Cuenca News

Miércoles, 18/5/2022 Hola, Todos – Titular – Polémica por mascarillas (Controversy over masks) – The responsibility for managing the pandemic and establishing biosafety measures belongs exclusively to the Ministerio de Salud. Homero Castanier, Government vice-minister, made this clear to the cities of Guayaquil, Cuenca, y Samborondón that they cannot continue requiring mask use. The resolution...

Martes, 17/5/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Concierto sinfónico – The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca will perform a new concert el jueves in the Teatro de la Casa de la Cultura. The Anima Inside band has been invited to play along with the symphony which is directed by maestro Augusto Carrión. Free until seating capacity...

Twenty-eight men were rescued from a gold mine in a remote area of western Azuay Province Monday, many of them suffering gunshot wounds and other injuries. National Police say that 10 more are missing, believed to have been kidnapped or killed. Azuay Police Commander Fausto Salinas believes the attack was carried out by illegal miners...

Lunes, 16/5/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Titular – Cerrada disputa por ganar primera etapa (Tight race to win first stage) – Deportivo Cuenca tied with Barcelona in Guayaquil yesterday intensifying the fight to win the first phase of the LigaPro. Also in football news, nearby Gualaceo defeated Guayaquil City Monday night, 2-1. Gualaceo is...

Minister of Health Ximena Garzon repeated Saturday her request that Cuenca, Guayaquil and four other cantons drop their requirement for face masks. “Ninety-six percent of the communities in the country have followed our advice to discontinue the masking requirement and we are requesting that the others do so as well,” she said. “The situation in...

Jueves, 12/5/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Carrera de mascotas y dueños (Pets and owners race) – The RUNCAN Trail Running Canino <An example of Spanlish in Cuenca> race will be held el 12/6 for dogs and their owners. The Pet Home Hotel is organizing this event which will be in Llacao and also have...

Miércoles, 11/5/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Conciertos semanales en la agenda de mayo tiene OSC (OSC has weekly concerts on its May agenda) – The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca (OSC) will play a concert Thursday a las 20:00 in the Catedral Vieja with Dvorak, Liszt, y Tchaikovski on the program. On el 19/5 a...

Lunes, 9/5/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – From sábado, 7/5 Monologo sobre Frida (Monologue about Frida) – There will be a theatrical monologue “Frida Kahlo” el 26 & 27/5 a las 20:00 in the Sala Alfonso Carrasco in the Casa de la Cultura starring Nadine Muñoz-Cervantes. Get tickets by calling 098 047 2455. Conversatorio en...

Jueves, 5/5/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Festival de la trucha reactivará a Sayausí (Trout festival will reactivate Sayausí) – The first trout festival will be this sábado from 9-17:00 in the parish center of Sayausí. It is being organized by a group of piscicultores (fish farmers – your word for the day) and will...