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By Stephen Vargha For decades, people from the United States have had the reputation of “Ugly American.” Travel guru Rick Steves, said, “Those who are treated like Ugly Americans are treated that way because they are Ugly Americans.” Steves went on to say the Ugly...
Except for the collapse of a building facade that killed one and injured two others, early assessments show that Cuenca escaped catastrophic damage from Saturday’s 6.7 magnitude earthquake. “We are very fortunate that we did not have more injuries and damage,” says...
When I was younger, I spent a year with a team of artists, filmmakers and anthropologists documenting the Inuit culture of southwestern Alaska. Our autumn trip was to a remote inlet to record a seal hunt. It was late September. When the weather unexpectedly turned...
A powerful earthquake south of Guayaquil has left at least 14 people dead, including one in Cuenca and one in nearby Molleturo, and more than 100 more injured. The quake measured 6.7 magnitude on the Richter Scale, occurring at a depth of 44 kilometers. Several...
Viernes, 17/3/2023 Hola, Todos - Feliz Día de San Patricio. <If you drink a lot of green beer today, do you pass green piss tomorrow? I'm just extrapolating from an experience after eating a ton of beets one day.> Actividades - Titular - Activan juicio político...
Miércoles, 15/3/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - El Plateado tendrá nueva ruta turística (El Plateado to have new tourist route) - A new tourist route in Nulti parish will start this weekend. The route descends into las grietas (cracks) which you can explore and hike...
The government of Ecuador announced Tuesday it has expelled the Argentine ambassador after a former minister convicted of corruption escaped from Argentina's embassy in Quito. Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Holguín reported that the decision to declare Ambassador...
Viernes, 13/3/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del sábado, 11/3 (1 article): Turi, el encanto nocturno (Turi, the nocturnal charm) - Miriam Cabrera, a business owner in Turi, said that even before the area was renovated, the businesses had already...
By Stephen Vargha Many people walk by one of Cuenca’s art treasures in El Centro and probably do not realize it. “CIDAP was founded in 1975,” said Gabriela Vázquez, the Executive Director of Centro Interamericano De Artes Populares, otherwise known as CIDAP. “It...
The argentine canvas tacked to the sky was hung nearly a week ago; whoever is in charge must have issued a recall of the color blue and put this up instead. It seemed a fitting time for the artist, Kleber Moscoso, to abandon his art studio for a spell and chat with me...
Viernes, 10/3/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Cómics africanos, de lucha social hasta futuristas (African comics, from social struggle to futuristic comics) - The Alianza Francesa de Cuenca has an exhibit of comics from Africa to change the idea that comics are about...
Describing it as “extremely rare,” Ecuador’s weather agency says “Cyclone Yaku” will continue to cause flooding rains throughout the country. The weather system is centered off the coast of Northern Peru and has produced record rainfall in Guayas, El Oro and Manabí...
By Heather Conley Two Saturdays ago, a busload of us were taken to Tarqui to see the FAAN dog rescue operation there. I was just an ordinary person on the bus and here’s what I saw... Our hosts were the advisory board of FAAN, one of the largest dog rescue groups...
The largest International Women’s Day protest marches in the event’s history came off peacefully Wednesday in Quito, Cuenca, Guayaquil and other major cities. The number of marchers was bolstered by indigenous and labor organizations that pledged solidarity with women...
Miércoles, 9/3/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Concierto sinfónico - The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca will perform a new concert el 10/3 a las 20:00 in the Teatro Pumapungo. Guest violinist Jorge Saade will play. Free. Paccari abre su Casa de Experiencias para los...
Within a five-block radius of San Sebastian Plaza are two saddlers, at least five furniture makers, a knot of tailors, a sprinkle of goldsmiths, a colorful stained-glass studio, a thriving farmers market, more bakeries than I can count, and twice as many restaurants...
By Larry Welch I was an expat for six years — first in Spain and later in Cuenca — but I am no longer an expat. Having said that, I have to add that I have absolutely no regrets about my seven years living overseas. My wife and I had a blast and our lives are...
Lunes, 6/3/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - Lasso usa estrategia de defensa (Lasso usa estrategia de defensa) - Too complicated for me. Cuenca - Mujeres luchan contra las barreras en política (Women fight against barriers in politics) - There have been...
By Stephen Vargha Expats who have lived in Cuenca for several years are telling Kelbert Bortone, “Welcome home.” “People were very happy when they found out I had opened a restaurant,” said Bortone. “It’s so good to see my friends again.” Bortone is talking about...
By Tom Larsen What is Transferencia? Transferencia: Impressions of Our City, is the brainchild of Janda Grove, a North American artist now living in Cuenca. The project began in May of 2022. As Janda wandered and explored her adopted hometown, she decided she wanted...
