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Ecuador’s Interior Ministry has granted Cuenca’s Citizen Guard permission to carry protective gear following an increasing number of physical assaults. Beginning October 22, the guard will be authorized to carry small billy clubs and tear gas and wear protective body...
Lunes, 30/9/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Exposición - "A poder de la boca," (To the power of the mouth) a showing of paintings by Santiago Guillermo and 19 of his students is showing in the gallery of the Empresa Municipal de Desarrollo...
Marching to the strains of “We are the champions” by Queen, the Cuenca Lionesses took a victory lap around the track at Alejandro Serrano Aguilar stadium Saturday night following their 2-0 win over the Quito Ñañas. With the victory, Cuenca was crowned national...
I imagined the day would prove to be rather uneventful. The gray dome that commands the sky almost all day was encouraging folks into the comfort of home; so it seemed to me like a good time for me to catch up on a little reading, fix a pot of hot tea and hang around...
Formed just six months ago, the Cuenca Lionesses hope to do something tonight the Cuenca men’s football team hasn’t done in 15 years: win a national championship. The team is also likely to do something else the men rarely do: fill Alejandro Serrano stadium with fans....
Viernes, 27/9/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Teatro - "Papakuna - Agrotreatro Cómico Musical, a comedic history of the potato, will be presented Friday in the teatro Pumapungo. The play developed in parallel with extensive research and points...
By Robert Bradley Matthew Blau’s EAT has relocated to Calle Honorato Vasquez and the fixin's are better than ever. Formerly located in the old Castle complex on Paseo tres de Noviembre, EAT is now cheek-to-jowl with other fine restaurants on what some gringos refer to...
The Catholic archdiocese of Cuenca has defended its plan to install a café in one of the front towers of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, claiming it had submitted an application for the work in mid-2018 and believed the project had been given the go-ahead...
Miércoles, 25/9/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Teatro - The Escenarios del Mundo theater festival opened Wednesday with a performance of "Lear" by Viajeinmóvil from Chile a las 20:00 in the teatro Pumapungo. The opening parade starts from the...
Of course, you’ve noticed there’s more than one type of rain. It falls at different rates in different amounts and is usually driven by various wind forces. It may come for a few moments or for days. Droplets quickly complete their journey from the heavens, their...
Martes, 24/9/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Cine Etnográfico - There will be 2 venues for the 4th Ethnographic Film Festival of Ecuador - the auditorium of CIDAP and the Sala Alfonso Carrasco of the CCE. The Festival will screen short and...
By Irene Gardner One of the many challenges that new and long-time expats face in Cuenca is figuring out where to turn for help if a medical emergency arises. Often complicating matters is a language barrier when expats do not know Spanish. Locating and communicating...
Text and photos by Robert Bradley Thousands of celebrants from Ecuador's Andean and Amazonian regions joined together in Cuenca on Saturday to celebrate Killa Raymi or Fiesta de la Luna and pay tribute to the fertility of the Pacha Mama or Mother Earth. Organized by...
Lunes, 23/9/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Teatro - The 13th edition of the Festival International Escenarios del Mundo (Stages of the World International Festival) will be from este miércoles, 25/9 to 7/10 with 42 performances in theaters...
By Tom Larsen We need your help so that Diana Vázquez can attend the 4th World Conference of Women and Shelters in Taiwan, Nov 5 – 9, 2019. Asociación Mujeres con Ėxito (Women with Success) and its parent organization, Fundación María Amor, provide shelter, childcare...
The restaurant business is a difficult undertaking no matter how you slice it; the reward a restaurateur seeks is the guest's most expendable dollar. It is only after the rent and utilities are paid, the housekeeper’s wages accounted for, groceries purchased, and all...
What are the most common crimes and misdemeanors in Cuenca? According to the new video surveillance system monitored by Cuenca’s Citizen Security Council (CSC), they are public drunkenness, public love-making and graffiti. The CSC which began operation in July with...
National and local police are warning that thieves in Cuenca have introduced new strategies to separate victims from their money. Although they say most of the new tricks do not involve physical assault, the threat of violence always exists during robberies. Three...
Vadim Avdeev, a former Russian military and civilian cybersecurity expert, says that Ecuador’s government was warned of inadequate data security measures long before last week’s hack that exposed the personal information of almost 20 million residents. He also says...
Officials in Cuenca and Manta as well as Ecuador's tourism ministry are in discussions with two airlines about establishing flights between the two cities. Citing a study by the Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro in Manta, they say that current demand justifies one or two...
