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Ecuador’s Health Ministry reported Thursday that the country has recorded seven deaths and more than 8,000 cases of mosquito-borne dengue fever since the beginning of 2024. As the rainy season begins in the coastal region of the country, more cases are expected in what health officials say is the worst outbreak in years. They say...
Over the objections of several priests, Archbishop Marcos Pérez has appointed Father Francisco Calle as the official Cuenca diocese exorcist. According to the Archbishop’s office, the position had been vacant for several years. Pérez said that Calle would be available to diocese priests who request his services. “Father Calle will first make an assessment of...
The president of the Azuay Provincial Court of Justice is demanding that Cuenca municipal councilman Gustavo Valencia prove his claim that a “culture of corruption” exits in local courts. Valencia lodged his charges in a series of social media posts over the weekend. “We have judges here in Cuenca who are available à la carte;...
By Stephen Vargha The global organic food market was valued at $227.5 billion in 2023. And it is expected to reach $785.5 billion in ten years, according to a research report published by Spherical Insights & Consulting. Casa Yangoe, on Benigno Malo near Calle Larga in El Centro, is doing its part for the organic...
By Jeremiah Reardon A new exhibition by Peruvian artist Alberto Soriano, El Encanto de la Imaginacion y El Color, opens Wednesday, March 13, at 6 p.m. at the idiomArt Gallery and Community Center, Mariscal Lamar 14-25 y Estevez de Toral. The show will run for ten days. Wine and snacks will be served at the...
By Garry Vatcher The Value added tax (VAT) or IVA refund for seniors is one benefit that stirs up much debate and emotion within the expat community. Some consider it a benefit they are entitled to while others feel the money should be left in government coffers to help the disadvantaged of the community. Given...
By Stephen Vargha Many are familiar with the refrain from Gomer Pyle. The fictional character in the town of Mayberry was played by Jim Nabors and was a regular of The Andy Griffith Show. “Sur-prise, sur-prise, sur-prise!” Gomer said it all of the time. And many expats in Cuenca are saying it right now. It...
Viernes, 8/3/2024 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Agenda cultural – 9/3, 9:00 – Recorrrido (Tour) – Guided visit – Museo Remigio Crespo. 11/3, 9:00 – Muestra (exhibit) – Yo, Río – Museo Universitario. 12/3, 17:00 – Conversatorio (Discusion) – El camarote de Santa Marta – Auditorio de las Monjas. 14/3, 20:00 – Concierto – Performance...
Ecuador’s 60-day state of emergency to combat organized crime and prison violence is showing impressive results, according to National Police Commander Cesar Zapata. “We are seeing positive results of the war against narco terrorism and expect the trend to continue beyond the emergency periods,” Zapata said Wednesday. Zapata reported that murders have declined 18% so...
Miércoles, 6/3/2024 Hola, Todos – Titular – Prisión par exasambleísta del PSC (Prison for former PSC assemblyman) – See article in today’s CHL for story. Cuenca – Reconocimiento mundial a gastronomía cuencana (World recognition for Cuenca’s gastronomy) – In an awards ceremony yesterday, Cuenca received the “Culinary Capitals” certification from the World Food Travel Association....
By Sylvan Hardy and Deke Castleman More than any other destination for North American expats, Cuenca has laid claim to the word “gringo.” There are gringo nights, gringo meet-ups, Gringolandia, gringo invasions and, not to mention Gringo Post and the defunct Gringo Tree. Of the two dozen or so websites and blogs that include the...
By Jeremiah Reardon Maestro Bolivar Sarmiento Regalado recently underwent surgery. I met Bolivar at Casa del Alfarero Cultural Center in barrio Convencion 45 where he gave me free guitar lessons over eight months. Up to a half dozen guitar students came for lessons, daily, over those weekday afternoons. He also performed free concerts in its...
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