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Lunes, 18/9/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Actividades en la ciudad por las fiestas Patrias de Chile (Activities in the city for Chile's national holidays) - The Chilean honorary consul in Cuenca is organizing activities for the celebration of Chile's 213 years of...
Omar León, former director of Cuenca’s Turi prison, says it is “an open secret” that management has lost control of prison operations. “In effect, the gangs are in charge there,” he says. León, who was head of the prison for only two months before resigning, is...
Viernes, 15/9/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio de jueves, 14/9 (4 articles): Antología reúne a los fotógrafos de dos siglos (Anthology brings together photographers of two centuries) - Photographer Gabriela Parra has organized a show, a lecture series,...
The estimate that Ecuador’s population would top 18 million in the 2022 census will fall “significantly short,” say officials at the Institute of Statistics and Census. Census numbers are scheduled to be released next week. INEC Director Roberto Castillo said a sharp...
Miércoles, 13/9/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - 'Escenarios del Mundo vuelve con obra nueva (Escenarios del Mundo returns with new work) - There will be a total of 41 presentations in theaters, high schools, rural zones, and open-air spaces in this 17th edition of...
Martes, 12/9/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Expo Feria Amor x Cuenca 2023 (Expo Fair Love for Cuenca 2023) - La Cámara de la Pequeña Industria del Azuay (CAPIA) is holding the Love for Cuenca Expo-Fair from el 2-5/11 from 10:00 - 00:00 at the Av. del Migrante y Av....
Lunes, 11/9/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Se pone a punto festival de danza conremporánea (Contemporary dance festival gets ready) - The Festival de Danza Contemporánea y Experimental "Cuerpos elementales" will open el 20/9 a las 19:00 in the Antigua Escuela...
Periodico - jueces, 7/9/2023 Hola, Todos - Since I started sending out posts only 3 times a week (M, W, & F) and picking up news from the off days, I've found myself translating on those off days anyway to get a head start for the official posts. So I may as well...
Viernes, 8/9/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Agenda cultural - 9/9 a las 16:00 - Projección, Cantar con sentido - Casa de las Posadas. 13/9 a las 8:00 - Muestra, Máscaras, arte y cultura - Casa del Alfarero. 15/9 a las 20:00 - Concierto - Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca...
Miércoles, 6/9/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Martes de cine francés vuelve en septiembre (French Film Tuesdays returns in September) - The Alianza Francesa de Cuenca (calle Tadeo Torres y av. Solano) is organizing its 'Martes de cine francés' events this month. 3...
Reflecting as I do, especially on my 71st birthday, about life, the evolution of consciousness, and the path of mastery, I appreciate what has manifested around me. I began my search for this perfect paradise some 20 years ago. Eventually my search led me to the...
Lunes, 4/9/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del sábado, 2/9 (1 article): Inician conciertos de la Sinfónica (Symphony concerts begin) - On el 8/9, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca will start its 2nd season of free concerts a las 18:00 in the Girón...
The Construye Movement, the party of assassinated presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, is asking the National Electoral Council to reverse its decision to hold a new National Assembly election for Ecuadorians living abroad. The CNE decided to throw out the...
According to the government, all operations of Cuenca’s Turi prison have “returned to normal” following the release Friday of 44 prison guards and police officers. Azuay Province Governor Consuelo Orellana said most prison staff have returned to work and that the...
Viernes, 1/9/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Actividades culturales para septiembre (Cultural activities for September) - There will be activities in the Sala Alfonso Carrasco in the Casa de la Cultura Núcleo del Azuay. El 5/9 a las 19:00 there will be the musical,...
Two news websites reported Thursday night that hostages at the Turi prison had been released. As of early Friday morning, however, there was no government confirmation. Red Informativa reported that 15 guards and five policemen had been released while Código Vidrio...
Miércoles, 30/8/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Taller musical gratuito en la Antigua Escuela (Free music workshop at the Antigua Escuela) - A workshop in the technology involved in the creation of music will be given between el 3 & 5/10 from 14:00 a 18:00 in the...
Early Thursday, officials said there have been no new developments in the hostage crisis at the Turi prison, south of Cuenca. Prisoners remain in control of the prison while hundreds of military and police personnel are massed outside the gates. National Police...
President Guillermo Lasso will remain in office until early December and possibly longer due to the National Electoral Council’s decision to throw out results of the August 20 foreign vote for the National Assembly. Originally, the new president was expected to take...
By Stephen Vargha When one is asked what ethnicities outside of the indigenous are represented in Cuenca, Italian is certainly not at the top of the list. Obviously Spanish is at the top with its colonial past. Ecuador, especially Cuenca, has not been a destination...
