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By Sylvan Hardy Writing for the German magazine Der Spiegel, travel writer and arts reviewer Otto Kirchner extolled the richness of Cuenca’s tradition of arts and crafts. “Whether its ceramics, leather goods, jewelry, tapestry, painting or sculpture, the quality and variety of the work is exceptional. I found it to be every bit as good...
By Neil Geraghty When you’re a sea lion living in the Galapagos Islands, it’s important to keep cool during the heat of the day. I’m snorkeling along the cliffs of North Seymour Island, a low-lying lava outcrop that teams with colorful wildlife, but the fierce Equatorial sun is proving too much for the sea lions....
By Sylvan Hardy Get ready for fireworks, cookies, candy, honey bees, and general craziness. Cuenca’s Corpus Christi celebration, commonly known as Septenario or Setenario, kicked off yesterday with a Catholic mass and procession followed by the sales of pastries, culminating in a fireworks show in Parque Calderon. Centered around Parque Calderon, Corpus Christi is the...
By Jean McCord The Cuencano couple and I sat in the back seat of a police crew cab pickup on the way to El Cajas National Park. Two National Police officers took the front seats. I got a laugh when I joked that everyone would think we civilians were in custody. Nine police officers, all...
Although media coverage has focused on the disagreements within the ruling Alianza País party in recent weeks, the conservative opposition Creo and SUMA coalition is also arguing among themselves. Defeated Creo presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso is accusing members of his coalition of “going soft” in the early days of the Lenin Moreno presidency. “We are...
By Christopher Lux In a June ceremony in Gualaceo the art of ikat weaving was officially recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage. According to anthropologists, the practice predates both the Spanish and Inca in southern Ecuador. Ikat is a Malay-Indonesian term for a dyeing technique that is “one of the most complicated approaches...
By Frances A. Hogg  In Cuenca, it is rare to witness people arguing on the streets. Road rage is an anomaly and respect for others is an admired and expected trait. This pleasant state of tranquility eventually affects even the most angry, stressed-out and belligerent gringo. Over time, we realize that sarcasm and yelling get...
Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Upcoming agenda event – Títeres – There will be a workshop on puppet carving Saturday and el domingo from 9-14:00 in the Ciencia y Tecnología (Science and Technology) building at the UDA. Articles about – La Traviata – The opera was reviewed. Friday was the last performance. CCE –...
After enduring weeks of Twitter attacks from former president Rafael Correa, President Lenin Moreno responded with one of his own Thursday morning. It said, simply: “Síndrome de abstinencia,” (abstinence syndrome), and was accompanied with a graphic describing withdrawal symptoms from “sugar, alcohol, drugs … or power.” Despite the deft riposte, Correa failed to offer the...
Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Today’s agenda events – La Traviata – The third performance of the opera will be Fri. at 20:00 in the teatro Carlos Cueva Tamariz. Tickets are available at the La Victoria stores. Cost: $15, 20, 25, & 30. Closing ceremony – The Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno held a...
Our friends from Quebec City, a town not known for its long, leisurely summers, don’t ever put away their gas grill. Come rain, sun, snow, or ice (there’s a LOT of ice in Quebec City!) they’re grilling. Like many folks, they crave the taste of foods cooked over an open fire. To them it’s a taste of summer....
By Liam Higgins Former President Rafael Correa leaves Ecuador for Belgium on Monday and for new President Lenin Moreno it can’t come soon enough. Correa has been attacking Moreno’s new government on an almost daily basis in recent weeks, mostly through his Twitter account but also in the columns of the government-owned El Telégrafo newspaper....

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Week of March 17

Banks and Cooperatives will pay almost $200 million in taxes to fund the internal armed conflict.

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Illegal mining advances uncontrolled in the Ecuadorian Amazon and threatens protected areas and indigenous communities.

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Foreign Minister Sommerfeld refutes the notion of ‘bukelization’ in Ecuador’s fight against organized crime.

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