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Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera says the city is ready to take over project management for construction of the tram. He says he will make a decision today. Cabrera declared a state of “transportation emergency” on Saturday after announcing that negotiations had broken...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Concurso - The Perroween pet costume contest was today at 11:00 in the Hotel Oro Verde. Cost: $5.00. (Wonder if they had a category for the "mascota" (pet - your word for the day and now we've got that over...
Only days after announcing that an agreement had been reached with the Spanish company managing construction of Cuenca's tram, Mayor Marcelo Cabrera says the deal has fallen apart. On Saturday, the mayor declared a “state of urban mobility emergency,” a move that...
Text and photos by Bartley J. D’Alfonso In the past, someone sporting a tattoo conjured images of that person as being a military veteran, or a non-conformist rebel, or maybe even a former jailbird. But thanks to new innovations in this growing industry, tattoos have...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Friday´s agenda events - OSC - Vanesa Regalado sang with the symphony in the Museo Catedral Vieja. Conference - "Los blancos también lloran: el melodrama de la nación" (Whites also cry: the melodrama of the nation) was in the library of...
The city of Cuenca will be a topic of conversation next week at Habitat III, the United Nation-sponsored conference on sustainable living. The international event is expected to attract 20,000 to Quito from Oct. 17 to 20. Cuenca ranks 14th among cities of under two...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Short periodico today, I have to get up at 4 am tomorrow. Today's agenda events - "Carlitos de la Bicicleta" - Teatro Barojo performed Thurs. in the Casa de la Provincia. El Festival Internacional de Danza - Thurs.'s show was at Teatro...
Work on Cuenca’s Tranvía de los Cuatro Ríos will resume Monday morning following an agreement reached late Wednesday between the city and the consortium responsible for construction. The agreement followed a commitment by the city to pay $21 million for work that was...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda event - Danza - There was a dance performance Wed. in the sala "Alfonso Carrasco" called "Un nombre coorto." Upcoming agenda events - Calling for artists - The Mayor's office and the Museo de la Ciudad are inviting...
In addition to offering what some call the world’s largest crafts fair, next month’s Cuenca independence celebration will also host an international food fair. The event, to be called Latitud Cero Sabor y Tierra, will feature international and Ecuadorian cuisine along...
Business and property owners angered by missed tranvía construction deadlines followed through Tuesday on a promise to disrupt traffic in Cuenca’s historic district. Traffic was backed up for blocks as protesters gathered outside the mayor’s office at the corner of...
Hola, Todos - There may not be a translation on Fri. - scheduling conflicts. Pagina cultural - Today's agenda items - Segundo Encuentro Internacional de Danza - The "Danza Folklórica Cuenca, Cultura y Tradición" International Encounter started Tues. and runs...
By Joanna Bender U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador Todd Chapman is in Cuenca this week to meet with local officials and expats. It was his second visit to the city, and, on Monday afternoon, he sat down with a group of media representatives to share some of his observations...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming agenda event - Fotoclub Cuenca - There will be a meeting of the Cuenca Photo Club on Martes, 11/10 in the Pasamanería factory. (You'll have to look up where that is for yourselves.) Articles about - CCE - The Casa de la...
Business owners along the tram route in Cuenca’s historic district say they may begin street protests this week. They complain about missed construction deadlines, secret meetings, and a lack of explanation from city officials. “Every day, they miss more deadlines and...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Ongoing agenda item - Talleres - There are workshops for children in "expresión corporal" (body expression? As if kids weren't born with mastery of using their bodies to express themselves.) and gastronomía at the Centro Cultural...
By Fernando Pagés Ruiz How does a big love affair become a little hotel? That’s the story of Patricia del Pilar and Stuart White, and their Pumamaqui Accommodations, an elegant adobe inn that the couple reconstructed in the heart of Cuenca. But before I tell you that...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Eurocine - "Cinema Paradiso" was shown Friday in the Alianza Francesa. The festival continues on Sun. at 16:00 with two more films. Títeres - The puppet show "Una Recompensa Monstruosa" played at 18:00 &...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Thursday's and Friday's agenda events - Conciertos - The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca will have teaching concerts for kids in 29 schools Thurs. and Fri. at 9:00 and 11:00 in the teatro de la Casa de la Cultura. Teatro - "Un Recompensa...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Festival Eurocine - The German movie "Victoria" will show tonight (Wed.) at 19:00 in the Alianza Francesa. Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Teatro - Thurs. and Fri., at 18:00 and at 20:00, the Teatral...
