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Exposición en Escuela Central - The exhibit, "Búsqueda y Encuentros," will have works by both Eduardo Segovia and Luis Alberto Medina. The show opened last Friday. Segovia is known for his ceramic art, but will show his paintings too. Medina is a painter originally...
Following the deaths of four inmates Friday at the Turi prison, Cuenca Mayor Cristian Zamora is asking the government to put the armed forces back in control of the prison. “While the soldiers were assigned there, we had very few incidences of violence,” he said....
Renting in Cuenca is a bit like dating; you have to decide whether you want someone who comes with baggage or someone who expects you to bring all the baggage yourself. Furnished apartments are the quick-and-easy choice. You can walk in with a suitcase, flop down on...
By Anastasia Austin and Douwe den Held Today, the Rio Blanco mining camp in south-central Ecuador lies in ruins. Shattered china litters the ground not far from a hollowed-out kitchen with no walls left standing. An abandoned mine tunnel — as wide as a house — stands...
Ecuador's Deposit Insurance Corporation (Cosede) will begin issuing payments to CREA cooperative account holders Friday following the conclusion of the liquidation process conducted by the Superintendent of Popular and Solidarity Economy (SEPS). Payments of up to...
Former presidential candidate and environmental attorney Yaku Pérez has filed a criminal complaint with the Attorney General against Dundee Precious Metals, owner of the Loma Larga mine in Azuay Province. Pérez claims Dundee made “economic and material donations” to a...
For most of my life I suspected that old people were up to something. They had a club, a code, perhaps even a ritual handshake. As a teenager I caught glimpses: my grandmother, who occasionally offered solemn homilies about patience or thrift, but never once mentioned...
By Garry Vatcher Thrift Shops. We love them and we hate them. Growing up in my small Newfoundland town, I didn’t have much exposure to thrift shops. In bigger towns, they were seen as places for those with limited resources — not somewhere people would shop if they...
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court begins hearings August 25 on dozens of lawsuits filed against three anti-crime laws proposed by President Daniel Noboa and passed by the National Assembly. More than 60 legal challenges have been filed against the Law of Public...
By Scott Levine Gone With the Wind (GWTW) is firmly enshrined in American cinematic history. It won a then-record 10 Oscars in 1940 (including best picture, best director, best actress, and best supporting actress), and the American Film Institute ranks it the #4...
Festival de la Cometa 2025 - Parque de las Luz, norte de Cuenca, Sunday, 24/8 - 10:00 -- prizes for the highest flying kite, the smallest, the biggest, and the most creative. Rutas de Casas Patrimoniales -- The Rutas de Casas Patrimoniales continues domingo, 24/8,...
Despite repeated states of emergency declared by the government, murders have increased 43% in the first seven months of 2025 compared to the same period of 2024. According to the latest National Police, statistics almost all of the increase has been recorded in...
Three thrones grace my palatial apartment, each with its own operating procedures and temperamental flaws. One of them is turned off most of the time and only fired up for special ceremonial occasions or visitors. In Spanish they are called inodoros, though the word...
When I first came to Cuenca, I made the mistake of asking people what the summers were like. The puzzled looks I got were almost as sharp as when I once asked a taxi driver if he’d ever considered raising his fares. “Summer?” they said, as if I’d asked what they...
Local and national tourism officials say non-stop flights between Cuenca and Manta could begin by the end of the year. On Monday, airport and tourism directors in the two cities signed a letter of intent with the national Tourism Directorate to begin the authorization...
Propuestas nutritivas y saludables - There is a new trend for restaurants to offer fresh, sustainable food to diners who think about what they eat and its effect on the planet. Vive Green has locations in the food courts at the Mall del Río and the Millenium Plaza....
The Federation of Indigenous and Peasant Organizations of Azuay (FOA) announced Wednesday that it will begin an indefinite strike September 23 to oppose development of the Loma Larga gold mine. The federation said it will be supported by the National Confederation of...
Alistan tres festivales de cometas - As a goodbye to school vacation, Cuenca will hold 3 kite festivals on the last Sundays of August. The EBS Gestores Culturales organization will hold the first event, "Tiempo de Cometas Verano 2025" in the Parque El Paraíso on...
It’s one of those mild Cuenca afternoons when the rain has decided to wait politely in the wings. I mount the back seat of a Hyundai Creta, one of those compact SUVs that tries to look muscular, but still has the heart and soul of a weak and feeble hatchback. My...
AMERICAN CITIZEN SERVICES IN THE CITY OF CUENCA August 28 and 29, 2025 The U.S. Consulate General in Guayaquil is pleased to announce that representatives from the Consulate will provide notarial, passport and CRBA services in Cuenca on August 28 and 29, 2025....
