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Miércoles, 11/1/2023 Hola, Todos - Titular - Ofertan cupos para 12 carreras (Spaces available for 12 majors) - The Universidad Nacional de Educación (UNAE) and the Conservatorio Superior José María Rodríguez have spaces for new students. <I don't think too many...
By Stephen Vargha Cuenca’s garden secret is on pace to triple in size. “I'm amazed at how few people know about the place,” said an American expat who has lived in Cuenca for several years. The American expat is referring to the Cuenca Botanical Garden. Located on the...
Lunes, 9/1/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - Accidentada jornada en cierre automovilístico (Accident-prone day at car showdown) - See today's (lunes) article in CHL for story. Cuenca - De El Mercurio del domingo, 8/1 (two articles): Tecnológico Sudamericano...
Organizers suspended the Cuenca Grand Prix early Sunday afternoon following a series of accidents they blamed on light rain. Several spectators sustained minor in injuries when a car failed to make a turn on Av. Solano while two drivers were treated at the scene when...
Viernes, 6/1/2023 Hola, Todos - Titular - Pase del Niño Rey aviva fe cuencana (Parade of Niño Rey revives faith in Cuencans) - The parade carrying the image of the Niño Rey from the Parque San Blas to the iglesia del Cenáculo returned this year after a 2 year...
Nothing will be sacred Friday night when a crowd of 20,000 is expected on Av. Huayna Capac for Cuenca’s annual masquerade --or Day of the Innocents-- parade. Dozens of entries will direct satirical barbs at Cuencano. Ecuadorian and international politicians,...
Miércoles, 4/1/2023 Hola, Todos - Titular - Germán Cáceres, a cárcel de Guayaquil (Germán Cáceres, to Guayaquil prison) - See Wednesday's article (miércoles) in CHL for story. Cuenca - 331.959 dólares por predios en 2 días de pago (331,959 dollars for properties in 2...
The chief suspect in one of Ecuador’s most notorious murder cases is back in the country and behind bars in a Guayaquil prison. Germán Cáceres arrived in Ecuador Tuesday morning aboard a Colombian military aircraft following his extradition on charges for the...
Lunes, 2/1/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - El año se abre con devoción (Year opens with devotion) - The fiesta of the Virgen de la Nube, patron saint of Azogues, was attended by thousands of faithful yesterday. The celebration included a mass and a 3...
Cuenca’s Mariscal La Mar Airport will receive certification for international flights in February or March, according to airport management. The airport has passed the most critical tests for certification and the last stages of the review should be completed within...
Editor's note: This is the fourth article in a four-part series "Saving the World – One Ecosystem at a Time." By John Keeble Rene Rivas is an expert in repairing the damage that waves of human agriculture have done to wildlife habitats and ecosystems. Under his...
Former police officer Germán Cáceres was arrested Friday night in Colombia and charged with the September murder of his wife at a police training facility in Quito. Acknowledging the arrest, President Guillermo Lasso said “the most wanted man in Ecuador will soon face...
Editor's note: This is the third of a four-part series "Saving the World – One Ecosystem at a Time." Next, Article 4: "The human dimension of successful conservation." By John Keeble The beauty of nature affects people deeply – especially Ecuador’s rare and stunning...
By Stephen Vargha Cuenca appeared to have rebounded from the Covid pandemic with its Christmas celebrations and decorations. And Christmas was a huge and welcomed source of revenue for Cuenca businesses. The city announced that visitors to Cuenca for the Christmas...
Following up on claims by President Guillermo Lasso, the Interior Ministry and National Police say they are investigating several political candidates suspected of having ties to drug trafficking and illegal mining activity. “We have received reports of candidates for...
“This is the biggest and best Pase del Niño ever,” is how Carmela Llivipuma described Saturday’s Christmas Eve parade through Cuenca’s historic district. The granddaughter of the event’s founder said 120,000, maybe more, watched or participated in the parade that...
By Stephen Vargha Being an ecologically or environmentally responsible person is becoming more popular as climate change has become more evident, and our oceans get filled with plastics. Many people are trying to reduce their own adverse influence on ecology and the...
By Jeremiah Reardon From the vantage point of our fifth-floor apartment and its ample patio, I enjoy the panorama of the Andes’ green hills to the west, changing from sun lit to shadows cast by clouds. They give me a secure feeling because our water comes from its...
By Sylvan Hardy Cuenca’s famous Christmas Eve parade, the Pase del Niño, returns in full-force today and organizers say it will be biggest ever, with more than 100,000 people expected to participate and watch. The parade was cancelled in 2020 as a result of the...
Viernes, 23/12/2022 Hola, Todos - Titular - Pan y caramelos para Pase, listos (Bread and candies for Pase) - Carmela Llivipuma (Carmelita), granddaughter of one of the initiators of the Pase del Niño Viajero parade, resumed making bread and candy which she and...
