rueda de prensa - (Press conference - a good phrase for the day. A literal translation would...
Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry says it continues to study the impact non-Spanish-speaking foreign residents have on Cuenca. In February 2015, the ministry said it might be required to take special action to “mitigate the cultural and economic impact immigrants are making...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Cine - "Pawn Sacrifice" (El sacrificio del peón - a reverse translation) will show Fri. at 19:00 in the El Prohibido Centro Cultural on El Vado. Música - a concert with Djs Académicos will be today at 20:00 in MMAM as part of the II...
For most of the past three years, Vice President Jorge Glas has remained mostly out of the public spotlight except for occasional fill-ins for President Rafael Correa at the Saturday government television broadcast. No longer. In November and December, Glas was busy...
According the World Health Organization, Argentinian men are the most overweight group in South America. According to the WHO’s latest World Obesity Map, 63.9% of Argentinian men are overweight, while 23.6% suffer from obesity. Argintinian men are followed closely in...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Música - A recital of contemporary Latinamerican chamber music was held Thursday in MMAM with the trio Walen, Auner y Copeland from the US. Flamenco - "Noches de vino y flamenco" (Nights of wine and flamenco) will be this Sat at...
Hoy en día con tantos gustos y tendencia y difícil no estar en una deuda por algo que queremos pero que no podemos pagar de contado en su momento, en ocasiones son una o dos cosas las que comprometen nuestro dinero, aunque económicamente tengamos otras prioridades....
For the second consecutive day, a strong thunderstorm flooded parts of northeastern Cuenca Wednesday afternoon, leaving drivers stranded and inundating several dozen homes. As on Tuesday afternoon, the areas hit hardest were the industrial park, Ricaurte, Patamarca,...
By Whitney Eulich and Ruxandra Guidi At the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz high school in rural Puebla State, Mexico some classrooms are so cramped that students take their exams out on the front lawn. That was the case in November, when nine pupils, bundled in sweat...
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...
Tides as much as three meters higher than usual flooded several coast communities on Sunday and Monday, destroying several homes in Esmeraldas Province and causing property damage along much of the coast. Ecuador’s meteorological office said the tides should subside...
Primero que nada debemos evitar llegar al punto en el que superemos nuestra capacidad de endeudamiento que no es más que la capacidad que tiene tu sueldo aparte de tus gastos básicos y fijos de endeudarse, generalmente se toma como el 40 o el 30% de tu sueldo, es...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Piano - Pianist David Encalada León plays on 1/12 at 20:00 in the MMAM. Pintura - a show calle "Naturaleza Viva" by Bernarda Arguello will be at the Quinta Bolívar until 31/1. Exposición - "Montañas y ríos sin fin" will open Thu. at...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Música - A guitar recital, "indigenismo contemporáneo ecuatoriano" (contemporary Ecuadorian indigenism) opened the II Festival Internacional de Música Contemporánea Monday 11 at 20:00 in the Museo de Arte Moderno. Exposición - An...
Ecuador may not make the best electronics in the world and connoisseurs in New York, London and Paris are certainly not clamoring for its home-grown cheese. There is, however, one category where it challenges the big boys. When it comes to men's erect penis size,...
