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Lunes, 15/5/2023 Hola, Todos - Cultura - <The pandemic is really officially over - the Culture Page is back!> De El Mercurcio del sábado, 13/5 (2 articles): Agenda cultural - 15/5, 15:00 - Training - Drawing workshop - CIDAP. 16/5, 19:00 - Presentation - Concert...
By Stephen Vargha Cuenca’s Municipal Museum of Modern Art’s latest exhibit is truly a family affair. “It was originally only going to be my exhibition,” said the 55-year-old Cuenca native Catalina Carrasco. “But I invited others to be a part of it.” “Alquimia”...
As many of you already read in CuencaHighLife, a magnificent hacienda in the lovely hamlet of Uzhupud near Paute is completing a years-long $5 million renovation. It is now under new management and serves a new purpose. When it officially opens on June 15, it will...
Viernes, 12/5/2023 Hola, Todos - Cultura - Todosantos ofrece una experiencia gastronómica (Todosantos offers a gastronomic experience) - New dining opportunities offered by the Hermanas Oblatas in the Complejo Patrimonial Todosantos include a bakery and chocolatería,...
By Deke Castleman How do Ecuador expats feel about learning Spanish? Before the Covid-19 pandemic, CuencaHighLife conducted a survey of attitudes about learning Spanish among expats: 352 readers responded. While we are preparing an updated survey for readers, we...
Miércoles, 10/5/2023 Hola, Todos - My apologies for not sending out an issue on Monday. I wrote it, proofed it, and then had a gray matter malfunction and probably hit delete instead of send. After that I was too tired to try rewrite it. Titular - Zamora hace público...
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake centered about 20 miles north of Cuenca in Cañar Province Sunday night has caused no serious damage, according to the initial assessment by the national Risk Management Office. The earthquake occurred at 7:52 p.m and was felt in nine...
Updated from September 5, 2021 It was yet another fortuitous day in Cuenca. As I wandered along Calle Larga towards Inglesia Todos Santos, I realized that I had stopped in front of a store I passed a gazillion times without ever paying attention to its purpose, Tattoo...
By Deke Castleman and Sylvan Hardy The Spanish verb “to eat lunch” is almorzar. The noun is almuerzo (ahl-MWAIR-so). You notice the Arabic influence of the term in “al”; in addition, any Spanish spelling with a “z” in it is also a hand-me-down from the Arabic...
Viernes, 5/5/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Pinocho llega en una obra que busca la inclusión (Pinocchio arrives in a play that seeks inclusion) - The theater company Ubriaco has taken the classic Pinocchio story and given it a new twist. When the puppet is...
Miércoles, 3/5/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - 19 libros gratuitos en biblioteca virtual (19 free books in virtual library) - The Dirección de Cultura of the City of Cuenca has made a virtual library available with 19 books downloadable in PDF. They include a...
Ecuadorians stood in long lines Tuesday to buy tickets for the first day of commercial services by Quito's new underground railway system. The Quito Metro subway had been offering free-of-charge test rides for the past four months. On the first day of commercial...
I recently visited Claudio Alberto Soriano Vitorino, perhaps the most famed artist in Cuenca’s expat community. We met in his studio at IdiomArt. It was readily apparent that his sanctuary is not a gallery; it is a launchpad for the formidable creative energy that...
Ecuador’s Public Security Council (Cosepe) claimed Thursday that “terrorist elements” in the country pose a threat to the structural integrity of state institutions and public safety. In a statement, Cpsepe recommended that President Guillermo Lasso issue an executive...
More than 49 bodies have been recovered at the scene of the Alausí landslide one month after the disaster. According to Ecuador’s Risk Management Secretariat, at least 39 people remain missing at the 24-hectare site on the north side of Alausí. According to the Alausí...
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake, centered under Puna Island in Guayas Province, rocked much of southern Ecuador early Tuesday morning. Intense shaking was reported in the coastal area near the epicenter at 12:35 a.m., with light to moderate shaking felt in nine provinces....
Heavy weekend rain has washed out roads and bridges and flooded hundreds of homes and businesses. Although Guayas, Esmeraldas and Manabí Provinces suffered the most extensive damage, risk management officials say “extensive flooding” has occurred in at least 10...
Ezra Klein, an opinion columnist for the New York Times, recently noted that among the most profound sociological changes that North Americans have experienced in the last 30 years is the catastrophic increase in loneliness. An October 2020 survey conducted by Harvard...
Saying they are frustrated and angry about rising crime, residents of Cuenca parishes and neighborhoods continue to mount public protests, organizing their own anti-crime vigilante squads. On Thursday and Friday nights, residents of more than a dozen neighborhoods...
By Jeremiah Reardon After the alarming earthquake on March 18, my wife Belinda and I were deeply touched and overwhelmed by all who showed concern about our welfare, both through emails and phone calls. Ecuador was in the news again due to an earthquake. The recent...
