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By Markku Sario For a taste of something different, you must try Namaste India, at Calle Larga 8-81 y Benigno Malo. The entrance is very modest, with typical Cuencano small café signage out front, but the inside is a delightful surprise. A short hallway opens up into...
Viernes, 23/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - They have all started or are finished. There was a Hip-Hop concert <Which I'm guessing is not the type of venue most of you frequent anyway.> and a showing of the movie "Santa Elena en...
Jueves, 22/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Video Experimental <That was Spanish - not reversed word order> - An experimental video work was presented hoy a las 1900 in the Saladentro art space. It explores the effect of trauma in...
Miércoles, 21/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda event - Tango - The Cultural Unit of the U. of Cuenca presented "Tango Nuevo en Universidades" Wednesday in the teatro Carlos Cueva Tamariz. Argentinean singer, composer and pianist Alejandro...
Domingo, 18/3/2018 Hola, Todos Pagina cultural- Sunday's agenda events - "Jornadas Libertarias" (Libertarian Days) - This collective is opening a show called "PintadaPintaPintemosPintaremosPinton" (GraffitiPaintPaintPaintPaint) <Sounds like a conjugation exercise...
This morning I spoke with a friend of mine who lives in Thailand. He's been there for over 10 years. He told me he is starting to miss enough things about the United States that he's thinking about heading back there in a year (or less). He was a big outdoors guy and...
Three members of Cuenca's municipal council are preparing a proposed ordinance that would control the amount property owners can charge for rent. The ordinance would also have provisions to make discrimination in rentals illegal. “The new rules will ensure that that...
By Tom Larsen If you are interested in the Arts and Culture of Ecuador (In particular, Cuenca) don’t miss this opportunity to witness a tribute to one of Cuenca’s own. Efraín Jara Idrovo is considered the most important living poet in Ecuador. In 1999, Doctor Jara was...
Viernes, 16/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming agenda event - Palestinian film - The show "Cine Palestino" will be from 21-23/3 in the CCE. The Palestinian Ambassador to Ecuador, Hani Ayoub Remawi, will attend the opening el próximo martes a las 10:00. He...
Jueves, 15/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Film cycle - The 3 day film cycle "Ciclo de Cine Debate Documental El Arte después de Duchamp, a 100 años de "la Fuente" (Film Series Documentary Debate - Art after Duchamp, 100 years after "The...
Martes, 13/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Book presentation - "Yo soy el mal" (I am evil) by Nicolás Esparza was presented Tuesday in the Palier Café Libro (Luis Cordero y Pres. Córdova). Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Otro...
Federal prosecutors have dropped all charges against Cuenca businessman Juan Pablo Eljuri in connection with the distribution of bribe money from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht to Ecuadorian officials. Eljuri, a member of one of Latin America's...
By Robert Bradley There is bad news and good news on Cuenca’s San Sebastian Plaza. Fortunately, the bad news is brief and the good news goes long into the night. Casa Azul Galeria Cafe has closed. I understand the closure will be brief, the vibe will be much the same...
The residents and business owners of three Cuenca neighborhoods say it’s time for the city follow to through on promises to control prostitution. “They have told us for years that they would control it but nothing has happened,” says Av. Huayna Cápac businessman Juan...
Lunes, 12/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Book announcement - The Chilean ambassador, Eduardo Tapia Riepel, announced that they will publish a book about Gabriela Mistral in quichua and Spanish this year. Articles about - Community store...
Domingo, 11/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Today's translation/summary is from El Tiempo. Pagina ¿Qué Hacer? - Cultura - "Alba" - Film and talk - 13/3 a las 7:00 - Auditorio Alianza Francesa (Tadeo Torres y Av. Solano) - free. MIRADA: Danza - 15/3 a las 20:00 in La Casa el Coco...
Thousands of Ecuador expats has been affected by changing health care insurance requirements in the country. Rivers of mixed messages and misinformation, both from the government and the gringo social media, have left many wondering where to turn for an accurate...
Viernes, 9/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Sorry, it will be a short issue today. Aun con el resfrio, and I feel like a loser in a game of Dizzy Lizzy. Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Muestra de fotografía - Argentinian Alejandra Cultrera came to photograph Ecuador and...
Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera said Thursday that the fare for Cuenca’s tram system will be 35 cents when it begins operations early next year. Those over 65 and students from six to 18 will ride free. Cabrera said fares would be paid with the same electronic card that...
Jueves, 8/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Teatro - "Cuando llegue Rosa" (When Rosa arrives) by Carlos Gallegos and starring René Zavala, will be hoy a las 20:00 in the "La Guarida" Centro Cultural (Mariscal La Mar y Luis Pauta). Articles...
