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Lunes, 26/8/201 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Sumak Away - Doris Samaniego started Sumak Away 5 years ago and has been selling her clothing and macanas (ikat) at different fairs and shows. Currently the clothing is at Escaparate Creativo of the...
The Pumapungo Museum will host a September symposium and exhibition to celebrate renowned German archeologist, Frederico Max Uhle, and his work in Cuenca. The exhibit, titled Arqueología Urbana. Problemas y Perspectivas: 100 años de la presencia de Max Uhle en el...
Text and photos by John Keeble A volunteer medical center for refugees has opened next to the San Francisco Plaza to help people without the money or knowledge to meet their health needs. Grace, an acronym for Give Refugees A Chance, is treating and advising a growing...
Jueves, 22/8/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Jueves Cine - There will be 20 sessions of Thursday Film until 26/12. 18 full-length Ecuadorian films will be screened, all in sala 5 of the old Escuela Central. The 2nd film was today at 19:00 and...
By Sylvester Grahame I had lunch with a friend last week at Bento Japanese Lunchbox on Mariscal Sucre. When Michael noticed that Matthew Hart was the chef she remarked, “I wish I could play guitar and cook as well as he can.” I assured her she just might be able to if...
Miércoles, 21/8/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Concierto - Polish pianist, Raphael Alexandre Lustchevsky, will perform el sábado a las 19:00 in the teatro Sucre. Free. Danza - The piece "Criaturas del Olvido" will premier el 4 & 5/9 with...
Martes, 20/8/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Jueves cine - The Dirección de Cultura de la Municipalidad de Cuenca (Culture Directorate of the Municipality of Cuenca) will present the 2nd edition of Thursday Cine el próximo jueves. During the...
Lunes, 19/8/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Concurso de Literatura "Miguel Riofrío" 2019 - This competition sponsored by the CCE of Loja is accepting submissions of short novels until 16:00 el 6/7 from Ecuadorians of any age or sex. <So if...
According to Quora Digest, the southern hemisphere houses 12.2% of the world’s population. I was aware of this prior to moving to Ecuador; it was one of several determining factors that propelled my decision to move here. When I arrived, I quickly learned that the...
Sábado, 17/8/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Festival de la Cometa - The Cooperativa Jardín Azuayo is arrranging a kite festival, "Caldos, Calditos y Caldosos" domingo a las 10:00 in the Parque de la Luz in Miraflores. There will be kite...
The removal of import tariffs on sporting goods in Ecuador will benefit both consumers and sellers, according to the owner of Cuenca’s Cube Bike shop, Diego Contreras. “Everyone benefits from the change and I look forward to meeting new customers." Contreras says he...
By Tom Larsen Six years ago, an old youth hostal on a dirt road in the hills outside of Cuenca began its second life as a shelter for abused women and their children. Under the auspices of the Fundación Casa Maria Amor the site has been transformed into a refuge where...
Although rain across Ecuador will taper off today the thick cloud cover over most of the country will remain for at least three more days. The Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (Inamhi) adds that cool temperatures will also continue. In Cuenca, the weather...
Following the release of thousands of documents from the collapse of the Cuenca-based financial cooperative Coopera, Ecuador’s anti-corruption czar Iván Granda said that government officials are to blame for poor oversight as well as a subsequent cover-up. The 2013...
Miércoles, 14/8/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Museo de sitio Manuel Agustín Landívar - This museum remains closed due to lack of funds for archeological staff and to research and catalogue some 200 ceramics and stone pieces in the...
Cuenca’s air quality showed strong improvement in 2018 over 2017 and the city’s Transportation Monitoring Network says that the improvement continued through the first half of 2019. The monitoring network, a division of the city transportation department, says that...
Cuenca Mayor Pedro Palacios says there are no alternatives to the deep cuts he proposes in the new municipal budget. “I realize some of the measures are extreme but we have to live within our means and some of the projects proposed by the previous government cannot be...
Martes, 13/8/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Exposición - An exhibit of 17 large scale illustrations by "Lino" Marcelo Torres is at the Casa de las Posadas until 5/9. Del cuerpo del periodico - Construction Fair - "I Outlet del Constructor"...
Lunes, 12/8/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - La Casa Municipal de las Posadas - This example of domestic colonial architecture was built as a hotel on the road to Naranjal in the late 1800's for commercial travelers from as far away as Peru....
Dear Readers, It’s been noticeably cool of late, cold enough for the Canadians and Yankees who live here to agree on something, a rarity unto itself. The mornings are often crystal clear. Bracing even. Beautifully woven alpaca shawls of every hue are luxuriously...
