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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,...
Lunes, 4/3/2024 Hola, Todos - Titular - Culminan los 60 días del Estado de Excepción (60-day state of emergency ends) - See Monday's CHL article for story. Cuenca - Se prevé una reducción del consumo por alza del IVA (Consumption expected to fall due to VAT increase)...
Viernes, 1/3/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Una ruta para conocer El Vado y sus alrededores (A route to get to know El Vado and its surroundings) - The Centro Histórico of Cuenca has a countless number of routes that can bring you closer to the history, gastronomy...
The World Food Travel Association, an organization promoting culinary tourism, has added Cuenca to its Culinary Capitals network. Cuenca is the first city in Latin America named to the network. Ecuadorians recognize Cuenca as the food capital of Ecuador. And while the...
Miércoles, 28/2/2024 Hola, Todos - Titular - Villficencio, asesinado por alias "El Invisible" (Villavicencio, killed by alias "El Invisible") - See today's article in CHL for story. Cuenca - Se puede pedir la devolución del IVA (VAT refunds can be claimed) - People...
By Stephen Vargha Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France had the famous Dutch painter. Cuenca has Diego Sánchez. “I love van Gogh and Rembrandt,” said Sánchez. “I love to show the spirit if the people of Cuenca.” Sánchez, 47, is a self-taught impressionist artist. The...
Lunes, 26/2/2024 Hola, Todos - Titular - El TLC con Costa Ria favorecerá a Cuenca (FTA with Costa Rica will benefit Cuenca) - The Asamblea Nacional ratified el Acuerdo de Asociación Comercial (Trade Partnership Agreement) with Costa Rica, benefitting more than 300...
Domingo, 25/2/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Los secretos de Van Gogh en un recorrido inmersivo (The secrets of Van Gogh in an immersive tour) - If you've ever imagined being inside a work of art, <and you're a sick puppy if your work of art is "The Scream" or...
By MikeTrebilcock With cobble-stone streets, colonial architecture, tree-lined parks, and historic churches, this quaint, overseas gem just beckons visitors to explore on foot. Cuenca is clearly meant for walking. Not only is the temperature a perfect cool for...
Viernes, 23/2/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Taller de acuarela - There will be a watercolor workshop every jueves in marzo from 10:30-12:30 <Ending time perfect for going out to lunch somewhere in El Centro afterwards. Think maybe it was planned for that?> in...
Miércoles, 21/2/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Concierto sinfonico - The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca will present its 7th concert of the year el 23/2 in the Teatro Casa de la Cultura. The program will include works by Dvorak and Brahms. Free. Exposición artesanal -...
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series. Part 2 posts February 26. Chatty Anglophones learning Spanish often make the acquaintance of amigos falsos, false cognates or words that sound the same but have different meanings. In addition to near-miss...
Viernes, 16/2/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Agenda cultural - 17/2, a las 13:00 - Screening - Cinema Libre - Casa de las Posadas. 19/2 a las 14:30 - Workshop - Pottery making - Centro Los Sauces. 20/2 a las 9:00 - Exposición - La agonía de Bolívar - Quinta Bolívar....
Miércoles, 14/2/2024 Hola, Todos - Happy El Día del Amor y la Amistad Titular - Imposición de la Ceniza en el Día del amor y amistad (Imposition of Ash on the Day of Love and Friendship) - This year, Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day are commemorated on the same day....
The new president of Ecuador’s Social Security Institute (IESS) is recommending “drastic and immediate” changes to the system. “Our members need to pay more and remain in the system longer to ensure the sustainability of pensions and health services,” according to...
Lunes, 12/2/2024 Hola, Todos - Titular - Ecuador tendrá 151 asambleístas (Ecuador will have 151 assembly members) - In the next general election on el 9/2/2025, The number of asambleístas voters need to select will rise from 137 to 151. The number of assembly members...
By Stephen Vargha Thia Megia, the Filipino-American singer and television actress, once said, “You’re never too young for something you really want to do, never too young to go after your passion. The age doesn’t matter at all. If it’s something you want to do, it...
Attendance of Carnaval holiday events show a stark contrast in cities in Ecuador’s sierra and on the coast. “This was expected given the national emergency and longer curfews in Guayaquil, Manta and other locations near the ocean,” said Tourism Ministry spokeswoman...
An innovative Art Exhibition at idiomART February 15 to March 1 tells the story of Cuenca’s shelter dogs and the humans who love them. Cuenca is invited to attend the opening reception of the exhibit on Thursday, February 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. with Wine to the Rescue...
Viernes, 9/2/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Concierto sinfónico - The Percuta Quenk ensamble and percussionist Fidel Zaldumbide will be featured in tonight's performance by the Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca a las 20:00 in the Teatro Pumapungo. There will be a series...
