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Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Cine - The film cycle "El diseño Invisible al servicio del Cine" (The Invisible design at the service of the Cinema) <Not sure what that means - maybe all the work that goes into films that isn't...
President Lenin Moreno said Tuesday that the federal government will make sure Cuenca has the financial resources to complete the city’s tram system. The project, which is almost 90% complete, is two years behind schedule and awaiting a new project manager. Moreno...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Vocal technique workshop - The Intensivo Internacional de Técnica Vocal workshop will be in the Imay Centro Cultural on 8 & 9/7. Monument - On 4/7 at 10:00, a monument to the Mariscal José...
Claiming that penalties for driving offenses are too often disproportionate to the crime, the Cuenca municipal government is asking for changes to Ecuador’s Integrated Criminal Code (COIP). “The best example of the problem is sending drivers to jail for speeding,”...
Depositors in an illegal banking operation shut down over the weekend in Cuenca and Santa Isabel may have a long wait to recoup their money. And there may not be much money to recoup, officials warn. According to Azuay Province prosecutor Adrian Rojas, MTCoin, or...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Exposición - "Divergente" will be at the Galería Yuyay (Luis Moscoso y Manuel Egnacio Ochoa) until 15/7. The show is of work by students in the 7th cycle of visual arts. Book launch - "Situación...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Domingo cultural - Sunday cultural event in the Museo de la Ciudad was a short film, "El robo de las ases" (The robbery of the aces). Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Exposición - An exhibit of about 100...
Hundreds of Cuenca investors, including some North American expats, may be victims of an illegal banking operation shut down over the weekend. Police began making arrests Friday and seized office equipment and vehicles Saturday belonging to MTCoin Banco del Futura...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Book presentation - "Breve Historia de la Supervisión Educativa de la provincia del Auay, Requiéscat in pace" (Brief History of Educational Supervision of the province of Auay, Rest in Peace) by Mauro Bravo Bravo...
Hola, Todos - I think I need to clarify the purpose of this column. I go through the El Mercurio newspaper and translate articles about things to go to or things to do <since retired ex-pats seem to need as much entertainment as the average 5 year old> as well...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Premier - "Ciudad Esmog" (Smog City) premiers tonight at 20:30 in the teatro Pumapungo. Cost: $8.00. Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Exposición - An exhibit of work by Hernán Illescas will open tomorrow at...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Tues.) agenda events - Festival La Orquídea - The 6th edition of "La Orquídea" Film Festival was presented Tues. at 10:00. The festival will run from 24/11 to 1/12. Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Teatro - "Ciudad Esmog"...
The merchants of Plaza San Francisco are complaining that the city has missed two deadlines to relocate them to temporary quarters on Calle Padre Aguirre. The city first announced the move would be complete by May 29 and then revised it to June 12. Renovation work on...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming agenda event - Conversatorio - There will be a discussion on "Simbología de la Cultura Cañari" (Symbology of the Cañari Culture) on miércoles, 21/6 in the multiple use Sala at the U. of Azuay. It is organized by CIDAP and the...
Ecuador’s Ministry of Transport and Public Works (MTOP) began talks with Cuenca business and city government officials on Monday to plan the resumption of Tame Airlines flights between Cuenca and Guayaquil. Tame is owned by the Ecuadorian government. Last week, MTOP...
A judge has ordered that ETAPA general manager Iván Palacio be held in “preventive detention” as a pretrial investigation continues into allegations that he awarded a $10 million water project contract to his relatives. ETAPA, a Cuenca public utility company, manages...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming agenda events Taller-laboratorio - A workshop-lab on Viewpoints given by Anne Bogart will be tomorrow in the Cento Cultural La Guarida. Cost: $60.00. <Gee, I always thought having a viewpoint was free even though it might...
It’s been a year since Cuenca’s new animal protection ordinance went into effect but critics say few of the formal complaints are being investigated. Of the 238 complaints filed by the public, legal action has been taken on only eight cases while the rest have been...
The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) has provided dental care to 51,110 Cuenca patients since the beginning of the year and administrators estimate the total will top 130,000 by the end of 2017. In a program started in January, the 47 dentists and dental technicians...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming agenda event - Fiesta de la Música - The Music Festival will open this viernes próximo at 20:00 in the teatro Carlos Cueva Tamariz with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca performing. Danza - "La consegración de la primavera" (The...
