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Miércoles, 5/10/2021 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Talleres gratis para niños y adultos (Free workshops for children and adults) – The Dirección de Cultura del Municipio de Cuenca will start a new cycle of recreational workshops this month. They will be held in city owned historic houses and include mask making, cooking, pottery, copper and...
By Stefano Pozzebon and Ana Maria Canizares Daniel Villacís stood outside the morgue in Guayaquil, with photos of his three sons: David, Darwin, and Johnny, all killed last week during the deadliest prison riot in the country’s history. His fourth son is alive but remains incarcerated in the same prison — leaving him terrifyingly vulnerable,...
A 51-year-old Colombian woman who suffers what she describes as “indescribable pain” will be the first person to take advantage of the country’s law allowing euthanasia for those who do not have a terminal illness. Martha Sepúlveda, who suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is unable to walk or feed herself and...
According to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), 1.3 million Ecuadorians, or 8 percent of the population, are over 65 and entitled to benefits and legal guarantees under the law. Despite the Law for Older Adults, passed in 2018, advocates for seniors and government officials say that hundreds of thousands of seniors don’t...
Martes, 5/10/2021 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Exposiciones en la Casa de la Lira (Exhibitions at the Casa de la Lira) – A photo exhibit, “La presencia del bandoneón en Cuenca” (The presence of the bandoneon in Cuenca), will open tomorrow in the Casa Tienda at Casa de la Lira (La Condomine y Juan Montalvo...
By William Cooper Context matters. Take this simple statement: Nearly ten percent of the world’s people live in extreme poverty. This is true. And standing alone, without context, this statement would lead many to think the world has a huge poverty problem. They’d be right. But they’d also be missing a big part of the...
By C. Michael White Different people taking the same drug can have markedly different responses to the same dose. While many people will get the intended effects, some may get little to no benefit, and others may get unwanted side effects. As a pharmacist who researches the safety and effectiveness of drugs, I know there...
Cuenca’s “tag busters” are back on the streets, paint brushes in hand. Following reorganization meetings, the Keep Cuenca Beautiful project has resumed its work of painting over graffiti, focusing on Cuenca’s historic district. In recent weeks, volunteers have worked in San Francisco Square, San Sebastián Plaza and on Calle Benigno Malo. Like most other public...
Lunes, 4/10/2021 Hola, Todos – Actividades – El payaso Pirulín celebra su aniversario con show gratuito (Pirulín the clown celebrates his anniversary with a free show) – Luis Alberto Ávila, better known as Pirulín the clown, is celebrating 10 years in the business with a free show el domingo, 17/10, a las 10:00 in the...
By Stephen Vargha Cuenca has been called the “Arts Capital of Ecuador,” and some say the city is an “Up-And-Coming Arts Capital of South America.” It seems more and more artists are flocking to Cuenca. That includes J.W. Marshall. The 65-year-old from Atlanta, Georgia moved to Cuenca from Vilcabamba a year ago, looking to play...
A prestigious Panamanian law firm was named in the so-called “Pandora Papers” as implicated in the creation of offshore shell companies meant to hide money in tax havens for more than 160 politicians and public figures. They included “some accused of looting their countries,” according to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which obtained...
Following the lead of the national Emergency Operations Committee, the Cuenca COE has authorized 100 percent capacity for municipal buses and the tram. On September 29, the national COE authorized inter- and interprovicial buses to operate at full capacity. In its statement, local authorities said the Covid-19 no longer poses the public health threat that...
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