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Cuenca’s fourth annual Festival de Cine La Orquídea kicks off tomorrow morning at 11 with opening ceremonies at the Mall del Rio convention center. Guest of honor is award-winning Spanish […]
When happiness is studied, Latin America always manages to make it to the forefront. Last year, a survey by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, titled the 2013 World […]
Monday’s delivery of a report that may contain recommendations for the construction of Cuenca’s light rail system appeared to draw only limited interest from city officials. The 66-page report from […]
President Rafael Correa says that tax income continues to rise despite the fact that no new taxes have been added in three years. “This is the result of greater efficiency […]
Interpol has issued an international alert for nine Ecuadorian police officers convicted of extrajudicial killings in 2003. According to Interior Minister José Serrano, some of the suspects are living in […]
In an effort to stem a rising tide of smuggling across the Colombian and Peruvian borders, Ecuador customs officials have established new rules for items that travelers can bring into […]
National police have begun 24-hour surveillance of the La Merced neighborhood in the historic district. According to Azuay Province Governor Leonardo Berrezueta, the step is necessary to combat drug sales […]
Thousands of spectators will be treated to a fast-paced variety show of law enforcement skills and talents in Alejandro Serrano stadium beginning at 10 this morning. Event sponsors expect a […]
Do you find yourself spending more time waiting for a taxi? Cuenca’s transportation office says it is receiving complaints from passengers about slow taxi response time, some claiming that a […]
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere Roberta Jacobson says that the U.S. may soon send Roberto and William Isaias back to Ecuador to face eight-year prison sentences. […]
Electronic money guidelines announced Ecuador’s Central Bank has set limits of $2,000 per month and $300 per day for transactions under its new electronic money system. For companies, the limit […]
National car sales show little growth Car dealers are blaming national tariffs and import quotas on continuing slow sales. In the first nine months of 2014, sales grew only 1.31%. […]
A delegation calling itself the Cuenca Civic Collective is asking the country’s comptroller general to investigate the financial arrangements of the city’s light rail system, Tranvía de los Cuatro Rios. […]
Ordoñez Lasso construction to begin in early 2015 Ecuador’s Ministry of Transport and Public Works (MTOP) says it has almost completed right-of-way purchases for the expansion and reconstruction of Av. […]
The British government has invited Sweden’s chief prosecutor to question Julian Assange, prior to a court hearing in Sweden, on whether to withdraw a warrant for his arrest on rape […]
Although the date of Cuenca’s independence from Spain doesn’t arrive officially until Monday, holiday activities are already in full swing. Vendors of crafts, housed in white tents along Av. Doce […]
President Rafael Correa highlighted advances in gender equality on Wednesday, acknowledging the recently released World Economic Forum report, Global Gender Gap for 2014. “Finally, gender justice in the country,” said […]
Voters in last weekend’s elections in Uruguay and Brazil have something in common: They were legally required to cast a ballot. Both countries have compulsory voting, under which failure to […]
There will changes to the renovation plans for Cuenca’s San Francisco Square, the city says. The original design, developed during the administration of former Mayor Paúl Granda, had been criticized […]
The administration of Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera is pressing ahead with plans for a six-lane freeway that would encircle the city despite cost projections that have increased from $519 million […]
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