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The campaigns for president and National Assembly concluded Thursday at midnight at the beginning of the two-day “quiet period” before Sunday’s election. At noon Friday, the prohibition of the sale, distribution or consumption of alcoholic beverage takes effect until...
President Daniel Noboa announced Tuesday that the government will provide three monthly payments of $470 dollars to Ecuadorian migrants who are deported or decide voluntarily to return home. He also said funds are being set aside for scholarships and job training to...
The possible closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) could have major negative impacts on several local projects. Last week, newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the temporary suspension of all USAID funding and indicated that the...
The Ministry of Education announced Thursday it is prohibiting most cell phone use in Ecuador schools, both public and private. The ban applies to 9,253 grade one to 12 schools. The ban goes into effect May 5 in schools in the coastal region and in the Galapagos...
It is common to see resident eagles gliding high over the village of Zhumir when the air currents are favorable; a cast of raptors scanning the valley floor flecked with grasses bearing swollen grain and wildflowers. It is a perfect landscape for hunting careless mice...
The Azuay College of Agricultural Engineers is urging the city to adopt a more “sophisticated” approach tree and plant management in parks and other public areas. The recommendation follows the Thursday’s deaths of two children in Parque de la Paz after they were...
By Jeremiah Reardon My wife Belinda and I settled in Cuenca a decade ago after living in Monterey, California. We rented our first apartment near the Yanuncay River. Running errands in El Centro, we’d walk past one of Cuenca’s cultural gems, La Esquina de Las Artes....
Jueves, 30/1/2025 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Exposición en homenaje a las 'heraderas del tejido' (Exhibition in homage to the 'weaving heirs') - The Casa de la Cultura opened the "Herencias Vivas del Tejido" exhibit which places value on the work of the craftswomen....
A seven-year-old girl and two-year-old boy died Thursday afternoon after two trees fell on them in the playground of Parque de La Paz on Av. Remigio Crespo. After firefighters pulled them from the debris, the children were taken to Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital...
By Jeremiah Reardon On January 13, El Mercurio’s obituary notices included sixty-five-year-old Bolivar Sarmiento Regalado, Cuenca’s greatly admired guitarist/singer and father of two daughters. He had succumbed to a malignant brain tumor after struggling with it over...
Martes, 28/1/2025 Hola, Todos - Titular - Cifras a la baja en hipotecarios (Downward figures for mortgage loans) - In 2024, the Banco del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social (BIESS - Bank of IESS) made $537.5 million in mortgage loans representing a decrease...
Eighty Ecuadorians returned home to Ecuador Tuesday afternoon, arriving at Guayaquil's José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport from Texas. According to Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry, it is the first of many migrant flights it expects, as the U.S. government...
By Stephen Vargha Convents have a rich history in Cuenca. They became a part of Cuenca shortly after the Spanish conquered what is now Ecuador. Spanish conquistador Rodrigo Núñez de Bonilla is attributed with the construction of the first Catholic church founded in...
Domingo, 26/1/2025 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del sábado, 25/1 (2 articles): Niño Viajero (Traveling Child) - There will be book launch of "Desde el Silencio," a book about the history of the Niño Viajero, narrated by the nuns of the Monasterio del...
It is difficult to describe the moment accurately. It was like being doused with cold hard rain while scurrying home under a swollen thunderstorm, or the moment you realize while reading the last chapter of a novel that the story may not have a happy ending. I was...
Author's note: Lewis Carroll, the creator of Alice in Wonder, was born on January 27, 1832 in Daresbury, Cheshire, England. My Alice in Wonderland show came about during my second seminar with Bob Markwood, a very talented magician who led the first seminar I attended...
Viernes, 24/1/2025 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del jueves, 23/1 (2 articles): 2 días para escuchar bandas sonoras de las series anime (2 days to listen to anime soundtracks) - The Orquesta Sinfónica of the U. of Cuenca will present "Anime Infinity," a...
For the third time since the election campaign began January 5, President Daniel Noboa is handing over presidential duties to Cynthia Gellibert. In his announcement, Noboa said he plans to “engage in campaign activities" from 6 a.m. Friday until 6 a.m. Monday. Noboa’s...
Miércoles, 22/1/2025 Hola, Todos - Actividades - "Blow Your Mind", una exhibición inmersiva (“Blow Your Mind”, an immersive exhibit) - This exhibit which has captivated thousands in Guayaquil and Quito is coming to Cuenca to offer an experience in creativity and...
The Cuenca municipal council on Friday unanimously passed a resolution opposing the massive Loma Larga gold mine south of the city. The vote also supported the right of protesters who object to the project and criticized the government for posting a large number of...
