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Lunes, 13/5/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - Sígsig acorralado por la pequeña y artesanal minería (Sígsig cornered by small scale and artisanal mining) - Mining, especially illegal mining, surrounds Sígsig. The canton's mayor and city technicians have...
By Chase Squires Cuenca expat Paul Amos took on all comers – ocean, asphalt, jellyfish, and landslides – to return to the mountains with gold in hand. Amos took first place in his age group in the Olympic distance “5150” triathlon May 5 in Salinas, part of the...
The Guayaquil Municipal Council voted Thursday to loan meteorological observation equipment to Cuenca to determine the best location for a new airport. The equipment was used for the same purpose in Guayaquil, where its data helped in the selection of Daular for the...
By Leita Hulmes Corozones de Oro (Hearts of Gold) is holding another fun event -- a "High Tea" on May 28 at 3 p.m. at Kolo restaurant, on the 2nd floor of Vieja Mansion on Luis Cordero between Honorato Vasquez and Juan Jaramillo. Come chat with old friends, or meet...
Energy Minister Roberto Luque announced Wednesday that electrical blackouts are being suspended for a second week and will only resume May 20 if necessary. Earlier in the week, he had announced there would be no blackouts until May 13. “The recent rainfall continues...
As heavy equipment worked to clear the Cuenca-Molleturo-Naranjal highway Monday, rescue workers freed at least 40 people trapped between landslides. The highway, which is the main route between Cuenca and Guayaquil, remained closed to traffic as efforts continue to...
By Stephen Vargha It’s like the biblical David versus Goliath. For the craft beer industry in Ecuador, it is them versus AB InBev, the brewing company based in Leuven, Belgium. AB InBev has a fourth of the world’s global sales, taking in $59 billion for its last...
Domingo, 5/5/2024 Hola, Todos - I will be on vacation next week and back on lunes, el 13/5. Actualidad - De El Mercurio del sábado, 4/3 (1 article): 3 volcanes con actividad moderada y alta (3 volcanoes with moderate & high activity) - The Instituto Geofísico...
What is being described as “historically intense” rainfall Saturday afternoon sent rivers over their banks and triggered landsides in Cuenca and northern Azuay Province. Sunday morning, a third of Cuenca households lost drinking water service as a result of flooding...
Viernes, 3/5/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Talleres gratuitos (Free workshops) - There will be straw weaving workshops at the Economuseo Municipal 'Casa del Sombrero' (Rafael María Arízaga 7-95 y Luis Cordero). The practical classes will be for the whole public and...
In his daily news conference Thursday, Energy Minister Roberto Luque warned that sedimentation problems at the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant could prolong electric blackouts. “Corrective maintenance schedules at the facilities have not been maintained and we...
Miércoles, 1/5/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Presentación de la obra de teatro 'Munay', en la CCE (Presentation of the play 'Munay' at the CCE) - The play 'Munay' will be presented el jueves 2/5 a las 20:00 in the Sala "Alfonso Carrasco" in the Casa de la Cultura...
President Daniel Noboa has declared a 60-day state of emergency in five coastal provinces citing "continuing armed conflict" in the region. Under terms of the declaration issued Tuesday night, the armed forces are granted additional powers to assist police and to...
By Lisa Mayfair A colonial jewel of Ecuador, spilling over with cobblestoned streets, well-preserved churches and attractive leafy plazas — all tucked into a verdant Andean valley traversed by four winding rivers — Cuenca wins out as the country’s most idyllic urban...
Lunes, 29/4/2024 Hola, Todos - Titular - Ecuador y China aplican el Tratado de Libre Comercio (Ecuador and China implement Free Trade Agreement) - The Free Trade Agreement between China and Ecuador will come into force this miércoles, 1/5. In the 1st phase, there will...
Domingo, 28/4/2024 Hola, Todos - Sucesos - En Cuenca investigan a una agrupación delictiva (Criminal group investigated in Cuenca) - Between el 23 & 24/4, there were armed assaults of 2 commercial locations in Cuenca. A man and woman entered a restaurant at Los...
Viernes, 26/4/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Exposición de caricaturas 'Hoy sí vino Vini' en La Lira (Cartoon exhibition 'Hoy sí vino Vini' (Vini did come today) at La Lira) - An exhibit of cartoons by artist Vinicio Jiménez Morales is open at the Casa de la Lira...
If you’ve been using advanced age or physical limitations as excuses for not getting on a bicycle in Cuenca, there’s a new service in town that might change your mind. eBikes de Cuenca offers bike rentals as well as guided tours to introduce expats and Cuencanos to...
Miércoles, 24/4/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - "Cine Lux" recuerda a padre Carlos Crespi (“Cine Lux” remembers Father Carlos Crespi) - The Salesiana community is remembering Father Carlos Crespi with a schedule of social and cultural activies. The "Cine Lux" event...
Lunes, 22/4/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Exposición de artesanías (Crafts exposition) - There is a crafts show en the Casa de Arte-Museo Universitario (av. 12 de abril y Solano) until el 15/5. 13 craftspeople are showing their work as part of the Salón ARDIS de...
