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Bored? - (De El Mercurio del viernes, 27/3) - Alistan la ruta de la fanesca (Preparing the Fanesca Route) - The mercados of Cuenca will star in the III Festival de la "Ruta de la Fanesca 2026," which is celebrated as part of Semana Santa (Holy Week). The Dirección de...
Some of the most interesting restaurants begin with a question rather than a business plan. For Paula, who is from Cuenca, and Wilmo, originally from Loja, that question appeared during a visit back to Ecuador in 2023. At the time they were living abroad, but...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio de miércoles, 25/3) Agenda - jueves, 26/3, 19:00 - Opening of photo exhibit - Hiperseries by Fernando Piedra - Sala Proceso (Luis Cordero y Pres. Córdova). viernes, 27/3, 14:00 - Mediación Lectora and painting workshop - Vencer la Pereza...
Although she denies recent electric blackouts are the beginning of a new power crisis, Energy Minister Inés Manzano admits that the country’s electrical generation system is “experiencing a major deficit of capacity.” On Sunday, the Chamber of Electrical Engineers...
By Christopher Lux Every egg I’ve eaten in Cuenca has been delicious. When I need eggs I walk to the end of the street to the tienda. The owner, Dianita, puts the eggs I buy in a small plastic bag and tells me to be careful with them. I walk them home, take them out...
For a while, living abroad explains everything. It explains why daily routines feel unfamiliar. It explains why small successes feel meaningful. It explains why so much attention goes into ordinary things like grocery shopping, transportation, language, and finding...
Curious? - (De El Mercurio del viernes, 20/3) Cenace alerta "déficit" de energía (Cenace warns of energy shortage) - El Operador Nacional de Electricidad (Cenace) asked private businesses on the Coast of the country to start using their generators, mostly during hours...
By Elisabet Juan Roca The agave plant is mostly associated with the arid landscape of Jalisco, Mexico, and with its most famous beverage: tequila. But not many people know that 2,209 miles south of there, on the equator, another ancient agave beverage is produced....
In a two-day visit to Cuenca, President Daniel Noboa signed contracts for public housing units and highway repairs, and said his national focus remains on fighting corruption and drug trafficking crime. The president was accompanied by members of his cabinet and the...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del jueves, 19/3) - Agenda - viernes, 20/3 - 11:00 - Pawkar Raymi: El florecimiento de nuestra memoria (The blossoming of our memory) - <Unfortunately, my memory is in the phase where all the petals are falling off.> - Parque Ecológico...
Twelve of fifteen municipal councilors signed a petition Wednesday supporting Mayor Cristian Zamora following a Tuesday morning police raid on his home in Cuenca. The document, titled “A defense of Democracy,” claimed the raid was used as a “tool of harassment and an...
Ecuador has declared a nationwide 60-day state of emergency to respond to weather disasters. According to the executive decree, all of Ecuador’s 24 provinces and 85% of its cantons have suffered as a result of heavy rains in February and March. “Flooding, landslides...
Hungry? - (De El Mercurio del domingo, 15/3) Freddy Arteaga ofrece una innovadora experiencia gastronómica con "Pasta Pack" (Freddy Arteaga offers an innovative dining experience with “Pasta Pack”) - Pasta Pack is based on artesanal pastas, made daily which allows...
It was raining hard the night I went to hear Carmina Burana at the cultural theater in Cuenca, which seemed appropriate because the piece begins with the famous chorus about the wheel of fortune turning and humans being tossed about like socks in a washing machine....
Cuenca Mayor Cristian Zamora is requesting assistance from the armed forces to help with clean-up operations following what he describes as “floods of historic proportions.” As a result of heavy rain early Thursday, flooding was reported in numerous locations of the...
It has been brought to Charlie’s attention, via the informal yet remarkably efficient communications network known locally as “overheard at a café,” that there are several gringos living comfortable, well-fed, and apparently functional lives in Cuenca who, after...
Ecuadorian motorists will see a hefty price increase the next time go to the gas station for a fill-up. On Wednesday night the government set the monthly price for Extra and Ecopaís at $2.89 a gallon, a 13-cent hike from the February price. Almost 90% of owners of...
11/3 - Exhibit opening - "Mouton, la persistencia del fuego," by artist Hermes Cordero - Galería de la Alcaldía (Pres. Borrero y Simón Bolívar. Exhibit continues through April. 12/3 - 9:00 - Casa Abierta de Acción Climática Juvenil - Ronda II (Youth Climate Action...
For many expats, life in Cuenca begins with discovery. The first months are filled with exploration. New cafés appear every week. Walking routes change daily. Markets, restaurants, and neighborhoods slowly reveal themselves. Each day offers something unfamiliar, and...
By Ben Noll The planet may experience a strong or even a super El Niño later this year, one that could rival the strongest ones in history, according to new climate data recently released by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). A typical El...
