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Amid the worst economic meltdown in Venezuela’s history — a crisis that has forced thousands of businesses to shut their doors — one unlikely product is flying off the shelves: the equivalent of Venezuelan tequila. Called cocuy, the alcoholic beverage was first produced by indigenous groups 500 years ago. It has long been stigmatized as...
Works by one of the 20th century’s iconic artists, the Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí, will go on public display Friday, July 12 at the Pumapungo Museum. Pumapungo’s director of contemporary art, Juliana Vega, said the exhibition, the first major display of Dalí’s work in Ecuador, is an important stepping stone for establishing Pumapungo as a...
Jueves, 4/7/2019 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Museo de Las Conceptas y la Alianza Francesa – The two organizations have joined to organize “Memorias de Francia en las Conceptas” which will have 5 events including exhibits, a conference, museum visits, cinema and music. The program started hoy in the galería...
Cuenca’s new city government says it is stunned by the extent of illegal activity in the city’s public markets. According to markets director Marcelo Álvarez, there are “mafias” operating inside the facilities, especially at El Arenal, commonly known as Feria Libre, the city’s largest market on Av. Las Americas. “The illegal operators are extorting the...
Cuenca social service officials say they are maxed out in terms of handling the continuing flow of Venezuelan refugees into the city. Municipal councilman Iván Abril, who chairs the Immigration Committee of the Cantonal Council, says that a growing number of refugees are sleeping on city streets, under bridges and along the banks of rivers....
By Rebecca Perring Paris’ deputy mayor Emmanuel Grégoire urged holidaymakers to turn to environmentally friendly options like walking, cycling or taking public transport. He said tourists were concerned about the influx of tourist buses. Paris is crisscrossed by dozens of hop-on, hop-off double-decker buses that shuttle tourists between the main monuments, as well as international tourist...
Every egg I’ve eaten in Cuenca has been delicious. When I need eggs I walk to the end of the street to the tienda. The owner, Dianita, puts the eggs I buy in a small plastic bag and tells me to be careful with them. I walk them home, take them out of the bag,...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a second installment of over $2.5 billion to Ecuador for economic development. The agency said that the country has 10 and a half years to pay off the debt. The interest rate is 3.2 percent. The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) reports that the loan follows a...
Before dawn Tuesday, 1,300 Ecuadorian army troops escorted hundreds of police officers to a massive illegal gold mine in Imbabura Province in Ecuador’s northern Andes. In all, government officials said 2,500 federal personnel were involved in the operation ordered by President Lenin Moreno. As many as 10,000 people have flooded the remote region known as...
Martes, 2/7/2019 Hola, Todos – Going to be a short issue today. Typing is hurting my joints. Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Classical guitar – David Vázquez returned to Cuenca after graduating from the Manhattan school of Music in classical guitar. He will perform with 3 other musicians el 18/7 in the teatro...
City officials and their legal team head to Santiago, Chile this week for the final hearings on the $22 million claim filed by a former tram project manager. The government of former Cuenca mayor Marcelo Cabrero fired Cuatro Ríos de Cuenca Consortium, CCRC, a Spanish company, in January 2017 for project delays. CCRC challenged the...
Ecuador’s Attorney General’s office has requested that the international police agency Interpol help locate former president Rafael Correa. Deputy prosecutor Wilson Toainga says Correa did not provide a new address to authorities when he moved from his former residence near Brussels. “We need to talk to him regarding a campaign funding issue and no one...
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