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Jueves, 25/7/2019 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Monólogo – The monologue, “Sola” will be performed hoy, viernes 26, y sábado 27/7 a las 20:00 in the Nómada space at the CCE ( Pres. Córdova y Luis Cordero). It’s about a woman who is suffering psychological abuse from her family and...
By Margaret Winter The Jazz Society Café, now in its seventh year, serves up world-class live jazz four nights a week in the heart of the historic center. The club is a magnet for jazz lovers from Cuenca and for tourists from around the world. Fans come back again and again, in couples, groups or...
The Ministry of Health has carried out a series of inspections of so-called natural health products, closing two stores and ordering vendors at two markets to discard outdated and unapproved products. Conducted on Monday and Tuesday by the ministry’s health regulation, control and surveillance agency (Arcsa), the inspections are intended to protect the public from...
I was told that one of the first big SUVs to arrive in Barcelona many years ago got stuck trying to turn a sharp corner in the old medieval town center. Having attempted similar maneuvers in a “Renault Espace” minivan, the possibility of becoming wedged seemed very real. It’s a dumb idea to drive anything...
Miércoles, 24/7/2019 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Teatro – Paka Yana will be staged by the Obsidiana Dorada Teatro el 27/7 a las 20:00 in the Prohibido Centro Cultural. Graphics and Painting – The Primer Encuentro de Gráfica y Pintura (First Meeting of Graphics and Painting) will be este 25...
By Ken Parks Paraguay plans to turn its remote, sparsely populated northwest into an international transport hub and a key link between ports on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America, in a proposal its government likens to a latter-day Panama Canal. Investment of over $2 billion in basic infrastructure such as roads and...
The union of Cuenca taxi owners is demanding that the city step up efforts to keep Uber and other internet-app taxi services from entering the local market. “Uber is already working in the city although they are not working off the app,” says taxi owner Carlos Zambrano. “They are giving people their WhatsApp addresses and...
Martes, 23/7/2019 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – U. of Cuenca museum – The museum which will be in the Facultad de Medicina on av. 12 de Abril will open gradually with the first gallery open el 15/9. The inaugural will be in noviembre. The collection includes 4,718 pieces from all...
By Sylvester Grahame La Olla Esmeraldena, Gran Colombia 13-62 and Estevez de Toral, is a jammed-packed joint that is as cheery as a day at the beach and has food that is both bright and welcoming. Ceviches from $5, a hearty almuerzos or the extravagant, Mariscos al ajillo “La Olla Esmeraldena”, $11.50 — the most...
Joining other cities in Ecuador, Cuenca Mayor Pedro Palacios announced Monday that the city will no longer fund the Queen of Cuenca beauty pageant. “We spend $23,000 to $24,000 a year on the event and I’m sure we can find a more appropriate use for those funds,” he said. Cuenca joins Quito, Loja, Latacunga and...
Venezuela has been hit by another massive power cut with the capital, Caracas, among the areas affected. As of noon Tuesday, power was slowly being restored after the blackout reportedly hit 16 of the country’s 23 states as well as Caracas. Information Minister Jorge Rodríguez claimed the power cut was caused by an “electromagnetic attack”...
Gary Manners has been appointed British Honorary Consul in Cuenca, assuming his duties Thursday in a ceremony with British Ambassador to Ecuador Katherine Ward. With a background in marketing, communication, social work and education, Manners’ appointment covers Azuay, Cañar and Loja Provinces. “My interest is to serve the needs of British families living in the...
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