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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...
Viernes, 20/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming agenda events - Concierto - Altiplano de Chile will bring their "El Reencuentro" (Reunion) tour to Cuenca on 26/10 a las 20:00 in the teatro Carlos Cueva Tamariz. Auditions - Roles in "Cabalgata Nocturna"...
By LIam Higgins Cuenca building contractor Carlos Taiano sees better times ahead for his business. Acknowledging the hard times he's gone through in recent years, he borrows an old maxim to illustrate his point: It’s usually darkest just before daybreak. “The last...
An exhibit at New York City's Museum of Modern Art showcasing the history and craft of Ecuador’s Panama hat is causing a dust-up among some museum-goers. “Is clothing design and manufacturing really art?” a critic asked in the New York Post. According the exhibit...
Jueves, 19/10/2016 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Cine en CIDAP - "Silver Sponn" (sic), directed by Keisuke Yoshida, was shown Thurs. in the auditorio at CIDAP as part of the film series on crafts. Ingreso libre (Free entrance - your words for...
For most Cuencanos, the city’s independence is the biggest celebration of the year. Not only does it attract the largest crowds but it lasts the longest. This year, the holidays begin officially on Wednesday, November 1 and wrap up Sunday, November 5. The celebration...
Miércoles, 18/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Conferencia - "Práctica de derechos de autor" (Copyright practice) will be the subject of a conference mañana from 16:45-19:15 at the CCE. Conciertos - The OSC will perform...
Martes, 17/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - "Poetry Slam Cuenca" - The second poetry slam is calling for participants. Register at poetryslamcuenca@gmail.com until 27/10. <Nothing I saw said it had to be in Spanish. So if...
By Susan Burke March There’s a saying attributed to more than one male philosopher that says, “Give a man a fish, and you’ll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you’ve fed him for a lifetime.” Education is no doubt, important. It is a key component of...
Since government-owned Tame airlines resumed flights between Cuenca and Guayaquil July 31 it has sold less than 50% of its seats on the 60-passenger ATR aircraft that cover the route. “The response has been disappointing but there are reasons for it,” says Carlos...
Lunes, 16/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Exposición - Paintings reflecting 40 years of work by Julio Montesinos Burbano are on show at the Casa de la Provincia (sector San Blas). Cine foro (Film Forum) - "Pompoko," a film...
Domingo, 15/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Cuarto Ciclo de Cine (4th Film Cycle) - CIDAP and the Instituto de Cine y Creación Audiovisual <all cognates so you can do your own translating> will present a film cycle...
Viernes, 13/9/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Festival de Danza - Ecuador will be the location for the Primer Festival Internacional de Danza en Pareja (1st International Couples Dance Festival) from 18-21/10. On el...
Jueves, 12/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Thurs.) agenda events - Festival - There was a meeting Thurs. to organize the Free Media Festival. (I wonder when the festival is supposed to start - this coming Monday? or in a few months?) Upcoming and...
Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera’s latest explanation for why the signing of the tranvía has been delayed was not enough to keep dozens of business and property owners from blocking Av. Las Americas Thursday. The protestors say they will ask the Ministry of Public works,...
Two police officers were injured Tuesday afternoon as they escorted officials from the Rio Blanco gold mine between meetings in Molleturo. Molleturo, located 20 miles west of Cuenca in the Cajas Mountains, has been the scene of several protests against the mining...
Although six of the seven bus companies that provide Cuenca’s municipal bus service have signed an agreement that will raise fares from 25 cents to 30 cents, the hold-out says it objects to a requirement to replace its buses with a new European model. Ricaurtesa says...
Ecuador Assistant Attorney General Diego García reported Monday that the Municipality of Cuenca had good reason to terminate its project management agreement with the Four Rivers Consortium of Cuenca (CCRC). The city is in a mediation with CCRC in a court in Santiago,...
A Peruvian man was arrested Monday on suspicion of being part of a gang that targets motorists on Cuenca historic district streets. According to national police, the gang or gangs, operates in groups of three, with one member driving a car that rear-ends another...
Although its overall impact has fallen in recent years, money sent home from Ecuadorians living abroad -- or remittances, as the payments are commonly known -- remains a vitally important part the country’s economy. In 2016, remittances totaled $2.6 billion, mostly...
