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Author's note: This is the second in a multi-part series on fats (updated) — in a recent column about trans fats, we see that in many, but not all countries, trans fats have been eliminated, due to their known health hazards — read Part I here. In Part III I'll...
Although much of it is technically illegal under health emergency restrictions, public market areas of Cuenca have reopened for business. "We don't have the personnel to enforce all the rules," says a member of the city's Citizen Guard who asked not to be identified....
Miércoles,13/5/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina educación y cultural - Restaurantes - The Fundación Municipal Turismo para Cuenca is preparing a handbook for food and drink businesses to reopen. It is working with the U. of Cuenca and local researchers to...
Responding to a claim in an online business newsletter that Cuenca would relax health emergency restrictions on May 17, Mayor Pedro Palacios said Wednesday that a final decision will not be made until Friday or Saturday. “We are approaching the reopening point but the...
Work on Cuenca's tram system resumed on Tuesday following approval by the cantonal Emergency Operations Committee (COE). According to Mayor Pedro Palacios, the project remains on schedule to begin commercial operations in the second half of the year. "When we...
Martes, 5/5/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina educación y cultural <A new name for the page> - The Alianza Francesa is preparing a new site where individuals can share the music they're listening to during the health emergency. You can go to...
The Ministries of Health and Tourism and the Agency for Sanitary Control have released a 21-page document specifying the regulations that restaurants, bars and cafes must follow when they reopen. Most of Ecuador's eating and drinking establishments are closed to...
Lunes, 11/5/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - There was no pagina cultural today. <Another victim of Covid?> Del cuerpo del periodico - La Fiesta de la Música cancelled - This annual festival which is organized by the Alianza Francesa has...
President Lenín Moreno says he is frustrated that only three of the country's 221 cantons have opted to relax Covid-19 restrictions beginning today. Last week, all cantons continued the health emergency lockdown. "I am frustrated that more municipalities [cantons]...
Cuenca will continue in lockdown mode until at least May 17, the cantonal Emergency Operations Committee (COE) decided Friday night. Committee members said they are concerned about overloading local hospitals with coronavirus patients and say that several other...
By Jeremiah Reardon Dedicated to Cary Riggs (pen name Jay Cardam). Former CWC Member. Died May 2, 2020 in New Orleans. You may have wondered what was going on in that back room of the Sunrise Café as you passed by to the bathroom or took a table in the light-filled...
It's time to get back to work. That's the message President Lenin Moreno delivered to the country Thursday night in a television address. "We have worked hard to overcome the deadly coronavirus and we continue with that mission but it is now time to begin our return...
Jueves, 7/5/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - "Harry Potter en casa" - Harry Potter fans can learn more about his magical world at the web page wizardingworld.com where there are resources and activities for all ages. There are podcasts and...
By Ed Konderla In our present state we sure have a lot of time to reflect on things. In the pre-Covid virus days, many of us had an unlimited amount of distractions. We kept our heads locked, looking straight ahead, zeroing in on the next distraction like walking on a...
Ecuador’s number of confirmed Covid-19 cases dropped by more than 2,400 from Tuesday to Wednesday but the Health Ministry says it does not reflect any change in the spread of the virus. “This was a clerical error and it has been corrected,” said Deputy Minister of...
Miércoles, 6/5/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Serenades - El Comité de Operaciones de Emergencia (COE) Nacional has approved a protocol to allow artists to work for Mothers Day. Serenades will be allowed on el 9 & 10/5 from 9-20:00 with...
I think everyone knows having a “knack” for something means that you’re a lot better at doing that thing than the average person. If you have a “knack,” it’s likely that others have noticed your enhanced abilities in what ever your area or areas of expertise happen to...
Martes, 5/5/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada Otras cosas - Titular - Joyería y calzado, comercios a la baja (Jewelry and footwear, shops on the downside) - The health emergency is affecting the economies of eastern cantons such as Gualaceo, a shoe making center,...
Lunes, 4/5/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - MMAM - The Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno has two on line exhibits. The first is "Tiempo natural" by Juan Carlos León with photos of his sculptures on the themes of the stripping away of nature and...
Sunday was clean-up day in Cuenca following Saturday's floods. On Saturday, emergency responders were called to three neighborhoods to evacuate families as rivers overflowed following two days of heavy rain. According to the Cuenca fire and rescue service, damaging...
