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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...
Lunes, 27/2/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del domingo, 26/2: Sayausí, tierra fértil para el turismo rural (Sayausí, fertile soil for rural tourism) - If you like the countryside, nature, discovering new places, eating healthily, seeing ornamental...
By Stephen Vargha A career in Rolfing for Roosvelt Rojas began by accident. Literally. "I was living in Loja at the time, and I was rushing to Catamayo City Airport as I was late for my flight,” said Rojas. “I crashed and had major injuries as I could not move my...
One of the many joys of living in Cuenca is meandering through centuries-old neighborhoods on Sunday mornings. Booming cannons call people to prayer as streams of families pour onto sidewalks worn to bedrock by shoe leather and bare feet. Little girls, clutching...
Viernes, 24/2/2023 Hola, Todas - Titular - Diez fotorradars registrarán multas a partir del lunes (Ten photo radar cameras to record fines starting Monday) - The contract between EMOV and the Movil Technology Consortium will start el lunes, 27/2, with the first 10...
By Tom Larsen Transferencia (Sp.) — an act, process, or instance of transferring. March 2023 in Cuenca will see the culmination of nearly a year’s work as local women showcase their art to benefit Mujeres Con Éxito, the Cuenca organization that plays a critical role...
Miércoles, 22/2/2023 Hola, Todos - Titular - Vialidad "derrumbó" expectativa turística (Road "collapsed" tourism expectations) - Landslides at km. 78 of the vía Cuenca-Molleturo-El Empalme impeded trips between Cuenca and the Coast el pasado sábado and lunes. On...
Lunes, 20/2/2023 Hola, Todos -Titular - Carnaval revive a los personajes tradicionales (Carnival revives traditional characters) - Thousands of local and foreign tourists enjoyed Carnaval in Gualaceo at the "Carnaval del río Gualaceo" parade. Contingents from schools,...
By Stephen Vargha Owning the popular restaurant, La Yunta, was not the original goal of Sole Riquetti. Nor was it the long circuitous global route Riquetti took to end up at Ave. Primer De Mayo. “My dad wanted me to learn English. I always hated English as a kid,”...
The Azuay tourism association is blaming a lower than expected Carnival hotel occupancy rate on a landslide that closed the Cajas highway for most of Saturday. “More than 70% of visitors travel from Guayaquil and many of those we expected for the weekend cancelled...
By Jan Dynes Books were the stepping stones of my life, they became each decades touch stones and they formed me. My choices were an education that allowed me to become and embrace being everything from a queen or princess to being a slave, angry militant, migrant...
The Cuenca Chamber of Commerce says that poor highway conditions are hurting business and are asking President Guillermo Lasso for help. “Despite years of promises that they will be improved, the highways leading in and out of Cuenca remain unreliable and cause...
