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Viernes, 23/10/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Agenda - October 24 (Note: all in-person events have limited capacity) 8:00 - Rutas de la sabiduría: Caminata al cerro Monjas (Paths of Wisdom: Hike to Cerro Monjas - register at dascaribay@cuenca.gob.ec. 10-16:00 -...
Jueves, 22/10/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - 128 actos en agenda del Bicentenario (128 events on the Bicentennial agenda) - Mayor Palacios presented the agenda for the 200th anniversary of independence yesterday. There are 128 events, over 50...
Interior Minister María Paula Romo says that police will “take whatever measures necessary” to keep today’s national protests peaceful. “We have received reports that outside actors intent on creating violence will infiltrate today’s marches,” she said. “We are on...
Miércoles, 21/10/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Otras cosas - Titular - Aglomeraciones aumentan riesgo (Crowds increase risk) - ECU-911 alerted Cuencanos that the city is returning to having a high number of large gatherings which increases the risk of a new...
Without invitation, the wind crawled inside my Ark’teryx jacket and wrapped its cold, invisible tentacles around me. I was snug in between two lichen-studded boulders in a little nest of paramo grass and sticks I had pulled up around myself. My camera rested on my...
Martes, 20/10/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Del cuerpo del periodico - EMAC lanza concurso de balcones floridos (EMAC launches flowered balcony contest) - The Empresa Municipal de Aseo de Cuenca (EMAC) is launching the 'Balcones Floridos' contest which will start...
Cuenca’s independence holidays will have a different look this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Gone are the craft and food fairs that have highlighted past holidays. Also gone are the parades and concerts. In their place, the city is promoting a variety of local...
Lunes, 19/10/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Contadores de historias sacan patrimonio fílmico de bóvedas (Storytellers extract film heritage from vaults) - The VII edition of the Festival Latinoamericano de Cine de Quito (FLACQ) will be from...
By Liam Higgins Cuenca should expect a new rush of expats in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s the prediction of Jim Taschereau, an international immigration specialist. “Cuenca had its first wave of English-speaking immigrants, mostly from the U.S. and...
Cuenca, Montevideo, Uruguay, Bogotá, Colombia and Niterói, Brazil were honored Wednesday night at the Latin America Smart Cities Expo in Mérida, Mexico for their efforts to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. The forum highlighted the four cities for their “smart...
Jueves, 15/10/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Casas patrimoniales abren sus puertas a obras de cuencanos (Heritage houses open their doors to works by cuencanos) - There are currently 5 exhibits by Cuencano artists in historic houses. "Gritos...
Miércoles, 14/9/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Taller sobre arte musical vía Zoom (Musical art workshop via Zoom) - The Music Department of the U. of Cuenca has organized a free workshop on psychology and musical art which will focus on...
By Gus Wilcox Writing about the human toll of the coronavirus pandemic, a columnist for a Madrid newspaper recently asked: “Where is the concern about the poor and disadvantaged? Where are the defenders of human rights during the pandemic?” His comments followed the...
Martes, 13/10/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural de viernes - 9/10/2020 - Teatro regresa al tablado de Escenarios del Mundo (Theater returns to the stage with Stages of the World) - The Escenarios del Mundo theater festival will open el 28/10 with...
Lunes, 12/10/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - CCE-Azuay amplía plazo para presentar proyectos (CE-Azuay extends deadline to present projects) - The deadline to submit projects to the CCE for its second edition of the Incubadora Cultural has...
Editor’s note: This is the second in an ongoing series that examines how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the lives of Cuencanos and Cuenca expats. By Robert Bradley and Sylvan Hardy Paulin Jose, director, VIP Home Healthcare Helping sick expats through the pandemic...
The Ministry of Health on Sunday reported the lowest number of new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in more than five months, as well as the lowest death count. In its daily epidemiological report, the ministry said there were 205 new cases and three deaths. “We are seeing...
When Becky learned of her diagnosis in January, she was filled with dread. Her first brawl with breast cancer began nearly 30 years before but she remembered every round of the prodding and poking that followed as if they were bruising donnybrooks. This would be her...
The streets of El Centro were crowded with tourists Friday night and Cuenca restaurant and hotel owners couldn’t be happier. “We expected more customers but this is even better than we hoped for,” said Jorge Ramirez, standing outside the café he manages in the new...
Ecuadorians will be able to travel by private vehicle without restriction during the three-day Guayaquil independence holiday weekend. Although many of the country’s 221 municipalities have already lifted restrictions, some have not, making cross-country travel...
