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U.S. Embassador to Ecuador Adam Namm told an audience of Cuenca expats Thursday night that ties between Ecuador and the U.S. remain strong despite political disagreements. Namm assumed his duties in Quito in July, filling an ambassorship that had been vacant for more...
Editor's Note: Expat blogs and forums are abuzz about the impact of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, or HIRE Act for short, that goes into effect in January. According to U.S. CPA Matthew Apodaca, most of the information you read is simply not...
Most Cuencanos know Challuabamba only as the growing upscale suburb on the lower, eastern side of the city. For more than 100 years, however, the area has also been known as one of South America´s richest archaeological sites....
Cuenca city officials say that Parque de la Madre will reopen to the public on schedule in March, 2013. According to municipal infrastructure secretary, Mauricio Ochoa, the 190-vehicle underground parking garage on the south side of the park will open a month earlier....
Organizers of the annual bullfighting festival in Quito are calling it quits a year after it stopped killing bulls in accordance with the will of voters. Organizers point out that other festival events will continue as scheduled and that the bullfights were only a...
By Lance Brashear Ecuadorian cuisine is a rich blend of local and foreign products and techniques that have melded together for almost five centuries. Few people understand this mixture as well as Carlos Gallardo. Gallardo is Director of “Rescate de...
John McAfee, the estranged founder of the antivirus firm that bears his name, is wanted by the Belize police in connection with a murder. McAfee, whose very name is synonymous with security and who is recognized as an internet pioneer, is a prime suspect in the murder...
GringoTree, Cuenca’s email information network, is expanding. Created four years ago by Cuenca expats Penny Ripple and David Morrill, the subscriber service yesterday introduced its new GringoTree.com website, offering a number of expanded features, easy-to-use...
Cuenca has targeted a dozen busy intersections for an information campaign aimed at making pedestrians and drivers aware of traffic laws and to promote better conduct on city street in general. At the same time, a second campaign aims at making city bus drivers and...
After months of hesitation, Ecuador President Rafael Correa officially announced his re-election bid on Saturday for a February vote likely to give him another four-year term. The delay in committing to run again had fueled speculation, even within his own family,...
Ecuador's government has introduced a bill in the national Congress that would increase bank taxes to finance a welfare program, a move that has rattled banks, but would fuel support for President Rafael Correa ahead of a Feb. 2013 election. Correa, who is...
Save your appetite for noon on Sunday afternoon, November 11. That’s when the doors open on Cuenca’s 18th Annual International Food Fair at the Mall del Rio Convention Center. The food fair is the largest dining event in Cuenca, last year serving almost...
Tourism officials estimated that Cuenca’s independence holidays drew more than 75,000 tourists and credit the exceptionally large turnouts at craft and food fairs and concerts to good weather. Saturday was another picture-perfect day with the official...
Editor´s note: Cuenca's independence holidays begin officially on Nov. 2 but activities have been underway around the city for more than a week. We are reposting Deke Castleman's article and photos from last year's festival. Guayaquil declared its...
Editor´s note: Cuenca's independence holidays officially begin on Friday, November 2, but many of the festivities are already underday and the fun continues through Sunday, November 4. Deke's Castleman's holiday report from last year is reposted...
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa made an unannounced visit to Kannapolis, North Carolina Monday and Tuesday, touring the North Carolina Research Campus and other facilities hosted by David Murdock, owner of Dole Foods and creator of the NCRC. During the visit Correa...
Tranvía de los Cuatro Rios is about to leave the station and, according to city planners, it will transform public transportation in Cuenca. Scheduled to begin construction by the end of the year, the tranvía, or tram, will be the largest infrastructure...
Get ready for artisans, musicians, food and fireworks. Until Sunday, Nov. 4, Cuenca celebrates the 192nd anniverary of its independence from Spain. Although the nightly concerts and fireworks shows will make the most noise, the centerpiece of the celebration has...
By Jill Sare Just a four hour drive north of Cuenca, yet a world away, Baños de Agua Santa is a popular destination for every kind of tourist and part of a larger Andes-Amazon traveling circuit. Baños is known not only as a place of religious pilgrimage...
During his annual Citizen Cantonal Assembly last Thursday, Cuenca mayor Paul Granda reported the accomplishment of his administration after three years in office, claiming that the “progress has been impressive.” In addition to road projects such as the...
