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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...
By Susan Burke March, MSEd, RDN, LDN, CDE It’s no wonder that the Apartamentos Otorongo’s occupancy rate averages 80 percent, where most other hotels in Cuenca average about 40 percent. Theirs is a home-away-from-home for travelers, and they host many repeat...
Almost $4 billion has been sent home to Cuenca in the last decade from Ecuadorians living overseas, mostly in the U.S. and southern Europe. The money has fueled unprecedented growth in construction and new businesses and helped many families achieve middle class...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Fotografía - There was a meeting of the Motiquedada Ecológica Mundial en Cuenca in El Paraíso at 10 today (19/11) for aficionados of photography. Concierto - A concert, "Navidad: Cantos e Historias de Nuestra tierra" (Christmas:...
In town to attend a meeting of the Latin American Network of Strategic Urban Development, Medellín, Colombia vice-mayor Alvaro Berdugo urges Cuenca to think big when it comes to solving transportation problems. “When you make transportation plans, consider the impact...
“Putting the Fun Back Into Fundraising!” is the theme of Hearts of Gold fourth Christmas gala Friday night, December 4. The highlight of the evening will be an “auto lotto” in which a new car or a $15,000 cash prize will be awarded to the winner. The Christmas Gala...
Hola, Todos - Are you still trying to figure out if it's today or tomorrow? Don't feel bad - I've spent several days (like Wed. or Mon.) that weren't Saturday thinking it was Sat. One of the dangers of retirement - every day is a weekend. Pagina cultural - Teatro -...
The body of a 40-year-old woman found hanging from a tree near her Long Island, New York home has left forensics experts trying to determine if her death was a murder or suicide. Lilia Aucapina, a native of Cuenca, had been missing since October 10. A mother of two,...
Hola, Todos - I think I need to clarify how and when these translations are sent. After the El Mercuiro newspaper comes out at some unseemly hour of the morning and sometime before midnight, I read, translate, and send it to my original list of subscribers. While...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Filatelia - The Abraham Lincoln Center, in honor of Thanksgiving Day, will inaugurate a show with the Asociación Filatélica Austral Ecuatoriana (The only word that´s not a cognate is "austral" which is "southern") tomorrow at 19:00....
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Well, the Agenda is back and page 5A of El Mercurio is the cultural page once again. At least on Tuesdays. Música - there will be a concert, "Arreglos Inéditos de Sanjuanitos Ecuatorianos" (Unpublished arrangements of Ecuadorian...
By Christopher Lux For Trish Tiura, it all began when she took an abandoned puppy home from one of Cuenca’s Mercado. market. She says puppies are routinely left behind at the city’s markets on Saturday evenings. "People bring them to sell and when they don't sell the...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - The page (in El Mercurio) has turned into something called Intercultural and doesn't have the Agenda items for upcoming events. Articles about - Trompo: el juego que une...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - No Agenda items, but articles about - The 5th La Orquídea Film Festival winners were awarded yesterday. El mágico mundo de las marionetas de Francisco Cisneros (the magical world of the marionettes of Francisco Cisneros) He has a...
