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Martes, 17/12/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del lunes, 16/12 (2 articles): "Alegría del Mundo, evento de fin de año (Joy of the world, a year end event) - The Escuela Frances de Cuenca will celebrate the 10th edition of the traditional end of the...
Domingo, 15/121/2024 Hola, Todos - Titular - ¡El Rey de Copas! (The King of Cups!) - In spite of a 1-0 loss to Independiente del Valle in the finals, the Liga de Quito was crowned champion of the LigaPro 2024. <And there you have as much sports as I can...
Due to increased rainfall, Ecuador’s hydroelectric generation capacity is rising, the Energy Ministry reported Saturday. Hydrologic conditions at the country’s two largest hydro facilities, at the Paute-Mazar complex in Azuay Province, and the Coca Coda Sinclair plant...
Ecuador’s major industries were furious Thursday morning after the government announced it would suspend electric service to major users for 15 days beginning December 15. “Once again, the government has made a late-night decision affecting a critical sector of the...
Jueves, 12/12/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Exposición en Pumapungo (Exhibition in Pumapungo) - The exhibit, "El Pase del Niño Viajero: la tradición de las mantenedoras" (El Pase del Niño Viajero: the tradition of the maintainers) will be at the Museo Pumpapungo el...
Political consultant and former advisor to president Rafael Correa Carolina Jaramillo, says Daniel Noboa remains the man to beat in the February presidential election. “Despite the energy crisis and his questionable handling of gang and cartel violence, he remains in...
Martes, 10/12/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del lunes, 9/12 (1 article): Catedral Nueva acoge "gran nacimiento" (New Cathedral hosts “giant nativity scene") - Shepherds, camels, a fountain and even a bonfire are part of the big nativity scene in the...
By Frances A. Hogg Do you remember that thrilling scene in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets when the phoenix, Fawkes, comes flying through the tunnel to the lair of the Basilisk to save Harry’s life? With his long, flowing feathers trailing behind, he was a...
Although Internal Revenue Service Director Damián Larco claims the economy is improving, economists say the opposite is true. In a Monday television interview, the SRI director said the economy was "on an uptrend," with October and November sales showing "strong...
By Stephen Vargha English author and philosopher G.K. Chesterton said, “The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” The author of the fictional priest-detective Father Brown could have easily been...
By Deke Castleman As Calvin Trillin wrote in a Condé Nast Traveler article a few years ago, colonial Cuenca “doesn't look like a 16th-century city that has been preserved; it looks like a city that has been in use since the 16th century.” Trillin describes himself as...
By Linda Mason "Why is El Centro so crowded on weekends?" a caller to a Cuenca radio station asked last week. "Parque Calderon is full of people. The sidewalks are overflowing. There is standing room only in the tranvia,” she said. What's going on?" The answer is...
Domingo, 8/12/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - Something about sports. Cuenca - The next two items are your civics class about the elections. Votos nulos (Null and void votes) - The law known as the Código de la Democracia determined what will be considered...
President Daniel Noboa has decreed that Thursday and Friday, January 2 and 3, will be national holidays. The order creates a five-day New Year’s holiday from January 1 to 5. Noboa also ordered the 15% value added tax reduced to 8% for tourism-related purchases during...
By Kate Marin Wohlfeld A Christmas Carol continues ACT’s popular holiday tradition of portraying the excitement and atmosphere of liver radio theatre with a holiday classic. Adapted by Anthony Palermo, the show is faithful to the spirit and language of the original...
Jueves, 5/12/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - An ad for The Nutcracker on Ice. The Moscow Ballet on Ice will perform the Cascanueces (Nutcracker) on Ice el 6/12 in the Teatro Casa de la Cultura. Tickets are available from Golden Star, meet2go, and El Surtido. The...
Citing improving hydrological conditions near the country’s hydroelectric facilities, the Energy Ministry announced Wednesday that it will reduce daily blackouts to five hours Friday through Sunday and to three hours from December 9 to 15. The ministry also cited...
Martes, 3/12/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Exposición y Venta (Exhibition and Sale) - There will be an Exposición y Venta de Artículos Street Football Art from el 4-6/12 with hours from 9:00-18:00 in the Galería Vitrina (Pres. Córdova y Luis Cordero). The exhibit...
The government on Tuesday awarded contracts for two thermal power generation barges to the Turkish company Karpowership. They will join another Karpowership barge already operating near Guayaquil. According to Energy Minister Inés Manzano, one of the two barges is...
The Energy Ministry announced Sunday that power blackouts would be five to seven hours a day for the week of December 2. It said improved hydrological conditions at the Coca Coda Sinclair hydro plant and at smaller plants in northern and central Ecuador were “offering...
