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By Samy Adghirni As Venezuela’s economy and politics fall apart, its architectural heritage is crumbling right along with them. The ravaged country, once Latin America’s richest, is a riot of structures: parking garages used as shelter, colonial edifices, half-built socialist public works, improvised hillside slum complexes, malls without customers. But hundreds of notable buildings have...
Jueves,3/10/2019 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Musical – “Julio El Musical” will be at the teatro of the CCE on Luis Cordero Friday at las 20:00. It’s a fictitious interpretation of the life of Julio Jaramillo. The 24 actors, singers, and musicians will perform 27 songs in this 90 min....
After they dispersed a morning rally in Parque Calderon with tear gas, police spent the rest of Thursday in a cat-and-mouse game with bands of protesters roaming the streets of Cuenca’s historic district. Police used armored trucks with tear gas cannons and motorcycles as well as mounted police brigades to scatter protesters, most of whom...
The government has declared Thursday a holiday for public and private school students following the Wednesday announcement by public transportation unions of a nationwide strike. The unions, representing owners of buses and passengers vans, are protesting the increase in the price of gasoline and diesel fuel that goes into effect today. President Lenin Moreno announced...
Cuenca Mayor Pedro Palacios says he is still waiting for federal support to assist the city take care of thousands of Venezuelan refugees. “I am asking the president and the interior ministry to declare the city in humanitarian crisis due to the large number of migrants in need of basic services but I have not...
Miércoles, 11/9/2019 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Exposición – Pamela Hurtado opened her exhibit, “Jardines Desordenados” Wednesday in Saledentro gallery. Her oils of plants, many of them in her garden, are hyperrealistic. <The photo shows her standing in front of a mass of sábilas, and then you realize it’s a...
President Lenin Moreno announced an end to the government subsidy for gasoline and diesel fuel Tuesday night but said the value added tax (IVA) will remain at 12 percent. The elimination of the fuel subsidy will result in a savings of $1.3 billion annually, he said. In a brief address to the nation, the president...
Martes, 1/10/2019 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Exposición – The 4th World Meeting of Brilliant Women opened a jewelry show Tuesday in the galleries of the Museo Pumapungo. There will be traditional jewelry, accessories, and sculptures and objects in different materials. 50 works from 16 exhibitors from 7 countries will...
Fresh off Saturday’s national football championship victory over Quito, the Deportivo Cuenca Lionesses face off Friday night against the 2004 Cuenca men’s team, the last men’s squad to win a national title. Dubbed the “Duel of Champions,” the game kicks off at 7:30 in Alejandro Serrano Aguilar stadium. “We’ll be a little out of shape...
By Stephan Kueffner and Peter Millard Ecuador said Tuesday it will leave the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in January. For OPEC, the departure matters more in symbolism than barrels — Ecuador is one of its smallest producers, but stated clearly it wants to leave the group to boost oil revenues at a moment when...
Ecuador’s Interior Ministry has granted Cuenca’s Citizen Guard permission to carry protective gear following an increasing number of physical assaults. Beginning October 22, the guard will be authorized to carry small billy clubs and tear gas and wear protective body gear when they are on duty. The guard, which does not have arrest authority, will...
By Kimberley Brown The sun had already set when a group of 10 Venezuelans trickled into Carmen Carcelen’s home in northern Ecuador late last month. They joined about 100 others who were already there. Two volunteers immediately invited the new houseguests to put down their tattered suitcases and backpacks, and offered each person a bowl of...
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