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By Jeff Van Pelt Why should you strive to give exceptional customer service? Why not just good? I will focus mainly on restaurants, but this advice applies to most kinds of businesses. And lest I be accused of being negative about Ecuador, I point out that I first...
Miércoles, 24/7/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Exposición sobre el tren (Train exhibition) - "Abordo del Expreso Austral" will open el jueves, 25/6 a las 19:00 in the Quinta Bolívar. The exhibit includes a collection of artifacts, photos, documents and related...
By Christopher Lux Ecuador is small country with a diverse geography. That geography produces diverse cuisine that corresponds to the regions' abundant edible resources. While the coast and mountains have their own unique dishes, many foods are shared by the entire...
Lunes, 22/7/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del sábado, 20/7 (1 article): Una ruta turística en 'bici' (A tourist route by bike) - Among the various ways to explore Cuenca, doing it by bike is a different experience and for some, unique. Juan Manuel...
By Gil Ramos Before the Covid-19 pandemic, the beaches at Jambelí and Bajo Alto and the malecón at Puerto Bolívar were crowded with weekend tourists. “A few years ago, the area in front of me was crowded with people from Cuenca, Loja and even Guayaquil, but look at it...
Viernes, 19/7/2024 Hola, Todos - Titular - IESS: afiliados sin medicinas (IESS: members without medicines) - The "José Carrasco Arteaga" IESS Hospital is going through a crisis marked by accusations of corruption, a scarcity of medications, and a lack of supplies. In...
Editor’s note: The following is a sample of Cuencano opinions about English-speaking expats living in Cuenca. They were compiled by University of Cuenca graduate student Silvia Lara for a research project about immigration. The comments were translated into English by...
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A wildfire in the Pichanillas sector of the Yunguilla valley has consumed more than 300 hectares of vegetation, firefighters reported Thursday night. Earlier in the day, a risk management official in Girón reported the fire was 90% contained but later revised the...
National Assemblyman Adrian Castro said Wednesday that the sale and purchase of a hotel north of Cuenca’s historic district is a “smoking gun” in the larger IESS hospital scandal, “Look at the numbers and there is no doubt these transactions illegally enriched the...
Miércoles, 17/7/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Escenario listo para 'batalla' tradicional (Stage set for traditional 'battle') - On el 21/7 las 14:00, the "Batalla de Moros y Cristianos" will be recreated in the estadio in the El Bélen sector of Gualaceo Canton....
The Agency for Quality Assurance of Health Services (ACESS) opened an investigation Tuesday into the death of a newborn baby at a private Cuenca hospital. The agency is also questioning the hospital’s refusal to release the baby, who was in critical condition at...
For most people, taking a vacation and going to the dentist are mutually incompatible prospects. After all, the thought of sitting in a dentist’s chair with a drill in your month isn’t quite as appealing as sitting on a tropical beach sipping a piña colada. Adam...
Lunes, 15/7/2024 Hola, Todos - Titular - ¡Bicampeones! - Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 to win the Copa América for the 2nd year in a row. <At least I think that's what they did.> Cuenca - Transportes annuncio suspension del paro para martes y miércoles (Bus union...
By Michael Littmann If you have been reading CHL and other gringo publications over the past few months you will have read about the corruption and mismanagement within the Cuenca Social Security (IESS) hospital, Jose Carrasco Arteaga, and the members of the expat...
A private Cuenca hospital refused to transfer a new-born baby to a public hospital last week because the parents could not pay the bill. While the couple and their attorney negotiated with hospital administrators, the baby, who was born in critical condition, died....
By Chase Squires After years of training, miles of road work and pool laps, Cuenca expat Paul Amos did something he’s never managed before, punching his ticket to the Ironman 70.3 world championships in Spain. Racing against nearly 800 athletes from around the world,...
Viernes, 12/7/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Muestra de cortometeajes en cita con "Nuevos Cineastas" (Exhibition of short films at "Nuevos Cineaistas" (New Filmmakers) event) - The 3d "Nuevos Cineastas" event will be el 25/7 a las 19:30 in the Teatro "Carlos Cueva...
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill When Ruth Harrison and Dan Phillips relocated from the US to Ecuador two years ago, their main goal was to enjoy a peaceful retirement. Just as the couple – who have chosen to use pseudonyms for this article – were settling into a new chapter...
By Rashmi J. Dalai Long before glitz and glamour came to accompany corporate packages and overseas retirements, Ernest Hemingway likened expats to addicts: “You’ve lost touch with the soil. You get precious. Fake foreign standards have ruined you. You drink yourself...
