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In a meeting with Cuenca officials Friday, President Lenin Moreno backed up his ministers of finance and public works in guaranteeing the cash flow to complete the tranvía. In addition, he said the government will offer financial assistance and low-interest loans to...
Text and Photos by Bartley D’Alfonso America – both North American and South America – loves a parade, especially during patriotic holidays. It is when we commemorate our Independence and freedoms, by paying homage to those who serve (or have served) in uniform,...
Viernes, 3/11/2017 Hola, Todos - El Mercurio has a special Independence of Cuenca issue today and it's daunting - 66 pages. Obviously I'm going to be doing a lot of summarizing. Pagina cultural - Today's agenda event - Feria - The "Al otro lado del Río" (Across the...
Text and photos by Bartley D'Alfonso In the three and a half years of living in this wonderful city, yesterday was the first time I visited the main cemetery, the Cementerio Patrimonal de Cuenca, near the airport. November 2 is the “Day of the Dead” (Día de los...
Jueves, 22/11/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Museos - "Cuenca, Ciudad de los Cinco Sentidos" (Cuenca, City of Five Senses) is a program to visit the museums. It is hoy, de 10-21:00 and will start in the Museo Remigio Crespo Toral. Danza -...
In town for the inauguration of Cuenca’s independence celebration, Ecuador’s ministers of finance and public works said the city’s beleaguered tram project will be completed. The pledge of support seconded President Lenin Moreno's assurance given in June. Following a...
Miércoles, 1/11/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Concierto - "Esperanza" (Hope), a show by singer Diego Zamora was Wed. in the Iglesia Todos Santos. Free. Concierto - the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad de Cuenca played Wed. in the...
By Kristen Sawyer On the 2nd of November, the spirits come out to play. Seeking, crying, plotting, rejoicing spirits. They’re emboldened by the the time of year — Día de los Muertos. Day of the Dead. But in this conservative, significantly Catholic city, how many...
Over the next five days Cuenca will host 24 crafts, art and food fairs as part of the city’s independence festivities. In addition, the Historic and Patrimonial Areas Office says there will hundreds of concerts, dances, parades, and fireworks shows. Several new fairs...
Lunes, 30/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Monday's events included flag ceremony, a seminar which was part of the Festival de Danza Folclórica Tradiciones y Culturas, and a children's workshop in Santa Ana parish. Catalogue - The...
Domingo, 29/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Encuentro - "Convergencias" was Sunday in the Plaza San Francisco with 9 hours of proposals by 21 artists. <Did they break through the construction fencing to get into the plaza and would...
Viernes, 27/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Just finished making 3 gallons of colada morada. Everything is splashed with purple. Going to be a short column. Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Concierto - The Brass Band of the OSC played Friday in the gardens of CIDAP....
The Azuay Province Chamber of Tourism wants more small buses, or busetas, transporting travelers to and from Cuenca. It also supports legislation that would allow tour van companies to legally join the inter-provincial transportation market. According to Patricio...
Jueves, 26/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Program - The "Cuenca, ciudad de los cinco sentidos" (Cuenca, city of the five senses) program is at the Catedral Vieja, de 9:00 a 21:00, extended hours. Muestra (Show) - "Ríos de Cuenca," a...
Miércoles, 25/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Apologies for missing yesterday - computer stuff. The magic ceased to work last night and I had to call a genie to fix it. Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - CCE - There was an informational meeting Wed. about the actions CCE...
Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera announced Tuesday that an agreement has been reached with tranvía subcontractors who suffered financial loses when the project management firm walked off the job last October. Under the agreement, the city will pay GME-CITA $8.7 million...
Lunes, 23/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming agenda event - Exhibición - "La realiad como pretexto y el mito y lo efímero" (Reality as a pretext and myth and the ephemeral) will open el miércoles, 25/10 a las 19:00 in the Galería de la Alcaldía. Articles...
Domingo, 22/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming agenda event Taller de Socialización - A workshop to publicize the requirements for the Fund to promote Arts, Culture and Innovation, 2017-2018 will be held el martes, 24/10 a las 16:30 in the Sala de...
By Fernando Pagés Ruiz You know you serve a good meal when diners snap pictures of it to share on social media. The same holds true for a well-presented remodeling job. Here are a few postcards of one of my favorite architectural “meals,” the Casa del Aguila Hotel...
A Pichincha Province court ruled Friday that Cuenca businessman Juan Pablo Eljuri does not need to be jailed as he awaits trial on charges of participating in the Odebrecht bribery scandal. A three-judge panel reversed an earlier order for pre-trial detention. The...
