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By Karla Betania Sánchez Arismendi A couple of weeks ago, I received a message from Abby Osman, a retired counselor and educator now living in Cuenca. “Were you contacted to donate blood for a man who is at Hospital Del Rio?” I immediately checked my email and, in fact, a Cuencana lady asks me desperately...
By Abby Moore There’s plenty of advice out there designed to “prevent aging,” when in reality, we all age. Rather than fearing the process, aging should be approached with health and longevity in mind. And it turns out, the path to get there is relatively simple. During an Instagram Live conversation, Frank Lipman, M.D., functional...
By Robert Bradley It was clear from childhood: J.T Neira needed a bigger piece of the sky. It surely wasn’t that he did not enjoy his hometown of Cuenca, but he knew there was a whole world to see, and he wanted to be part of it. And so, at an early age, Neira took...
Miércoles, 28/10/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Del cuerpo del periodico – Escenarios del Mundo comienza hoy (Stages of the World starts today) – The theater arts festival starts today and ends el 15 de noviembre. This year there will be 10 in-person presentations with reduced capacity, 11 on-line events, and events for 2000 students...
By Stephen Vargha The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca (Cuenca Symphony Orchestra) has an ambitious schedule for the remainder of the year, and they want everyone to know what is new for all to enjoy. Their concerts have something for people with all sorts of tastes. The orchestra has been performing only online for eight months...
By Elisabetta Povoledo, Raphael Minder and Isabella Kwai Protests broke out in several Italian cities on Monday and Tuesday after a government decree aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus went into effect. Hundreds of demonstrators in Catania, Milan, Turin and other cities blocked traffic, set off firecrackers, burned garbage cans and clashed with...
By Lenny Charnoff The other day a long time customer said that “Cuenca Salmon reminds me of Trader Joe’s in the United States”. I said, “Thank you, for the compliment. I appreciate the positive comparison. Can you tell me why?” “Here’s why,” she answered. “With points I earn on the Frequent Purchase Program, the prices...
President Nicolas Maduro said Venezuelan scientists have isolated a molecule that inhibits the Covid-19 virus and will ask the World Health Organization to evaluate its potential use on a global scale. The active ingredient is a derivative of a plant’s ursolic acid and non-toxic to humans, Maduro said in a statement on state television Sunday....
Responding to recommendations by medical groups that events and travel for the Cuenca independence holiday and Day of the Dead by cancelled, the government said the holidays cannot be stopped. “We cannot nullify holidays since it would violate Ecuador’s Law of Holidays,” said Juan Zapata, director of the ECU-911 system. “The state of emergency is...
Martes, 27/10/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Homenaje literario (Literary tribute) – The Centro PEN in Ecuador organized about 2 years ago with writers, poets, journalists, and defenders of freedom of expression joining to talk, debate and above all, to listen. <Probably no gringos in the group if listening is...
Ayni — the Quechuan word for “reciprocity, or, working together” — is the name of a new Cuenca artisan cooperative which hosts its grand opening beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 29. The gallery, located on the ground floor of the Casa de la Cultura, Luis Cordero and Pres. Cordova (next to Moviestar), will...
It’s truly a fall gale of epic proportions, as turbulent winds of uncertainty pummel us from one high anxiety to another. “It’s the pandemic, it’s the social unrest, it’s climate change and the wildfires. It’s the election, it’s upcoming holidays, said Vaile Wright, American Psychological Association’s senior director of health care innovation. “I can’t remember...
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