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Chinese migration to Ecuador is at the centre of Ecuadorian filmmaker Paul Venegas’ film “Vacio” which premieres on January 24 in Quito. His work addresses the complexities of Chinese migration in a week in which Quito hosts the Global Migration Forum. “The idea arose in 2010 from co-writer Carlos Teran, who is of Chinese origin....
For more than a decade, city councilmembers and the historic district commission have been looking for money to renovate the Febres Cordero School on Calle Gran Colombia. “It’s the ugliest building in Cuenca and it should be one of the prettiest,” city councilman Rene Malo said in 2012, when he demanded that the building be...
Jueves, 23/1/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Literature App – “Ecuador en Letras” is an Android app, free from the Play Store, where users can read selected bits from Ecuadorian authors and poets. “Rutas de leyenda” – Legend Routes returns to the Catedral Nueva el viernes a las 19:00. These...
Health officials in Guayaquil and surrounding towns are advising residents to keep their doors and windows shut to ward off an unprecedented invasion of crickets. “It is common that we see large numbers of crickets this time of year but this is much worse than normal due to the high levels of rain and humidity...
With the national election less than 13 months away, Ecuador’s leftist political organizations are considering forming a common front. “There are a number of conversations going on about building a leftist coalition to support a strong presidential candidate,” says Marcel Merizalde, a Quito political analyst and university professor. “They are also talking about coming together...
What began in mid-December as a mysterious cluster of respiratory illnesses in China has now killed nine people, sickened hundreds more, and spread to five other countries, including the U.S. On Tuesday, American health officials confirmed the nation’s first case of the novel coronavirus: a Washington man hospitalized outside of Seattle last week with pneumonia-like...
An estimated 100 informal vendors marched to the mayor’s office Wednesday morning to protest police operations at the 9 de Octubre market. Several streets around the alcaldia, including Presidente Borrero and Simon Bolivar, were condoned off from 9 a.m. until shortly after noon to accommodate the protest. The vendors were angered by a police sweep...
A group representing students from four Cuenca universities are demanding that the half-fare student discount that applies to public buses also apply to the tram. Under an existing agreement, the city subsidizes the public bus discount for students, the disabled and the elderly. According to municipal councilman Omar Álvarez, the fare discounts must be considered...
The laws are on the books to protect Ecuadorian women and girls from violence, women’s rights advocates say. The problem is that the country’s legal system is not enforcing them. Insisting that her government wants to raise the consciousness of the legal system to fight gender violence, British Ambassador to Ecuador Katherine Ward opened a...
Martes, 21/1/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Book launch – The Facultad de Artes of the U. of Cuenca is presenting “Teoría de la Forma” este jueves, 23/1 a las 18:00 in the Museo de la Universidad (old School of Medicine – 12 de abril y Solano). The book is...
The United States has its first confirmed case of a new virus that appeared in Wuhan, China, last month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday. The virus has already sickened hundreds and killed six people in Asia. The male patient is in isolation at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington....
Lunes, 20/1/2020 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Sheet music discovered – Music written by Manuel Antonio Calle in the first half of the 19th century was discovered by the family of musician Arturo Pesántez when he died. The music shows influences by Beethoven which is important since Ecuador was isolated...
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