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I don’t imagine that there are too many people in the world that don’t like ice cream. It’s like the national dessert in Ecuador. Here, an indigenous woman and her daughter pause for a break at the Parque getting some cold and sweet refreshment! Whipped up on the...
Martes, 16/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Fiesta de la Música - For the first time, this music festival produced by the Alianza Francesa will be virtual and will be a joint effort with other Alianza Francesas in Latin America and the...
President Lenín Moreno has extended Ecuador’s health emergency for 60 days, until August 14. He said the extension had been planned and is needed to maintain the country's traffic light system that governs the reopening of cantons. “Ecuador continues to face a public...
Lunes, 15/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Del cuerpo del periodico - Virtual ferias - La Primera Feria de la Vivienda Online (First Online Home Fair) will be from 12-21/6. Register for free at www.feriaviviendaonline.com to go to the pavillions for different...
When you move to a new country, it’s important to understand the Healthcare system that you will be using going forward. Many countries in Central and South America have some of the best known healthcare systems in the world, for considerably less money and almost...
Although a number of public transportation issues were resolved before Cuenca city buses resumed service two weeks ago, officials say the integration plan for tram and bus services remains unresolved. “Although we reached several agreements, including the rerouting of...
The National Emergency Operations Committee (COE) has authorized the resumption of interprovincial bus service between cities under yellow and green Covid-19 health emergency status starting June 15. COE said that service in most municipalities will begin today...
On Monday, Cuenca’s Mariscal La Mar Airport will welcome its first flights to and from Quito since March but airport management advises passengers there will be major changes due to the coronavirus health emergency. One change is a reduction in number of flights:...
Concerns that ash from the erupting Sangay volcano would reach Cuenca on Friday did not materialize but Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute warns that a wind shift from a westerly to a southwesterly direction is still possible and that the city should remain on alert. The...
Miércoles, 10/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - "Tele Rutas" - The Colectivo Artistico Barojo will present "Tel Rutas de Leyendas" on Facebook Live. This group used to enact the legends of Cuenca in the locations from where the legends...
Martes, 9/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Sinfónica digital - The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca created a Sala Digital on YouTube with 13 concerts which have received 12,000 visits. You can still see and hear them on YouTube at...
The National Emergency Operations committee (COE) decided Monday that residents of cantons under “yellow light” health emergency rules can resume outdoor exercise. The move coincides with the reopening of parks in Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca, many of which have been...
Lunes, 8/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada Otras cosas - Titular - Más barreras para discapacidad (More barriers for disabled) - The coronavirus has made life for the disabled, especially the blind and deaf, much more difficult. The first group because of the...
By Sylvan Hardy Change is in the air, according to Ecuador’s meteorology institute (Inamhi), as the rainy season gives way to the dry season. In the inter-mountain region of the country, June weather will range between cloudiness with some rain to periods intense...
Despite new concerns about intensive care hospital capacity, Cuenca will remain under yellow light health emergency status for another week. The municipal Emergency Operations Committee (COE) heard from health and business officials Friday night before deciding to...
Jueves, 4/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Virtual foto exhibit - The Alianza Francesa presented a foto exhibit titled "El viaje fantástico desde tu casa" on its Facebook page today. It's composed of 20 fotos selected from 150 submitted....
Miércoles, 3/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada Otras cosas - Titular - Intereses y mora se acumulan (Interest and delinquency accumulate) - (mora - delay in fulfilling an obligation - your word for the day and mora is more than just a blackberry. Here's where...
It was the end of an unseasonably hot day and not a leaf stirred. Tiny particulate, back-lit by rays of the diminishing sun, seemed to float like a dirty mist over the scene. Darwin, Edie and I were pretty worn out after spending the day in the countryside celebrating...
Don't count Cuenca's Mansión Alcázar boutique hotel out just yet. Although the management announced May 21 that the historic district hotel is closing its doors due to the uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 health crisis, it says hopes to reopen when the time is...
Martes, 2/6/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - No hay nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Diez mil alumnos no tienen internet (Ten thousand students do not have internet) - About 21,000 students in Azuay started classes yesterday under the regimen of the coast and Galápagos....
