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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...
By Wendy Jane Carrel I was invited to visit a government run senior residence in Zaruma, Ecuador and was excited to make the trip. Who wouldn't have said yes for an opportunity not only to meet more Ecuadorian seniors, but for the chance to discover the gold capital...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - A course in makeup - for TV and film on 4 & 5/3. The training will include materials, a certificate, and a CD with photos of the techniques. To register or for more info, call 404 2128. Cine - "Más allá del mal" (Beyond Evil), Fri...
By Dr. Lee Dubs One of the recent talking points among the English-speaking immigrant community in Cuenca is the Ecuadorian government’s announced study of the impact of foreign residents in the country. There is a reason for the study. An official in the local office...
A recent appeal for information in a favorite expat e-Newsletter got my attention. An unsuspecting reader posted a simple query: “Do we need proof of current yellow fever and typhoid vaccinations to enter Ecuador from Columbia?" (No). This simple question escalated...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - "El Invertido" - returns to Cuenca today and tomorrow at 20:00 at the Centro Cultural Imay (El Batán y El Oro). Cost: $5.00. Someone dressed - like a butler will show you the Museo de la Ciudad (ex Escuela Central, although most of us...
El cruce de cuentas entre el estado y el Issfa por 41 millones de dólares ha provocado fuertes críticas, por militares retirados, según ha dicho Correa estas transacciones se realizaron bajo los requerimientos y apegados a la ley es por esa razón que, no amerita una...
Several structures were destroyed and more were closer to destruction following strong wave and tidal activity along Ecuador’s coast Sunday through Tuesday. Most of the damage occurred in Manabí and Esmeraldas Provinces. According to reports from several cantons, at...
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that the vast majority of pregnant women in areas affected by the Zika virus will deliver normal children. It also pointed out that the connection between Zika and birth defects has not yet been proven and that most...
By Ramiro Crespo After a debate over the economy last year proved unsuccessful for president Rafael Correa, he went back to the tried and true, if stale, format of being interviewed by three journalists (former CNN journalist Alberto Padilla, Ecuadorian government TV...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Taller de dibujo (drawing workshop) - on Fri., 12/2 at 19:30 in the Sala Comunitaria del Museo Pumapungo. There will be a an exhibit and the workshop on drawing and designing cartoon characters. (I wonder if the designers who created...
Egipto es uno de los países con más riqueza histórica y antes de las revueltas del 2011 el país se veía beneficiado por la gran cantidad de turistas rusos, franceses y británicos que visitaban la pirámides con más de 4.600 años de antigüedad – Sin embargo en el 2016...
Una imagen que se distribuyó en las redes sociales se ha hecho viral en Ecuador, después de ver como una camioneta de la comisión de tránsito transportaba al menos 8 personas miembros de la comisión en la parte trasera de la camioneta, esto conocido como transportar...
Angry about last week’s government decision to take $41 million from a military retirement fund, retired military commanders say the will protest tomorrow in Quito. Organizers say that members of 20 national military organizations representing 30,000 retired personnel...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Festival de dulce - the first Festival of Sweets will be at the Cento Cultural Tomebamba during Carnaval. (And what more did you want to know? Would you have gone if the missing information had been included?) Sol de Talentos - A...
By Wallace Ransom, MD If it were not for an unexplained spike in birth defects in Brazil, there's a good chance that you would never have heard about the Zika virus. Or, if you did, it would from a small article buried deep in your local newspaper or at the bottom of...
A government program intended to promote academic research and innovation in higher education has awarded 950 grants to foreign researches who work full-time in the Ecuador for two to 12 months. The Prometheus program, started in 2010, has so far produced 935 projects...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - The 13th Bienal de Cuenca - no more submissions are being accepted and 149 proposals have been received from national artists. 30 will be selected for visits in March. (I guess to make sure you didn't send in your nephew's welding...
Uno de los eventos deportivos más populares de los estados unidos y a nivel mundial acoge a miles de fanáticos de manera presencial y millones desde las sede sociales y el live stream – es por eso que muchas cadenas de restaurantes y marcas en general aprovechan dicha...
Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry has conveyed its “unease” over the use of force against its citizens by guards of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a demonstration in the capital of Quito, Turkish officials have confirmed. The incident took place Friday as a...
