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By Brian Hitsky The Cuenca foundation that believes everyone deserves quality health care is augmenting its assistance up to other levels. Social Vision, known for offering medical services to those who need it most, is now providing life-saving medicine to the public...
Viernes, 5/4/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Pumapungo con agenda cultural - As part of the founding of Cuenca fiestas and heritage month, the Museo and parque Arqueológico Pumapungo have a schedule of activities with workshops, exhibits, and artistic events. The...
Remittances from Ecuadorians living overseas showed a strong 14.8% increase in 2023 compared to 2022. The $5.4 billion sent home last year represents 4.6% of Ecuador's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). According to the Central Bank, Azuay Province and Cuenca benefit the...
Miércoles, 3/4/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Dos exposiciones en museo - The Museo Municipal Remigio Crespo Toral (Calle Larga y Borrero) is opening two exhibits hoy (miércoles) a las 19:00. They are "La moda de mediado del siglo XX" (Mid-20th century fashion) and...
By Stephen Vargha Our lives happen around our furniture. Furniture is meant to be used and enjoyed. We spend so much time around furniture that we don’t really consider how it impacts our lives. U.S. interior designer and author, Nate Berkus said, “Your home should be...
Lunes, 1/4/2024 Hola, Todos - Happy April Fools Day. You know what this means. Can you tell the real news from the fake news? Titular - Desde hoy el IVA sube del 12% al 15% (Starting today, VAT increases from 12% to 15%) - See today's (Monday) article in CHL for...
Although Cuenca is a long way from her native Thailand, Dao Browning’s work and passion remains the same: preparing and serving authentic Thai meals. Dao and her husband, Randy Browning, opened Thai Lotus restaurant on Av. Paucarbamba in September, a few months after...
According to Ecuador’s census bureau, Cuencanos walk more than residents of any other of Ecuador’s five largest cities. The National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) says that 7.7% of Cuenca’s population walks as a primary means of transportation. This...
For Cuencanos and expats interested in learning more about Cuenca’s history, a tour of the city’s historic churches is a good place to start. The Easter weekend is an excellent time to visit, according to local historians, since almost all the churches are open. The...
Lunes, 25/3/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Dos días de música sacra - The 2nd folkloric festival of sacred music "Plegarias de mi tierra (Prayers from my land) will be el 27 & 28/3 a las 20:00 in the Teatro de la Casa de la Cultura. The cultural corporation DIZA...
Viernes, 22/3/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Agenda cultural - 23/3, 8:00 - Recorrido - Guided visits to Cathedrals - Catedral Vieja. 24/3, 9:00 - Feria - Ramos ecológicos (ecological branches) <I think for Palm Sunday - there are some endangered species of palms...
“We need the government to protect us,” says Yesenia Hidalgo, president of the Ecuadorian Association of Magistrates and Judges (AEMJ). She claims that judges, prosecutors and public defenders face continuing threats from criminal organizations, especially in cases...
By Ray Horsley I have to respectfully disagree with the recent article in CuencaHighLife that had suggestions for staying young. I agree with one of the comments that dying my hair is silly. It also risks contracting cancer, but my real objection goes beyond hair...
Miércoles, 20/3/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - 50 años del Festival de Cuy (50 years of the Cuy Festival) - The 50th Cuy Festival will be el domingo, 24/3 starting a las 9:00 in the central plaza in Ricaurte. In addition to cuy, there will be other dishes typical of...
By Barbara Brosco Let’s be honest! No one wants to get old. Yet, days go by, years roll along, and the next thing you know, right along with everyone else your age, you have arrived! The aging process sneaks upon us like a thief in the night, and if we live long...
Lunes, 18/3/2024 Hola, Todos - Titular - Enfermedades raras en el país suman 106 (Rare diseases in the country total 106) - The death of Paola Roldán on el 12/3 rekindled the debate in Ecuador on rare diseases, the suffering of those afflicted, and the possibility for...
Domingo, 17/3/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del sábado, 17/3 (1 article): Sembrarán 100 mil plantas nativas por el Día del Agua (100,000 native plants to be planted for Water Day) - The City of Cuenca with EMAC (a municipal business) and the Gobierno...
Viernes, 15/3/2024 Hola, Todos - I hope you all had a happy Pi Day yesterday (March 14=3/14=3.14159). I celebrated with pizza and made a rhubarb pie. There were 2 packages of rhubarb at the Coral on Wed. afternoon, so unless they restocked, now there aren't any. I...
By Garry Vatcher An article posted on this site earlier in the week has stirred up a lot of questions about tax filing requirements in Ecuador. The article was based on the advice of a Cuenca accountant but, as many of us have learned, if you ask five professionals...
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...
