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Although many residents may not have noticed due to coronavirus shelter-in-place rules, volcanic ash and gas from the Sangay volcano turned the sky over Cuenca hazy Wednesday morning. On several occasions on Tuesday and Wednesday, the city's air quality reached the...
By Susan Burke March As reported, water usage in Cuenca is up 25 percent, as well as the lack of recent rain. I had heard earlier this week that water usage was up 20 percent, and reached out to my friends on social media to get some top tips for saving water. Please...
Vice President Otto Sonnenholzner responded to complaints Tuesday night about the extension of the national curfew, which begins today at 2 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. "Many people tell me that concentrating food shopping into fewer hours increases the transmission risk of...
Martes, 24/3/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Photo exhibit - The "Photo Crew" Collective in Cuenca is preparing a compilation of photos taken during the Paro Nacional (National Strike) which can be downloaded for free. The project will include...
President Lenín Moreno said Tuesday that the nationwide curfew will begin at 2 p.m., effective Wednesday, due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus. On his Twitter account, the president said the 5 a.m. curfew end-time will not change. “This move is necessary to slow...
Lunes, 23/3/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Librimundi is planning to have cultural events on line. If you're interested in participating go to Instagram: @librimundicuenca. <I'm not sure if this participation would be as a provider or...
Sábado, 21/3/2020 Hola, Todos - Del cuerpo del periodico - Otras cosas - Titular - Uso progresivo de la fuerza (Progressive use of force) - The Corte Constitucional issued a favorable opinion about the constitutionality of Decree 1017 for the state of emergency but...
For the next few weeks, I would like to offer a few portraits of the friends and neighbors who are suffering cabin fever like the rest of us and patiently waiting to greet us once again.
Although many Cuenca restaurants continue to provide take-out meals, some are closing down entirely due to the loss of dine-in business. “We tried take-out for a few days but found that it was not economical and decided to close,” said one El Centro owner. “We had to...
Viernes, 20/3/2020 Hola, Todos - I will translate as many days as I have energy for, but headline and bullet points only on those days beyond 4 days per week. I will skip the pagina cultural altogether unless it's really interesting (to me). Otras cosas - Titular - Se...
By Brenda Langdon My daughters, Liana and Marisa, have always shared everything: a life on the road through many countries and continents with their humanitarian aid parents; Spanish as a first language; the same university; close ties to Vermont and professional...
Jueves, 19/3/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Documentaries - Encuentros del Otro Cine (EDOC) has released 18 documentaries to help you weather your Quedate En Casa (stay at home). The films include Siguiente round, El secreto de la luz, Ovoo,...
Yes, we're all staying home, trying to flatten the curve and slow the contagious COVID-19 coronavirus. Which got me to thinking — this could be a good time to kick some unhealthy habits and adopt some new healthy ones. Lent began on Wednesday, February 26, and...
Miércoles, 18/3/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Free books - The Spanish publisher Anagrama has added to the campaign, "#YoMe QuedoEnCasaLeyendo" (I stay at home reading) by making 5 ebooks available for free. <Of course, they're in...
Ecuador’s Ministry of Health reports 37 new cases of the coronavirus but admits the results may be skewed by a lack of testing. According to the Office of of Risk Management, only 668 tests have been administered since testing began four weeks ago. The Wednesday count...
Officials are expressing satisfaction at the public response to the first day of restrictions on personal movement in Ecuador. “We knew there would be problems on day one but we were generally pleased with compliance,” said Ecuador Interior Minister María Paula Romo...
Martes, 17/3/2020 Hola, Todos - Happy St. Patrick's Day. Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Biblioteca Digital - UNESCO has opened up it's digital library to the public. <You're on your own as to how to get into it.> CIDAP - CIDAP has suspended its activities...
Lunes, 16/3/2020 Hola, Todos - I'd like to not translate anything coronavirus related, but then there'd be almost no articles left. Except sports, and I'm not going there. De la pagina cultural - Muestra - "Costearte" will be showing at the centro cultural...
By Markku Sario First, may I apologize? I am Markku Sario of My Smorgasbord, not Robert Bradley, but merely a Bradley pro tempore with pretensions of adequacy. I am doing Robert’s column today while he is in the hospital with knee surgery that has become much more...
Jueves, 12/3/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Exposición - Cuenca is the first Latin American city in which Trouble Diaries Series ("Diarios Problemáticos) will be exhibited. The show by 19 international artists from almost every continent will...
