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Cuenca’s Amaru Zoo is looking for a good home for 17 African lions. The lions, many of whom are in poor health from lack of food and poor living conditions, were part of a private collection of more than 200 wild animals near Cuenca that was recently disbanded. Amaru veterinarian Paola Cañar says it is...
A 175-hectare (430-acre) section of Colombia’s banana crop has been contaminated with the fusarium R4T fungus, the national agricultural institute said on Thursday, as it called for a countrywide effort to increase sanitary controls to contain the malady. The fungus, popularly known as Panama disease, can remain in the soil for up to 30 years...
Once a transit point for Venezuelan refugees headed to Peru, Chile, Brazil and Argentina, new statistics show that Ecuador is increasingly becoming a final destination. In January, only six percent of Venezuelans who entered Ecuador at its northern border with Colombia remained in the country, according to the interior ministry. In July, that number increased...
Jueves,8/8/2019 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Día de la Cultura – Friday, el 9/8 is the the Day of Culture and 17 of the 37 cultural spaces which make up the network, will have special exhibits. The fair will be headquartered in CIDAP. Taller – The Taller de Cine Comunitario,...
Ecuador’s Ministry of Culture announced Wednesday that most artistic and cultural products and services will no longer be subject to the country’s 12 percent Value Added Tax (VAT). The exemption applies to music, dance, film and theater projects and performances as well as to art exhibitions and publishing. Culture Minister Juan Fernando Velasco thanked President...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered his government’s representatives not to travel to Barbados for scheduled talks with the political opposition starting on Thursday, blaming new U.S. sanctions for the impasse. Maduro “has decided to not send the Venezuelan delegation” for talks on Thursday and Friday with representatives of opposition leader Juan Guaido “due to...
By R.S. Gompertz About 20 years ago I told my restless sons a series of bedtime stories about a prince who was reticent to assume his duties. He was expected to become king over a group of islands located at the top of the world, but he was curious about what lay beyond. So he...
Miércoles, 7/8/2019 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Exposición – The Exposición de Identidad Cultural del Azuay opened hoy a las 20:00 at the Seminario San Luis and will run hasta el domingo. The 16 exhibitors are from Sígsig, Chordeleg, Bullcay, Cuenca and more. Their work is in straw, basketry, carved...
Ecuador Attorney General Diana Salazar has requested that the court issue a pretrial detention order for former president Rafael Correa in the 2012-2016 Sobornos (Bribes) investigation of payments to the Alianza Pais campaign fund. The request will be considered by a national court judge on Thursday. In a Wednesday morning hearing, Salazar listed 11 charges...
The administrator of the renovated San Francisco Plaza says last weekend’s dance exhibitions is the just the beginning of a full schedule of cultural events. Acknowledging criticism of the plaza design and management, Fausto Guillén says he believes the public will soon understand the original intentions of the renovation of the historic square. “The start...
Following a review of operational expenses for Cuenca’s tram system, the new city government says it is saving thousands of dollars a month by reducing electricity, personnel and legal costs. Mayor Pedro Palacios has set a goal of reducing operational expenses by 50 percent in the months before the system begins full operation later this...
By Syvester Grahame The restaurant scene in Cuenca seems as changeable as the weather. What was once the “new hot new spot” is already a fleeting memory. The lights are off and the stove is cold. The Pepper Mill, although it received good reviews, is already gone. And, I can’t even begin to understand what...
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