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Bored? (De El Mercurio del martes, 31/3) En muestra pictórica se resalta rostros y paisajes (Art exhibition highlights faces and landscapes) – The exhibit, “Rostros, Naturaleza, Rincones: Ecuador en acuarela” […]
Bored? – (De El Mercurio del sábado, 28/3) Semana de retiro de cuaresma (Lenten Retreat Week) – <Pardon me for using a translation program, but I have no idea how […]
The first time I saw “Gringolandia” listed as a neighborhood in Cuenca, I assumed I had missed a municipal announcement. Perhaps the city council had quietly created a new parish, […]
Editor’s note: Cuenca’s Easter soup, fanesca, is considered by many to be the best in Latin America and it is a tradition among Cuencanos to have at least one bowl […]
Bored? – (De El Mercurio del viernes, 27/3) – Alistan la ruta de la fanesca (Preparing the Fanesca Route) – The mercados of Cuenca will star in the III Festival […]
Some of the most interesting restaurants begin with a question rather than a business plan. For Paula, who is from Cuenca, and Wilmo, originally from Loja, that question appeared during […]
Bored? – (De El Mercurio de miércoles, 25/3) Agenda – jueves, 26/3, 19:00 – Opening of photo exhibit – Hiperseries by Fernando Piedra – Sala Proceso (Luis Cordero y Pres. […]
Although she denies recent electric blackouts are the beginning of a new power crisis, Energy Minister Inés Manzano admits that the country’s electrical generation system is “experiencing a major deficit […]
By Christopher Lux 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, […]
For a while, living abroad explains everything. It explains why daily routines feel unfamiliar. It explains why small successes feel meaningful. It explains why so much attention goes into ordinary […]
Curious? – (De El Mercurio del viernes, 20/3) Cenace alerta “déficit” de energía (Cenace warns of energy shortage) – El Operador Nacional de Electricidad (Cenace) asked private businesses on the […]
By Elisabet Juan Roca The agave plant is mostly associated with the arid landscape of Jalisco, Mexico, and with its most famous beverage: tequila. But not many people know that […]
In a two-day visit to Cuenca, President Daniel Noboa signed contracts for public housing units and highway repairs, and said his national focus remains on fighting corruption and drug trafficking […]
Bored? – (De El Mercurio del jueves, 19/3) – Agenda – viernes, 20/3 – 11:00 – Pawkar Raymi: El florecimiento de nuestra memoria (The blossoming of our memory) – <Unfortunately, […]
Twelve of fifteen municipal councilors signed a petition Wednesday supporting Mayor Cristian Zamora following a Tuesday morning police raid on his home in Cuenca. The document, titled “A defense of […]
Ecuador has declared a nationwide 60-day state of emergency to respond to weather disasters. According to the executive decree, all of Ecuador’s 24 provinces and 85% of its cantons have […]
Hungry? – (De El Mercurio del domingo, 15/3) Freddy Arteaga ofrece una innovadora experiencia gastronómica con “Pasta Pack” (Freddy Arteaga offers an innovative dining experience with “Pasta Pack”) – Pasta […]
It was raining hard the night I went to hear Carmina Burana at the cultural theater in Cuenca, which seemed appropriate because the piece begins with the famous chorus about […]
Cuenca Mayor Cristian Zamora is requesting assistance from the armed forces to help with clean-up operations following what he describes as “floods of historic proportions.” As a result of heavy […]
It has been brought to Charlie’s attention, via the informal yet remarkably efficient communications network known locally as “overheard at a café,” that there are several gringos living comfortable, well-fed, […]
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