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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...
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...
