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Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Ongoing agenda event – National Hall of Ethnography – The Hall, on the first floor of the Museo Pumapungo, was remodeled with a new image and museography. There are some 11,000 pieces in the permanent collection. Articles about – Museo Pumapungo – A new exhibit of Cuencanano art from...
By Ha-Joon Chang and James K. Galbraith Over the past ten years, Ecuador has achieved major economic and social advances. We are concerned that many of these important gains in poverty reduction, wage growth, reduced inequality, and greater social inclusion could be eroded by a return to of the policies of austerity and neoliberalism that...
By Liam Higgins Borrowed money has been responsible for much of Ecuador’s progress over the last decade, President Rafael Correa said Saturday during his weekly address to the nation in Rumiñahui. “I make no apologies for the debt because it has been used wisely to build a modern Ecuador and to raise millions of our...
The only face-to-face meeting between presidential candidates Guillermo Lasso and Lenin Moreno was cancelled Saturday by the event sponsor, the Ecuador Red de Maestros, or Network of Teachers. The event, officially called a “dialog,” had been scheduled for tonight. The cancellation followed a demand by the network, which is sponsored by the government, that both...
By Aleszu Bajak Last year, a mosquito-borne disease ravaged Latin America. As the virus spread, so did photos of black-and-white-striped mosquitoes, public health authorities spraying clouds of insecticide, and brain-damaged babies. Zika quickly became a household name as it infected more than 3 million people and left thousands of babies with irreparable neurological damage. The...
Twenty-two cats have been rescued from a cave in Quito following the death of their owner. The body of the cats’ owner, identified only as Oswaldo, was found in the cave where he lived in the El Panecillo district of Quito, adjacent to the San Diego cemetery. According to a police spokesman, Oswaldo, who went...
A long-time dream of cycling advocates, the city of Cuenca will soon begin planning a cross-city bike route connecting Av. Las Americas at Av. Primero de Mayo in the west, to the industrial park in the northeast. On Friday, the city signed an agreement with the Ecuadorian Development Bank (BDE) for $119,000 to study the...
Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Today’s agenda events – Teatro – “Sueño de una noche de carnaval” (Carnaval Night’s Dream) will be presented tonight at 20:00 in the sala “Alfonso Carrasco Vintimilla.” Upcoming agenda events – Articles about – CCE – The Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana is getting ready for its elections on...
Criticizing a government program to recruit Cuban doctors, presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso said Thursday that Ecuador may have gone too far in its ‘open border’ immigration policy. In particular, he said the country should make sure those who want to stay long-term provide a benefit to Ecuador. Lasso said an earlier statement, “Ecuador for Ecuadorians...
The long-delayed reconstruction of Cuenca’s San Francisco plaza will begin next month, Mayor Marcelo Cabrera announced on Thursday. Funds for the project, totaling $1.53 million, have been transferred to a city operating account. Cabrera said the plan to relocate vendors who currently occupy plaza will be announced within days as final details are worked out....
Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Today’s agenda events – Fiesta de la Francofonía – The Alianza Francesa has organized two concerts for this fiesta. The first was Thurs. in the teatro Pumapungo with Rod Barthet, and the second is Fri. at 20:00 in the teatro Sucre with the group Feu! Chatterton. Free Articles about...
The days leading up to Easter in Ecuador has a very exciting vibe. We were just in Quito, and throughout that big city and here in Cuenca, all the mercados are stocked with salt cod, and restaurants have put out special signs advertising the arrival of fanesca! Fanesca is the traditional Ecuadorian soup served during...