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Jueves,1/8/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Book drive - 200-300 children from the city and the rural communities attend the Tambo de Lectura reading program in the Semillero de Artistas in the CCE. A book drive to provide reading material for...
By Jeff Van Pelt People love to debate how much crime there is in their town, whether it is getting worse, and where it is the worst. A more profitable enterprise is to look at how to avoid being the target of crime wherever you are. The information in this article...
Miércoles, 31/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - XIV Bienal catalogue - The bi-lingual, 540 page catalogue for the last Bienal held from 23/11/2018 to 3/2/2019 will be presented el jueves, 8/8 a las 19:00 in the Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno...
Ecuador’s national football federation said that Deportivo Cuenca will be allowed to play Friday following the payment of $30,000 to a former goalkeeper and his agent. The federation said, however, that the team must pay much larger sums against its debt in the coming...
As the number of Venezuelan immigrants continues to grow, Cuenca officials say the city has reached the limit of its ability to provide assistance. “We need financial support to continue to provide services and we have appealed to President Lenin Moreno for help,”...
Martes, 30/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Teatro - The Teatro Brujo will present "El Diablito" el viernes y sábado próximos a las 20:00 in the Prohibido Centro Cultural. Festival de Artes Selva - The Simbiosis festival de Ciencias y Artes...
Although Mayor Pedro Palacios says the city is making “impressive progress” in efforts to put Cuenca’s long-delayed tram into operation, some municipal councilmen say there needs to be a firm schedule. Following his upset victory over incumbent mayor Marcelo Cabrera...
Lunes, 29/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Poca asistencia a megaparques (Low attendance at megaparks) - Despite the summer vacations, there were few people in 3 of the 4 megaparques last weekend, although low...
Cuenca’s professional football team, Deportivo Cuenca, could go out of business if it can’t pay its bills. “The financial situation is bleak and unless a solution is found very quickly, the football team will not play this weekend,” says former club president Mario...
By Robert Bradley Cuenca street artists who enjoy painting large-scale pieces are familiar with El Vado. Bajada del Vado is famed for the often dramatic street art climbing the steep draw, some crumbling even more rapidly than the wall they use as a canvas. The...
Sábado, 27/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Feria - <for you shoppers out there> - There was a crafts and other products fair Satureay the Portal Artesanal. <Bolívar y Huayna Cápac>. Bicentennial - The bicentennial of Cuenca's...
Author's note: This is one of an occasional series detailing the challenges and aspirations of rural Ecuadorians and the importance of preserving their villages tucked in the hollows and perched on the ridges of the high Andes. By the way, some of you may remember --...
Jueves, 25/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Monólogo - The monologue, "Sola" will be performed hoy, viernes 26, y sábado 27/7 a las 20:00 in the Nómada space at the CCE ( Pres. Córdova y Luis Cordero). It's about a woman who is suffering...
By Margaret Winter The Jazz Society Café, now in its seventh year, serves up world-class live jazz four nights a week in the heart of the historic center. The club is a magnet for jazz lovers from Cuenca and for tourists from around the world. Fans come back again...
The Ministry of Health has carried out a series of inspections of so-called natural health products, closing two stores and ordering vendors at two markets to discard outdated and unapproved products. Conducted on Monday and Tuesday by the ministry’s health...
Miércoles, 24/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Teatro - Paka Yana will be staged by the Obsidiana Dorada Teatro el 27/7 a las 20:00 in the Prohibido Centro Cultural. Graphics and Painting - The Primer Encuentro de Gráfica y Pintura (First...
The union of Cuenca taxi owners is demanding that the city step up efforts to keep Uber and other internet-app taxi services from entering the local market. “Uber is already working in the city although they are not working off the app,” says taxi owner Carlos...
Martes, 23/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - U. of Cuenca museum - The museum which will be in the Facultad de Medicina on av. 12 de Abril will open gradually with the first gallery open el 15/9. The inaugural will be in noviembre. The...
By Sylvester Grahame La Olla Esmeraldena, Gran Colombia 13-62 and Estevez de Toral, is a jammed-packed joint that is as cheery as a day at the beach and has food that is both bright and welcoming. Ceviches from $5, a hearty almuerzos or the extravagant, Mariscos al...
Joining other cities in Ecuador, Cuenca Mayor Pedro Palacios announced Monday that the city will no longer fund the Queen of Cuenca beauty pageant. “We spend $23,000 to $24,000 a year on the event and I’m sure we can find a more appropriate use for those funds,” he...
