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Hola, Todos - I'm aware that some of you out there would like to censor what I write and curtail my freedom of speech. (Glad to see your attempts at upholding the best of American values.) Let me tell you that the only reason I translate for you is out of sense of...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Header notice - (The agenda items seem to have disappeared so there's now one short announcement in the header and then the articles.) Charla - There will be a talk Wed. at 15:00 in the Sala de Conciertos. The topic will be "Hibrido,...
Cuenca will finally get its arts university. When the government decided to build five new national universities in 2009, Cuenca was the first choice for the University of the Arts. Eventually, however, the university was located in Guayaquil after it was decided that...
In a campaign visit to Cuenca on Monday, presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso pledged financial support to complete the city’s tranvia project and to stop all mining above 2,800 meters. The candidate also said he would reduce government regulation of small...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Just to let you know that this weekend I will trade Sunday for Saturday since I have something to do Sunday and don't want to start translating at 10 pm. Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Teatro - The comedy "Entre violetas y...
Municipal councilwoman Dora Ordóñez is asking who will run the railroad when it’s finally finished. She is one of three council members questioning the operational plan for Cuenca’s new tram system. “All the emphasis has been on dealing with the construction delays...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Ongoing agenda event - National Hall of Ethnography - The Hall, on the first floor of the Museo Pumapungo, was remodeled with a new image and museography. There are some 11,000 pieces in the permanent collection. Articles about - Museo...
A long-time dream of cycling advocates, the city of Cuenca will soon begin planning a cross-city bike route connecting Av. Las Americas at Av. Primero de Mayo in the west, to the industrial park in the northeast. On Friday, the city signed an agreement with the...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Teatro - "Sueño de una noche de carnaval" (Carnaval Night's Dream) will be presented tonight at 20:00 in the sala "Alfonso Carrasco Vintimilla." Upcoming agenda events - Articles about - CCE - The Casa de la...
The long-delayed reconstruction of Cuenca’s San Francisco plaza will begin next month, Mayor Marcelo Cabrera announced on Thursday. Funds for the project, totaling $1.53 million, have been transferred to a city operating account. Cabrera said the plan to relocate...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Fiesta de la Francofonía - The Alianza Francesa has organized two concerts for this fiesta. The first was Thurs. in the teatro Pumapungo with Rod Barthet, and the second is Fri. at 20:00 in the teatro Sucre with...
The University of Cuenca recommendation for a higher city bus fare should be delivered to the Cuenca transportation department (EMOV) by the end of April, study leaders say. Bus companies have been demanding that the city of Cuenca allow a fare increase for years and...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Ongoing agenda event - Casting call - The folkdance group Wayrapamushkas of the U. of Cuenca is forming a children's group, "Guagua Wayra" (Yup, same guagua as in guaguas de pan in noviembre.) for kids 6 and up. Register at av. 12 de...
Public internet connectivity is on the rise in Cuenca, according to Boris Piedra of the public utility company ETAPA. “We will have 100 wifi hotspots by the end of April,” he says. “This was a goal we set two years ago we are proud to say we will achieve it.” There...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Tues.) agenda events - Día de la Poesía - There was/is a poetry recital marathon that started at 19:00. (There was a long list of poets, so I wonder how long they'll keep reading? Until everyone else gets bored and goes home?)...
Cuenca’s foundation festival next month will include more than 100 activities, organizers say. Proposals for events are being accepted until Friday, March 31. The Committee for Festivities says the foundation festival, scheduled for April 8 to 12, will include...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Mon.) agenda events - Concert workshop - There was a workshop Mon. on arranging music, spontaneous composition techniques, and vocal improvisation Mon. in the CCE. Articles about - Museo Pumapungo - An exhibit, "Cuenca, música...
Hundreds of public employees in Cuenca and Gualaceo were called into work Sunday afternoon to help with the clean-up following heavy rains that flooded streets and residential neighborhoods. Dozens of rural roads and highways were blocked by landslides and the...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda event - Paz Interior Cuencana (Cuencana Interior Peace) - This meeting was at 3:00 in el Sono. Articles about - Cultural Agenda 21 - Cuenca is one of the Ciudades Piloto (Pilot cities) for the international "Agenda 21"...
By David Kaufman In recent years Cuenca, Ecuador’s third-largest city, has quietly emerged as one of the most popular expatriate communities in the world. Set on the banks of the Tomebamba River in Ecuador’s southern highlands, the city is a 45-minute flight from the...
