Cuenca News

In a new executive decree, the government has eliminated the nightly curfew in 160 of the country’s 221 cantons based on a low risk of gang-related violence. Cuenca is considered at medium risk and will have a 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. curfew. Until Monday night, the curfew was 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. New...

Lunes, 22/1/2024 Hola, Todos – Titular – No todos regresan a clases presenciales hoy (Not all return to in-person classes today) – Not all schools are returning to in-person classes after Friday’s announcement by the Ministerio de Educación. Principals from both public (fiscales) and private (particular) schools informed parents that their school would continue with...

A U.S. government delegation arrived early Monday in Quito to meet with President Daniel Noboa, the National Police and military command, and others, to provide assistance in Ecuador’s fight against drug gangs. The delegation is headed by former U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd, who currently serves as U.S. Presidential Advisor for the Americas. The group also...

Viernes, 19/1/2024 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Agenda cultural – 20/1, 9:00 – Guided tour – Museo de la Paja Toquilla. 21/1, 14:30 – Workshop – Making paper masks – Ex Escuela Central. 22/1, 14:30 – Workshop – Making notebooks – Centro Cultural Los Eucaliptos. 23/1, 1500 – Reading meeting – Casa del Artista. De...

The environmental collective Yasunidos says it is prepared to fight any attempt to ignore, delay or hold a revote of the referendum to end oil production in the Yasuní National Park. Ecuadorians voted 60% to 40% in August to end operations in the park, which is considered one of the most biodiverse places on earth....

Miércoles, 17/1/2024 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Música y teatro en el teatro Carlos Cueva – <Now if you can’t translate that for yourself, my condolences for your birth at the shallow end of the gene pool.> There will be 2 performances at the Teatro Carlos Cueva. The first will be El Flautista de Hamelín...

Ecuador’s Interior Ministry reports that violent crime, including murder, has “reduced significantly” since President Danel Noboa declared a state of emergency January 8. The Ministry says that murders, nationwide, have dropped from 29 a day to 14 and that violent attacks on individuals dropped 70% in the last eight days. According to National Police reports,...

Lunes, 15/1/2024 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Concierto sinfónico – The Orquesta Sinfónica de la U. de Cuenca will present its first concert of the year el 25/1 a las 20:00 in the Teatro Carlos Cueva Tamariz. Titular – Cárceles, bajo control (Prisons, under control) – See Monday’s articles in CHL for stories. Cuenca –...

Residents of the Amazonian city of Shell say they will fight President Daniel Noboa’s plan to build a maximum-security prison in Pastaza Province. Noboa released design details of two new prisons on Friday, the second planned for Santa Elena Province. Rolando Morales, president of the Shell Parish Council, complained that the decision to build a...

In a Saturday night operation, Ecuador National Police and military troops rescued 133 hostages held for six days in seven national prisons. President Daniel Noboa announced the success of the operation in a short video message and said prisons in Azuay, Cañar, Esmeraldas, Cotopaxi, Tungurahua, El Oro and Loja Provinces were back under government control....

Jeanne’s note: These are Periodicos for January 8 and 10. My apologies for sending them to the wrong group. So here are issues of outdated news.  Lunes, 8/1/2024 Hola, Todos – Titular – 180 quebradas en Cuenca: 30 requieren obras (180 creeks/gullies/ ravines in Cuenca: 30 require work) – A study by GIZ, a German...