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Editor’s note: This is the first in a multi-part series examining how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the lives of Cuencanos and Cuenca expats. By Robert Bradley and Sylvan Hardy The Covid-19 virus has changed lives around the world. Besides infecting 35 million and killing more than a million, it has caused economic hardship and...
Jueves, 1/10/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Nada. Otras cosas – Titular – Crédito para pagar deudas (Credit to pay debts) – See Wednesday’s CHL story for the IMF loan to the country. Unificación de tarjetas Movilízate no será completa (Unification of Movilízate cards will not be complete) – Carolina Ormaza, director of the Unidad...
A 32-year-old man died shortly before noon Thursday when his motorcycle collided with a tram unit at the intersection of Mariscal Lamar and Juan Montalvo in the historic district. After reviewing tranvía and ECU-911 video of the accident, police said that the victim ran a red light. According to the municipal transportation office, the accident...
President Lenín Moreno said Wednesday he would meet with cabinet ministers to determine how to disburse a $2 billion payment from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that is expected on Friday. “We have many critical needs and will prioritize these in our meetings,” he said. The president’s announcement followed approval by the IMF board of...
Employees of Quito’s JW Marriott Hotel were denied entry to hotel facilities Wednesday following the announcement that the hotel would be not reopen for at least six months. Those attempting to enter the building say they have unanswered questions about their employment and compensation status. The Quito Marriott is the latest of the large hotels...
Miércoles, 30/9/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Dictan talleres gratuitos en MMAM (Free workshops at MMAM) – The Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno is again offering workshops in plastic arts and guitar for children from 7-12, teens from 13-17, and adults. There will be classes at different levels for new...
By Nick Paton Walsh As 2020 slides into and probably infects 2021, try to take heart in one discomfiting fact: Things are most likely never going “back to normal.” It has become a well-worn phrase our politicians, officials, experts, even family, like to lean on — an ultimate, elusive prize. Perhaps it’s nostalgia for the...
Martes, 29/9/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Del cuerpo del periodico – Uso de internet (Internet use) – <I can hear you thinking, “I don’t need anyone to teach me how to use the internet.”> The Agencia de Regulación y Control de las Telecomunicaciones (Arcotel) is giving a talk on how to use the internet...
Latam airline said Tuesday that it is restoring air service from Santiago, Chile to Guayaquil, Bogotá, São Paulo, Brazil and Mexico City. The airline also said it is resuming flights between Ecuador, Peru and Colombia as well as in-country flights in Peru and Colombia. Most Latam routes in Ecuador were restored in August and September....
By Christina Farr For seven years, Dr. Ethan Weiss, a cardiologist at The University of California, San Francisco, has experimented with intermittent fasting. The health fad, which restricts eating to specific periods of time, hit the mainstream after a series of promising studies in mice suggested that it might be an effective weight loss strategy...
Ecuador will allow private companies to import and sell some fuels for industrial and commercial use, ending a monopoly state-owned Petroecuador had in the sector, the energy ministry said on Friday. The move is one of a series of free-market reforms implemented in the oil-producing Andean country under President Lenin Moreno. The government is also...
Lunes, 28/9/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Nada. Otras cosas – Titular – Un campeonato mundial dedicado para un “angel” (A dedicated world championship for an “angel”) – Cuencano dancer José Antonio Romero won the Campeonato Mundial Virtual de Baile (Virtual World Dance Championship) against 2,500 other competitors from more than 50 countries. The 26...
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