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Ecuador Vice President Jorge Glas says that the political opposition has no basis for claiming that that the country’s debt has created an economic crisis. “They are trying to scare people and ignore Ecuador’s situation in relation to other countries in the region,”...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Cuenca vive la música (Cuenca lives the music) - the Festival Músico-cultural will be on Saturdays and Sundays from 11-13:00 in the Glorieta (isn't that a nice word for the gazebo on Bolívar?) at parque Calderón. Diccionario - the...
President Rafael Correa said Saturday that all private contractors owed money by the government will be paid in January. According to the Finance Ministry, the debt to contractors is $1.56 billion. "In January we will be up to date with all payments to government...
Mientras muchos celebraban la llegada de un nuevo año, el cuerpo de socorro, la policía y los bomberos atendías situaciones en Guayaquil donde desafortunadamente fallecieron 3 personas en diferentes accidentes de tránsito y más de 17 fueron trasladadas al hospital con...
By Américo Mendoza-Mori There are several stereotypes about Quechua. Is it a dead language? No, there are an estimated six to eight million speakers in South America, mostly in Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador. A simple language? You cannot imagine the suffixes this language...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Exposición de máscaras - an exhibit of masks in ceramics and other materials opens Sat. (12/1) at 19:00 in the La Enfrijolada restaurant (Francisco Moscoso y Rafael Torres - in front of ECU911). Artists include Fausto Bravo, Fabian...
By Scott Fugit It seems to be the strangest travel memories that stick. Maybe this is age related, or maybe it’s a subconscious choice. Supposedly, memory retention and recall are selective. That may be true. For myself, I just wish I knew who was doing the choosing....
Hola, Todos - Feliz Año! It´s going to be a short issue today - I've got a party to go to and I want to finish the translation this year. Pagina cultural - Exposición - a 150 year old manger scene is at the Sala Temporal del Museo del Monasterio de las Conceptas until...
Renovaciones. Eso es lo que ocurre cuando termina y comienza un año. Las empresas más importantes del mundo no son la excepción y por ejemplo, Facebook ya anunció las medidas que ha tomado en su proceso de limpieza. La compañía de Mark Zuckerberg cerró Creative Labs,...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Programa - Communications workers will have an end of the year event and burn an año viejo today at 19:00 in the hotel Esequiel. (And they can do it all over again with their families tomorrow, except for Ignacio who suffered...
Samsung, el gigante de la tecnología coreana ha logrado, después de mucho tiempo patentar uno de sus productos más sorprendentes. El dispositivo que puede enrollarse hasta quedar como un pequeño tubo, para acceder a la pantalla del teléfono inteligente el usuario solo...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Música - "Drop Night" will feature 5 electronic music DJs Wednesday, 30/12, at 18:00 in Geisha Lounge, Borrero 7-27 y Córdova.(That sounds like what I hear when the cat stands on the keyboard - at least the rhythm section.) Máscaras -...
Estamos a pocos días de que finalice el 2015 y corporaciones como Yahoo! Y Twitter esperan que este 2016 sea mejor – no es para más si ambas empresas descendieron en la bolsa drásticamente inclusive a alcanzar un 35% de caída de la acciones (en el caso de Yahoo!). La...
Colombia and Peru have given their blessing to Ecuador's pending trade agreement with the European Union (EU). The support of the two countries was required since both have existing free trade agreements with the EU. Once the agreement goes into effect, probably in...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Teatro - La Alianza Francesa de Cuenca has a space called Club de Teatro (Theater Club) which is open every Mon. from 20-21:30 in the auditorium. Tejido (weaving) - El Museo Casa del Sombrero is offering free classes in "Panama" hat...
We went to our first Pase del Niño this past Thursday and I was able to take a few pictures. Early that morning, we scouted out a good viewing spot and were able to find a place from which we could watch the action without having to look over and through other...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Ceramica - a ceramics show called "Presencia del Pasado" (Presence of the Past) in one of the galleries at the Museo Pumapungo contains historic to contemporary pieces. Máscaras - the mask show in La Enfrijolada (Francisco Moscoso...
Desde que el presidente Rafael Correa, anunció por primera vez su propuesta de incremento al impuesto de herencia y plusvalías en su enlace ciudadano durante el mes de mayo, se ha percibido que el sector inmobiliario ha entrado en modo de pánico. Mientras que la...
During his national television broadcast on Saturday, President Rafael Correa said that Ecuador’s minimum wage for 2016 covers the cost of a family’s basic necessities. “For the first time in our history, the minimum wage covers the cost of the basic goods for a...
Only weeks after saying that plans to re-introduce legislation to increase the inheritance and capital gains taxes were “off the table,” President Rafael Correa said Wednesday that he plans to send new proposals to the National Assembly in January. In interviews with...
