Cuenca News
By Jeremiah Reardon A new exhibition by Peruvian artist Alberto Soriano, El Encanto de la Imaginacion y El Color, opens Wednesday, March 13, at 6 p.m. at the idiomArt Gallery and Community Center, Mariscal Lamar 14-25 y Estevez de Toral. The show will run for ten days. Wine and snacks will be served at the...
By Garry Vatcher The Value added tax (VAT) or IVA refund for seniors is one benefit that stirs up much debate and emotion within the expat community. Some consider it a benefit they are entitled to while others feel the money should be left in government coffers to help the disadvantaged of the community. Given...
By Stephen Vargha Many are familiar with the refrain from Gomer Pyle. The fictional character in the town of Mayberry was played by Jim Nabors and was a regular of The Andy Griffith Show. “Sur-prise, sur-prise, sur-prise!” Gomer said it all of the time. And many expats in Cuenca are saying it right now. It...
Viernes, 8/3/2024 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Agenda cultural – 9/3, 9:00 – Recorrrido (Tour) – Guided visit – Museo Remigio Crespo. 11/3, 9:00 – Muestra (exhibit) – Yo, Río – Museo Universitario. 12/3, 17:00 – Conversatorio (Discusion) – El camarote de Santa Marta – Auditorio de las Monjas. 14/3, 20:00 – Concierto – Performance...
Ecuador’s 60-day state of emergency to combat organized crime and prison violence is showing impressive results, according to National Police Commander Cesar Zapata. “We are seeing positive results of the war against narco terrorism and expect the trend to continue beyond the emergency periods,” Zapata said Wednesday. Zapata reported that murders have declined 18% so...
Miércoles, 6/3/2024 Hola, Todos – Titular – Prisión par exasambleísta del PSC (Prison for former PSC assemblyman) – See article in today’s CHL for story. Cuenca – Reconocimiento mundial a gastronomía cuencana (World recognition for Cuenca’s gastronomy) – In an awards ceremony yesterday, Cuenca received the “Culinary Capitals” certification from the World Food Travel Association....
By Sylvan Hardy and Deke Castleman More than any other destination for North American expats, Cuenca has laid claim to the word “gringo.” There are gringo nights, gringo meet-ups, Gringolandia, gringo invasions and, not to mention Gringo Post and the defunct Gringo Tree. Of the two dozen or so websites and blogs that include the...
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, daily, over those weekday afternoons. He also performed free concerts in its...
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) – In the industries of Cuenca, most of...
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 and entertainment that the city offers. This...
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 entire country has great food, if travelers want the best of the best,...
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 with disabilities or their substitutes and senior citizens can ask for a...
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