Cuenca News

By Christopher Lux Cuenca has an extensive bus system that can get you around town at low cost. Routes run to all corners of the suburbs and exurbs, from Challuabamba […]

Hola, Todos –  Pagina cultural –  Exposición – “La verdadera historia de Omar Tello, el sembrador de la selva” (The true story of Omar Tello, sower of the jungle) will […]

Hola, Todos –  Pagina cultural –  Bienal de Arquitectura – the School of Architecture at the U of Cuenca is organizing the II Bienal Iberoamericana de Arquitectura Académica (2nd Iberoamerican […]

The federal government said it will pay $300,000 this week to Cuenca’s public utility company, ETAPA, on its debts to keep utilities connected. Last week, ETAPA threatened to cut off […]

Hola, Todos –  Pagina cultural –  Taller para niños – was held at the Museo Pumapungo (they didn’t even say when it happened so I’m guessing it’s a slow cultural […]

Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry says it continues to study the impact non-Spanish-speaking foreign residents have on Cuenca. In February 2015, the ministry said it might be required to take special action […]

Hola, Todos –  Pagina cultural –  Cine – “Pawn Sacrifice” (El sacrificio del peón – a reverse translation) will show Fri. at 19:00 in the El Prohibido Centro Cultural on […]

Hola, Todos –  Pagina cultural –  Música –  A recital of contemporary Latinamerican chamber music was held Thursday in MMAM with the trio Walen, Auner y Copeland from the US. […]

For the second consecutive day, a strong thunderstorm flooded parts of northeastern Cuenca Wednesday afternoon, leaving drivers stranded and inundating several dozen homes. As on Tuesday afternoon, the areas hit […]

Hola, Todos –  Pagina cultural –  Piano – Pianist David Encalada León plays on 1/12 at 20:00 in the MMAM. Pintura – a show calle “Naturaleza Viva” by Bernarda Arguello […]

Hola, Todos –  Pagina cultural –  Música – A guitar recital, “indigenismo contemporáneo ecuatoriano” (contemporary Ecuadorian indigenism) opened the II Festival Internacional de Música Contemporánea Monday 11 at 20:00 in […]

Hola, Todos –  Pagina cultural –  Exposición – “Montañas y ríos sin fin” (Mountains and rivers without end) will open on 14/1 at 19:00 in the Museo de Arte Moderno. […]

Despite weekend rains, the Cuenca utilities department and meteorologists say much more is needed to break the drought that has plagued the area for four months. Nighttime water rationing was […]

Hola, Todos –  Pagina cultural –  Cine – “El Tío Boonmee” by Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul (If you think learning Spanish is hard, what about Thai?  It would take a […]

Hola, Todos –  Pagina cultural – Documental – “Con mi corazón en Yambo” (With my heart in Yambo)  (Where ever Yambo is – not in San Francisco, though.) will show […]

Hola, Todos –  Pagina cultural – Máscaras – the exhibit of masks made of ceramics and other materials will open Jan. 7 at 19:00 in La Enfrijolada (Francisco Moscoso 4-31 […]

Hola, Todos –  Pagina cultural –  Exposición – a 150 year old nativity scene will be in the Sala Temporal at the Museo del Monasterio de las Conceptas through the […]

Depending on year-end crime statistics for several cities in Uruguay and Argentina, Cuenca could lead all Latin American cities with populations of more than 100,000 for lowest murder and violent […]

Hola, Todos –  Pagina cultural –  Viajes a Francia (Trips to France) – (Here´s a whole phrase for the day)  “¿Quieres estudiar francés en Francia, pero no sabe cómo hacer? […]

Hola, Todos –  Pagina cultural – Cuenca vive la música (Cuenca lives the music) – the Festival Músico-cultural will be on Saturdays and Sundays from 11-13:00 in the Glorieta (isn’t […]