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Although Cuenca’s new tram may not run with quite the precision of the Swiss rail system, its service record is impressive none-the-less. According to one international transportation monitoring service, trains in Switzerland show up within 60 seconds of schedule 99...
Jueves, 3/9/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - No hay nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Dos créditos para obras (Two credits for projects) - The city of Cuenca has modified the approved 2020 budget from $239,177,636 to $242,637,052. It will include money from 2 loans from...
Miércoles, 2/9/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - No hay nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Protestas y carencias al comenzar clases (Protests and absences when starting classes) - The school year in the Sierra and Oriente started yesterday with 288,438 students and about...
Martes, 1/9/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Bicentenario article on "Los "Guanderos" - Without the indigenous guanderos, Cuenca would not have grown in the early 20th Century since there were no roads. These porters brought Viennese furniture,...
Lunes, 31/8/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - No hay nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Clases vuelven en medio de crisis (Classes return in middle of crisis) - 1,822,615 students in the Sierra-Amazonía will return to classes el martes in the midst of difficulties due to...
Despite faring better that the country’s other major cities in its fight against the Covid-19 virus, Cuenca’s economy is operating at less than 50 percent capacity. “We are moving forward but the growth is extremely slow,” the city’s Chamber of Industries reported...
At the beginning of March, artist and lithography instructor Lanner Diaz had three jobs lined up for 2020. By the end of the month, all offers had been retracted, victims of the coronavirus. “Today, there are no projects, no work,” Diaz, says. “If you’re an artist and...
Cuenca Mayor Pedro Palacios says it is time for city residents to assume the responsibility for combating the Covid-19 pandemic. "The goal remains the same but the burden shifts to individuals and it is time to think about what we should and should not do to protect...
The Cuenca Emergency Operations Committee decided Friday that it will not participate in a pilot project to allow person-to-person public and private school classes. The program is being pushed by the national government but the local COE says that current Covid-19...
I was chatting with my friend, German Zhina, the other day. He’s a taxi driver, and all around, “What else can I do for you?” kind of guy who has chauffeured me on numerous occasions, fixed an electrical connection in my oil heater, programmed my cell phone, performed...
Jueves, 20/8/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Mobile library - The Casa de la Cultura del Azuay is getting to roll out the "BiblioAzuay" project. The project was created last year, but its start date in marzo was delayed by the health...
Cuenca Mayor Pedro Palacios said Wednesday that delays in production of electronic passenger cards mean the tram will, most likely, continue to be free until at least mid-October. “Because we had a very late start in the process, we need more time to produce the...
Miércoles, 19/8/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - "Chat Comunitario" para evitar delitos ("Community Chat" to avoid crimes) - The Policía Nacional is boosting a project called "Chat Comunitario" to reduce insecurity in Azuay. The program...
Martes, 18/8/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Los jóvenes y sus propias propuestas (Young people and their own proposals) - The discussions about how to observe and celebrate Cuenca's bicentennial were cut short by the pandemic. But the...
Lunes, 17/8/2020 Hola, Todos - I will be taking another vacation for a week starting on 24/8. Seems like the older I get, the more vacations I need. Thanks for your understanding. Actividades - Del cuerpo del periodico - Visits to the Old and New Cathedrals - You can...
By Miriam Drake Several years ago I was invited to write an article for an anthology of stories written by expats living in various locales throughout the world. Here is what I chose to write about my experiences with my friend Benito Ramon. “Here I am in Cuenca...
Pizza. It is ubiquitous. If you want one, you pick up the phone, call your favorite pizza joint and voila, it shows up on your doorstep shortly thereafter. It is so easy to order and so widely available that most people don’t even give it a second thought. But, there...
Jueves, 13/8/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - School - School will start el 1/9 with classes continuing on line. Teaching will be done on radio, TV, on-line, and students without internet will receive printed material. Parents will not need to...
The additional Covid-19 health emergency restrictions ordered July 29 by the national Emergency Operations Committee (COE) expired Wednesday but it’s unclear if they will be reinstated or if new rules will be applied. For cantons under yellow light conditions,...
Miércoles, 12/8/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Ingapirca - A project of the US Embassy would preserve and fix deterioration at the site with $198,000 to be paid out over 2 years. <My Spanish isn't good enough to tell if this is a grant or...
