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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...
By John Olson and David A. McTier Neil Simon was indisputably the most successful and prolific playwright for the Broadway stage in the 20th Century. As a lifelong New Yorker, most of his plays were set in the “Big Apple” and Simon appears to have had a love-hate...
In four polls taken during the last week of January and first week of February, Ecuadorians expressed overwhelming support for President Daniel Noboa’s “war” on terrorist gangs and cartels. Following a series of prison riots and the takeover of a television station in...
Universidad Católica de Cuenca is one of the few Universities that is rooting for academic excellence while providing services directed towards the Cuenca community. Two years ago, it opened the first Institute of Neuroscience in the city, providing mental health...
Miércoles, 7/2/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Un nuevo espacio para los amantes de las orquídeas (A new space for orchid lovers) - Ecuagenera has opened a new million-dollar showroom at Gonzalo Cordero Dávila y Federico Proaño to display its dozens of species of...
The show will go on, says Cuenca Mayor Cristian Zamora, despite the army’s recommendation that some Carnaval events be cancelled. “We will follow all safety guidelines to protect the public but we have no plans to cancel any events associated with the Carnaval...
The drive from the high valley of Paute to the sprawling beaches of Ecuador’s central coast takes all day. We left a little after dawn and arrived just in time to order a celebratory cocktail as our fatigue and the blinding heat of the afternoon faded into the...
Lunes, 5/2/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - GAD de Jadán anuncia agenda por Carnaval (GAD of Jadán announces Carnival agenda) - The parish government of Jadán is inviting the public to its Carnaval activities on el domingo, 11/2 in the parish center. The events start...
In a joint Ecuadorian-Colombian police operation, Henry Loaiza, alias 'El Alacrán', was arrested Thursday in Guayaquil. The arrest, based on a tip from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, is the second of a high-profile Colombian narco-trafficker in a week....
Viernes, 2/2/2024 Hola, Todos - Jappy Día del Groundjog. Actividades - Una feria gastronómica se organiza en San Joaquín (A gastronomic fair is being organized in San Joaquín) - San Joaquín is readying a gastronomic and entrepreneurial fair from 8 to 11/2 to celebrate...
--Bonus issue-- Jueves, 1/2/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Lectura de cuentos - On el domingo, 4/2, the Fundación Lirón Lirón will hold "Cuentos Lironeros," a story telling event. It will be at Paccari Centro on Simón Bolívar y Juan Montalvo a las 11:00. Cost: $3.00...
Miércoles, 31/1/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Taller de Sinfónica - The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca is offering a master class in conducting an orchestra. <So if you've ever listened to music while waving your hands and pointing wildly, this is your chance to...
