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By Karla Sanchez Arismendi GRACE, the organization helping Venezuelan refugees in Cuenca, is holding a "Music for Medicines" online concert at 3 p.m. on Friday to raise funds for the purchase of medicine. The concert will stream live with Cuenca expat and Broadway...
Miércoles, 1/7/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - "Tren al cielo" - This production by a group of collectives shares the wisdom of adultos mayores (senior citizens) with children through the use of puppets and music. The 1st episode was el 24/5...
Mayor Pedro Palacio and three city councilmen are questioning the national government’s decision to ease health emergency restrictions. For cities like Cuenca, which are under yellow light rules, the new guidelines push back the nightly curfew, allow theaters to...
The national Emergency Operations Committee (COE) loosened health emergency restrictions on Tuesday, relaxing the daily curfew and allowing the reopening of cinemas and theaters at 30 percent capacity. Under yellow light conditions, which applies to more than 80...
Martes, 30/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada Otras cosas - Titular - El quemeimportismo favorece al Covid-19 (Indifference/apathy favors Covid -19) - The provincial COE met yesterday to re-evaluate the passage to yellow. Although there were no deaths in...
Lunes, 29/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada Otras cosas - Titular - Urge reactivar turismo (It is urgent to reactivate tourism) - Cuenca started a pilot project, #ElPrimerTuristaSoyYo, with the goal of promoting tourism, one of the most badly affected sectors...
Due increasing poverty and other social tensions, the International Monetary Fund is warning that Latin America will see a repeat of the protests that rocked the region during the second half of 2019. “We think a number of countries in the hemisphere will experience a...
By Miriam Drake Someday I will live here. For now, I visit as often as possible. Why do I visit this remote natural area with no shopping malls, very few paved roads, few cars, and few people? There is no direct route to the Amazon jungle. You take a plane or two, a...
Editor's note: This is the story of Jane and Steve Miner’s experience with Covid-19 in May/June 2020. Some of you will have already followed their journey as documented on Facebook. They were both fortunate to have had very mild cases and feel that, as more knowledge...
Cuenca will continue under yellow light restrictions for another week but the cantonal Emergency Operations Committee (COE) warned that the city is "at the limit" and could return to red. "We are witnessing widespread disrespect for the rules and believe this is...
A Belgian foundation has committed $200 million for the construction of a new research hospital in Cuenca. The hospital will be operated by the University of Cuenca medical school in conjunction with European biomedical companies and will be staffed by local and...
Jueves, 25/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Taller - The Cinco Sentidos Arte academy will hold a design workshop for children and teens starting 6/7 on Zoom. Go to the academy's Facebook page or call 099 680 5102 to register. Cost: $35.00....
Miércoles, 24/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - No hay nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Se caen 12 casas (12 houses fall) - Land in the La Raya sector of Santa Ana parish has sunk more than 1.5 m. in the last 3 months. 12 houses are at risk of collapsing. The Gestion of...
Although most health professionals agree that the number of reported Covid-19 cases in Ecuador represents only a fraction of total infections, there is strong disagreement about an accurate estimate. On Saturday, the regional Ministry of Health office in Cuenca said...
Martes, 23/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Audiovisual memories of Ecuador - The Cinematica Nacional of the Casa de la Cultura has put dozens of videos on their web page at http://www.cinematecanacionalcce.com/Cinemateca in order to maintain...
Lunes, 22/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural y educación - Fiesta de la Música - This music festival which has been organized by the Alianza de Francesa since 1996, was held over the weekend, virtually. The performances, which were recorded, will...
As the Covid-19 crisis continues to ravage the world, the impact is greatest on the poor population -- the refugees, the homeless and the sick. Now, more than ever, they need your help. There are a number of formal and informal efforts underway in Cuenca to feed the...
By Karla Betania Sánchez Arismendi Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, today's 50th anniversary World Refugee Day will be celebrated without many of the usual presentations and festivities. Designated by the United Nations on June 20, 2001, World Refugee Day...
Dear CuencaHighLife readership, The goal of the CuencaHighLife publication is to keep the expat community in Cuenca and all of Ecuador informed on what is going on in Ecuador when it comes to politics, economics, laws, etc. We have also always made a strong effort to...
A Thursday morning announcement that all national airline passengers would be required to show proof of a negative Covid-19 test before flying was put on hold hours later by Minister of Health Juan Carlos Zevallos. In its morning announcement, the health ministry...
