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Rescue teams worked through the night Sunday and early Monday following a massive landslide in the Alausí neighborhood of Pueblo Viejo. Police say that dozens of houses have been buried and that the death toll will be “tragically very high.” The landslide buried the...
Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series about plans Mayor-elect Cristian Zamora has for Cuenca. By Stephen Vargha Cuenca’s incoming Mayor, Cristian Zamora, has ambitious and progressive plans for the town he grew up in. “I want to concentrate on...
As bewildering as it may be, I am occasionally confronted by expats right here in Cuenca who are spiteful. Some appear to have been severely wounded by their own past misdeeds, others by strongly felt objections to the culture and politics they left behind, and...
Viernes, 24/3/2023 Hola, Todos - If there's anyone out there who is missing collard greens, I have a lot of seeds. The greens bolted and went to seed so I'm not sure what's coming up - something closer to the parent rather than the hybrid? If you want some seeds -...
Many areas of Guayaquil, including major streets, remain flooded following several days of heavy rains. The National Institute of Meteorology (Inamhi) warned Thursday that storms, fed by moisture from the Pacific Ocean, are expected to continue. In addition to...
Miércoles, 22/3/2023 Hola, Todos - Titular - ¿Y si un día nos faltara? (And what if one day we were to miss it?) - Almost the entire issue is about water. I'lll show the headline for each story with a short summary, and if you're interested, you can read it for...
Lunes, 20/3/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nulti atrae con aventura y vivencias (Nulti attracts with adventure and experiences) - The Nulti parish GAD is promoting experiences and adventure tourism in conjunction with the communities and businesses in the sector,...
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...
