Cuenca News
Miércoles, 17/7/2019 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Planetario – The planetarium will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon mission with a photo exhibit which will run until 31/7. Other activities include a conference, “Misión Apolo 11” el jueves, 18/7 a las 18:30; a showing of the movie Apolo 11...
By Jill Cornfield Retirement may mean different things to different people, but most agree on one thing. It should be stress-free. However, lack of stress usually comes from years of planning and decades of saving — which not everyone can do. The average savings balance in the U.S. is less than $60,000. Few people can...
Lunes, 15/7/2019 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – La Condamine – The members of the Comité Turistico Cultural de la calle La Condamine have active arts and cultural activities during the weekends. The galleries and arts centers which are next to the Cruz del Vado will have shows of paintings, sculpture,...
Ecuador’s Transit Commission (CTE) is introducing a bar code system that allows residents to report bribery demands or other misconduct by transit police or officials. The new program is called “Don’t give corruption a chance.” According to Edison Moscoso, Cuenca CTE director, barcodes will be attached to transit police cars and badges and will also...
I carry a camera with me nearly everywhere and almost every day. It encourages me to keep my eyes open to possibilities — there is always something special happening in Cuenca, my job is to record a moment and share it with you. Here are ten of my favorites taken over the last few weeks.
By Dr. Anna Wilson Soon after my arrival in Cuenca I noticed a phenomenon. I call it the “I’m-a-better-gringo-than-you” chorus. These are self-appointed expat police or behavior modification doctors. It starts when someone reports, on social media or at a social gathering, an adverse event they experienced in Ecuador. For example, shoddy workmanship, obtuse government...
Jueves, 11/7/2019 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Teatro – “Pentesilea, la reina de las Amazonas” opened Thursday in the sala Alfonso Carrasco at the CCE. It will continue viernes y sábado. Cost: $5.00. Cine de la India – Las Jornadas de Cine y Filosofía will run until el viernes with...
Miércoles, 10/7/2019 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Salvador Dalí – Two series of prints by Dalí, “Las cenas de Gala” and “Los sueños caprichosos de Pantagruel” are on tour and will be in Cuenca el viernes, 12/7 a las 19:00 in the Museo Pumapungo. Del cuerpo del periodico – New...
Hi, I’m Martín…Señor Martín Pescador to be exact. Brian isn’t around right now, neither is Edie. El Fantasma is gone too. That’s why I’m doing the writing today. Brian and Edie are my buddies. We’re close enough that Brian is trusting to me to do the talking this time. He said if I did a...
According to Mexican urban planner Roberto Ponce, Cuenca should look at the experiences of other cities as it formulates a master transportation plan. “To reduce traffic in its central city London made the cost of public parking prohibitively high,” he says, noting that the move increased the use of public transit services. According to Ponce,...
Martes, 9/7/2019 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De la pagina cultural – Revista – The magazine “Resaltador Digital” will be presented mañana a las 19:00 in the Piazza del Río at the Mall del Río. Charla – There will be a talk on “La ciencia y el lenguaje de los símbolos como punto de partida...
An unusually heavy snowfall Monday night covered the Cajas Mountains from elevations of 4,200 meters and higher. Personnel at the Cajas National Park, west of Cuenca, estimated that snowfall measured as much as 14 centimeters in some locations. “Snow in the Cajas is typical in July and August but we were surprised by the amount...
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