Cuenca News

Hola, Todos -  Pagina cultural -  Teatro - "Brunta Ruficolis," a performance by clown Freddy León is playing Friday and Saturday at 20:00 in the sala "Vinicio Jáuregui" (Calle Larga 10-41) Reunión - the managers of the La Red de Centros Culturales Independientes (The...

Hola, Todos -  Pagina cultural -  Conversatorio - reviewing the career of Saidel Brito was Thu (10/12) at 18:00. Convocatoria - The Alianza Francesa celebrates its 50th anniversary next year and is calling for anyone with a visual art project who is looking for an...

Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Tango - there was a recital tonight in the Casa de la Cultura. Feria - a Feria del Diseño (A Design Fair) with independent local producers at the Repúblia Sur (Presidente Córdova 5-55) on Sat - Sun 19-20/12 from 10-20:00. Rap - "Norick...

Beware! ‘Tis the season of the thieves. The National Police have sent out their annual season greetings accompanied with the warning that this is the most active time of year for thieves in Cuenca. They estimate that the number of purse snatches and picked pockets in...

Hola, Todos -  You have no idea how proud I am of myself. I was having problems connecting to the internet, and I called Puntonet and got it all fixed - in Spanish and over the phone! But I've got to give a lot of credit to the exceedingly patient technician. Every...

A survey released last week showing widespread dissatisfaction with Cuenca bus service was “rigged and prejudiced” according to a spokesman for bus owners. The survey conducted by opponents of an increase in bus fares, presented to Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera,...

Hola, Todos -  Pagina cultural -  Alianza Francesa - the exhibit "Cuenca" by Kurt Ehrmann will run to 17/12 in the Galería Paul Cézanne. The Alianza will also present the French movie "Alta Sociedad" (High Society) (Sounds like a Katherine Hepburn - Cary Grant...

Hola, Todos -  Pagina cultural -  Exposición - the inauguration of the exhibit "En la mirada del otro" (In the eyes of others) will be in the Parque Calderón on Wed, (8/12) at 11:00.  (Don't ask me if it's Wed. or the 8th, which is Tue.  I don't know either.) Premio...

A campaign to raise money for Cuenca’s homeless and poor families netted almost $60,000 on Saturday. The effort was centered in Parque Calderon where thousands turned out for a variety of events and public displays. More money was raised through a telethon sponsored...

Hola, Todos -  Pagina cultural - Taller - The cultural association "Siembrarte" will have a workshop "Cantando Junto al Pueblo Ecuatoriano"  (Singing with the Ecuadorian People) with "Los 4 del Altiplano" Sat (5/12)) at 9:00 in the Sala Comunitaria Pumapungo.  (So...

Rocks and tear gas flew in Cuenca’s historic district Thursday afternoon as about 100 marchers protested the passage of 15 constitutional amendments by the National Assembly in Quito. Larger protests were mounted in Guayaquil and Quito, where several serious injuries...

Hola, Todos -  Pagina cultural -  Feria - A Christmas Fair at the Alianza Francesa this Sat. at 9:00.  Free. Diálogo - There was a program about Kapac Raymi at the Museo Pumapungo Thu (3/12) at 19:00. Concierto - The Quinteto Polifónico Ciudad de Cuenca (The...

Boris Palacios, Ministry of Transport and Public Works Under Secretary, says work continues on schedule on the project to widen Av. Ordonez Lasso on Cuenca’s west side. “We are simply relocating work crews to different areas,” Palacios says. “This has always been part...

Hola, Todos -  Pagina cultural -  Charla - there was a talk at Wed (2/12) on ´"Etnoliteratura, Cultura, Identidad y Patrimonio (all cognates - you can do it) with writer Edna Iturralde. Ceremonia - the ritual ceremony of Kapac Raymi will be held this Fri. (4/12) at...

Members of worker organizations and university students plan to march today to protest proposed constitutional amendments they say restrict the rights of government workers to organize and strike, and restrict freedom of speech and press. Marchers will gather in...

Get ready for the Fusion Pocket with expat disk jockey Gary Michaels. Michael’s program airs from noon until three today with rebroadcasts until midnight. The Pocket will broadcast regularly on the CuencaHighLife Internet Radio on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays....

Hola, Todos -  Pagina cultural -  Inauguración - of the sala iTUR on Wed  (2/12) at 11:00 in the Museo de la Ciudad (formerly the Escuela Central on corner of Gran Colombia y Benigno Malo). Clown -  Carolina Machuca will hold a laboratory of erotic clowns from Mon...

Mayor Marcelo Cabrera wants to add an additional $35 million to Cuenca’s 2016 municipal budget for tram construction but opponents say the request offers inadequate explanation of how the money will be used. The new city budget of $330 million, including money for the...

Hola, Todos -  Pagina cultural -  Fotógrafos - The Association of Ecuadorian Photographers will introduce the Directorio de Fotógrafos Ecutorianos (Directory of Ecuadorian Photographers) 2015-2016 tomorrow (1/12) at 19:00 in the Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno. Novena...