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CUENCA DIGESTNew owner plans to expand Air Cuenca service

March 31st, 2011

Tourism in Cuenca and the rest of Ecuador will benefit from a new owner and an alliance of AirCuenca with DAE, the Caribbean airline, according to tourist officials. Arnold B. Leonora, […]

DINING WITH DEKEEl Nuevo Paraiso almuerzo vegetariano could be the least expensive restaurant in Cuenca, Ecuador, or the world

March 27th, 2011

I've never seen anything like it. At least not without a coupon or a comp or a cook in my own kitchen. El Nuevo Paraiso comes about as close as […]

Environmentalists claim that hydroelectric project will harm San Rafael waterfall and downstream eco-systems

March 25th, 2011

The image of the San Rafael waterfall is ubiquitous in Ecuador's Amazon region, appearing on everything from tourist brochures to the backs of buses, alongside the Virgin Mary meant to […]

ACCESS CUENCAGringo Bingo –- a great name, fun night and fine cause

March 23rd, 2011

Two weekly Gringo Nights take place in Cuenca. One is on Fridays at Zóe restaurant on Presidente Borrero between Mariscal Sucre and Presidente Cordova starting at 5 p.m. The other […]

Year-long closure of Loja airport for repairs will mean more air traffic for Cuenca and long road trips south

March 23rd, 2011

A one-year project to resurface and upgrade the Camilo Ponce Enríquez Airport in Catamayo will mean increased air traffic in Cuenca and long trips by car and bus to Loja […]

Business and home owners on Av. Remigio Crespo say that parking fees will not solve the area´s traffic problems

March 22nd, 2011

The decision to institute parking fees on Av. Remigio Crespo is not the solution to the neighborhood´s traffic problems say business and home owners in the area. With more than […]

Cuenca’s ‘gringo invasion’ may be exaggerated but new visa stats show the city is still popular with foreigners

March 20th, 2011

Cuenca´s “gringo invasion,” a term coined by an Ecuadorian news magazine, may not be all it´s cracked up to be according to numbers released last week by the Ministry of […]

ACCESS CUENCAPrinter shopping is a big success –- except for the printer

March 17th, 2011

My luggage was already overflowing and I needed a new printer anyway, so I left my old printer behind, planning on buying a new one in Cuenca. My friend Greg […]

ACCESS CUENCA´Bomb´ around for two bits on the magic buses of Cuenca

March 16th, 2011

Among the first sights newcomers to Cuenca notice, along with the billowing white clouds, the rolling green hills, and the red-tile roofs, are the big blue buses that spew black […]

Despite limited funds, vice president leads the charge to make Ecuador accessible to the handicapped

March 16th, 2011

The ornate lobby of the nation’s vice presidential palace is teeming with people in wheelchairs and on crutches, mothers leading the blind and the developmentally disabled. Many are here because […]

New expats: While you enjoy your Ecuadorian adventure consider what you can offer your new country

March 10th, 2011

By Anne Carr Bienvenido to Ecuador as a new immigrant! We are the fortunate immigrants who got to choose our new country, our method of transport, our accommodations, and […]

DINING WITH DEKEGood, inexpensive Chilean empanadas on the river

March 5th, 2011

Editor’s Note: Deke and Shirlee arrived in Cuenca for the first time on a two-week visit to Ecuador in early March 2010, and Deke promised himself he’d expatriate within a […]