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Gary Manners has been appointed British Honorary Consul in Cuenca, assuming his duties Thursday in a ceremony with British Ambassador to Ecuador Katherine Ward. With a background in marketing, communication, social work and education, Manners’ appointment covers...
Local and federal officials have agreed to work with a community group to reduce crime in Cuenca but some are disputing the claim that major crime is on the rise in the city. “Combating crime is always a worthy cause and we are happy to assist in this mission,” says...
CuencaHighLife editor David Morrill recently sent me a copy of a story he read in the Quito newspaper El Comercio. He said it was quite a sad story yet newsworthy and asked if I would rewrite it in English for our readers. I read the story twice but I heard a...
Viernes, 19/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Teatro - To commemorate its 10th anniversary, the Teatro Brujo will stage "ARS Erótika" in the El Prohibido Centro Cultural este 18, 19, y 20/7. Exposición - Painter Silvia Pantuso's show...
By Sylvan Hardy When Ronny Bustamante and Vera Boonyatarp heard that Cuenca’s Thai Connection restaurant was for sale, the timing couldn’t have been better. “We were living in Quito at the time and were ready to make a change in our lives,” says Ronny. “We had been...
Jueves,18/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Festival de Cine La Orquidea - This film festival will not take place in noviembre of this year, but has been postponed until 21 marzo, 2020 on the Día del Agua. <Isn't that also Pawkar Raymi?>...
Miércoles, 17/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Planetario - The planetarium will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon mission with a photo exhibit which will run until 31/7. Other activities include a conference, "Misión Apolo 11" el...
By Jill Cornfield Retirement may mean different things to different people, but most agree on one thing. It should be stress-free. However, lack of stress usually comes from years of planning and decades of saving — which not everyone can do. The average savings...
Lunes, 15/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - La Condamine - The members of the Comité Turistico Cultural de la calle La Condamine have active arts and cultural activities during the weekends. The galleries and arts centers which are next to the...
Ecuador’s Transit Commission (CTE) is introducing a bar code system that allows residents to report bribery demands or other misconduct by transit police or officials. The new program is called “Don’t give corruption a chance.” According to Edison Moscoso, Cuenca CTE...
I carry a camera with me nearly everywhere and almost every day. It encourages me to keep my eyes open to possibilities -- there is always something special happening in Cuenca, my job is to record a moment and share it with you. Here are ten of my favorites taken...
By Dr. Anna Wilson Soon after my arrival in Cuenca I noticed a phenomenon. I call it the “I’m-a-better-gringo-than-you” chorus. These are self-appointed expat police or behavior modification doctors. It starts when someone reports, on social media or at a social...
Jueves, 11/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Teatro - "Pentesilea, la reina de las Amazonas" opened Thursday in the sala Alfonso Carrasco at the CCE. It will continue viernes y sábado. Cost: $5.00. Cine de la India - Las Jornadas de Cine y...
Miércoles, 10/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Salvador Dalí - Two series of prints by Dalí, "Las cenas de Gala" and "Los sueños caprichosos de Pantagruel" are on tour and will be in Cuenca el viernes, 12/7 a las 19:00 in the Museo Pumapungo....
Hi, I’m Martín…Señor Martín Pescador to be exact. Brian isn’t around right now, neither is Edie. El Fantasma is gone too. That’s why I’m doing the writing today. Brian and Edie are my buddies. We’re close enough that Brian is trusting to me to do the talking this...
According to Mexican urban planner Roberto Ponce, Cuenca should look at the experiences of other cities as it formulates a master transportation plan. “To reduce traffic in its central city London made the cost of public parking prohibitively high,” he says, noting...
Martes, 9/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Revista - The magazine "Resaltador Digital" will be presented mañana a las 19:00 in the Piazza del Río at the Mall del Río. Charla - There will be a talk on "La ciencia y el lenguaje de los símbolos...
An unusually heavy snowfall Monday night covered the Cajas Mountains from elevations of 4,200 meters and higher. Personnel at the Cajas National Park, west of Cuenca, estimated that snowfall measured as much as 14 centimeters in some locations. "Snow in the Cajas is...
Lunes, 8/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Cine - 18 short films in this festival will be shown from hoy to 10/7 a las 19:00 in the Universidad de las Artes <Oops, 77777I think it's in Guayaquil.>. Danza - There will be a dance...
Viernes, 6/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Festival de Cine La Orquídea Cuenca - <This is a confusing article, so be warned I might be 180 degrees off.> The ex-prefect of Azuay, Paúl Carrasco, resigned from his office to run for mayor...
