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Two-hour electrical blackouts are scheduled to resume on Monday following the holiday weekend, the Energy Ministry announced Saturday. The ministry said, however, that that weekend rains near the country’s largest hydrogeneration plants have provided a boost to power...
The sound of drumbeats echoed through Cuenca’s historic district for three hours Wednesday morning as more than 3,000 high school students marched and danced down Calle Simon Bolivar. The parade is the traditional beginning of the four-day Cuenca independence holiday,...
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court has approved the trade agreement signed in May between Ecuador and China. The court requested that the new National Assembly review and okay the deal as one of its first official acts. Under rules of President Guillermo Lasso's cross...
There will be no electric blackouts for the four-day holiday weekend, November 2 to 5, Deputy Minister of Electricity Juan José Espinosa said Tuesday. He added that the ministry is also evaluating the need for future blackouts. “We want Ecuadorians to enjoy themselves...
Editor’s note: Originally from California, Rick Ingle describes himself as a “student of expatriation.” Rick has lived overseas since 1984 in the Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Panama, and now Ecuador. He has lived in Cuenca since 2011. He's currently interviewing...
With electric blackouts beginning early Friday, the Ministry of Energy predicts they will end before Christmas. “Today, we are asking for bids for thermal power generation of the 460 megawatts of electricity we need to end usage restrictions,” Energy Minister Fernando...
Fiestas de Cuenca, 25/10/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Some more extra time with a few minutes to fill. Coro y orquesta preparan obra de Pietro Fascagni - The chorus and U. of Cuenca symphony and several soloists, will perform "Cavalleria Rusticana on el 9 &...
The five newly elected members of the National Assembly from Azuay Province received their certification Tuesday, pledging to work together for the benefit of local citizens. The new legislators receiving their papers were Leonardo Berrezueta (Citizens' Revolution);...
Hello, everyone - I found myself with an extra hour and half while I wait for something so I thought why not send out a post with the activities listed in Friday and Saturday's El Mercurio. You're Welcome. Activities- From El Mercurio on Friday, 20/10: Festival de...
Cuenca’s public utility company ETAPA says it will be forced to ration drinking water if there is no significant rainfall in the next two weeks. “Our rivers are running at record low levels and our watershed in the Cajas Mountains is very dry,” said ETAPA manager...
Although it received little attention during the recent presidential campaign, Ecuador’s new government will be forced to reckon with the contentious issue of fuel subsidies. “This has been swept under the rug by governments for 30 years but the cost has become so...
Lunes, 2/10/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del sábado, 14/10 (2 articles): Taller de percusión (Percussion workshop) - There will be a multi-percussion and composition workshop el 16, 17, & 18/10 a las 17:30 in the "Catalina Sojos" auditorium in...
By Carol E. Leutner When I chose Cuenca, Ecuador as my retirement home in 2015, I didn’t consider whether it would be a good place to write. Cuenca checked all my boxes — location, climate, cost of living, a language I’d studied, and medical resources. A place to...
Viernes, 13/10/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Agenda Cultural - 13/10, 19:00 - Exposición - Fotografía hecha a mano (Handmade photography) <Do they mean you don't need a camera?> - Casa de la Lira. 14/10, 16:00 - Cine - All Tomorrow's Parties - Casa de las...
Miércoles, 4/10/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Antología rememora obra de fotógrafos cuencanos (Anthology commemorates the work of Cuencanan photographers) - Mañana (jueves) there will be a book launch for "Antología de la fotografía cuencana en los siglos XX y...
Lunes, 9/10/2023 Hola, Todos - Titular - Balotaje: semana decisiva (Ballot: decisive week) - Voting will begin el 15/10 a las 7:00. More than 13 million Ecuatorianos are registered to vote. <Wow - 3/4 of the population is registered to vote.> To review the work...
By Jeff Van Pelt I want to share some lessons I have learned about staying safe on a bicycle in my 10 years of riding in Ecuador, but first some background. Ecuador is a cyclist´s paradise. There are so many country roads, green pastures, mountain views, remote and...
Domingo, 8/10/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - La fiesta electrónica vuelve a sus orígenes (The electronic music fiesta returns to its roots) - The 17th edition of Rotofest returned to its "casa" at the Puente Roto and plazoleta "Antonio Lloret Bastidas"...
Viernes, 6/10/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Agenda cultural - 7/10 a las 10:00 - Feria - Entrepreneurship and culture - Puente Roto. 8/10 a las 20:00 - Teatro - Instrucciones para abrazar el aire (Instructions for hugging air) - Teatro Pumapungo. 9/10 a las 9:00 -...
Cuenca expat Jerry Rabas is in the hospital with a life-threatening blood clot that will require at least one surgery and extensive recovery, procedures that will exceed his savings. While many of his friends are contributing, he still needs contributions from the...
