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National Assembly President Virgilio Saquicela said Saturday he will begin meetings Monday to address gang violence and rising crime rates. “For most Ecuadorians, insecurity has become their major concern and I will meet with leaders of the various Assembly benches to...
By Stephen Vargha Ecuador has the oldest evidence of chocolate ever being used. And the country – especially Cuenca – has some of the youngest people making quality chocolates. Michael Blake, an archaeologist at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada,...
By Dr. Donald Smith So how do you reduce or eliminate problems before they happen when it comes to building or home improvement projects, now that you're living in Ecuador. Consider it advice to expats who, on the one hand, seek high quality performance and value...
Viernes, 4/11/2022 Hola, Todos - Titular - A Gobierno se reclama por vías e inseguridad (Requests to Government for roads and security) - In his speech in the solemn session for the 202nd anniversary of the Independence of Cuenca, Mayor Pablo Palacios expressed...
Last week I boarded the bus from Loja to Vilcabamba during peak afternoon hours. It was crowded with weary commuters and students munching chatara. The aisle was free but the seats were jammed. I had a fifty minute ride ahead of me and was nursing a knee injury. I’ve...
Miércoles, 2/11/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - From El Mercurio, martes, 1/11: Cuenca acoge la Feria Nacional de la Cerámica (Cuenca hosts the National Ceramics Fair) - The Feria Nacional de Cerámica opened el martes in the Casa de Chaguarchimbana with 15 Ecuadorian...
Lunes, 31/10/2022 Hola, Todos - Happy Halloween. I hope none of you ladies who've been collecting Social Security for at least a decade scared any little kids by walking through Parque Calderón in your Hooters costume. Actividades - From El Mercurio del domingo,...
By Liam Higgins The practice of criminal gangs demanding money from businesses for “protection” or “security” services has been going on for years in Guayaquil. Since 2020 however, police say the practice has spread to Quito, Cuenca and other cities and that the...
Periodico - Independencia de Cuenca supplement - sábado, 29/10/2022 Hola, Todos - I'm too tired to proofread so read at your own risk and verify for yourselves. Actividades - Conciertos, para todos los gustos (Concerts, for every taste) - Sábado - 29/10, 20:00 -...
By Deke Castleman Heading southwest from Cuenca on the road to Machala and Loja, you leave the city behind fairly quickly and enter the ranch country of the Tarqui Valley, with cattle grazing on rich green grass and the Andes towering over everything. You pass a...
Viernes, 28/10/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - There is a special magazine section with billions of events. I don't have the time or energy to list those today, so I will regalarles with a special post tomorrow. <I hope you appreciate all this work.> See...
Miércoles, 26/10/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Sinfónica de Cuenca: medio siglo de música (Cuenca Symphony: half a century of music) - The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca was founded on 3/11/1972 and over the years it has expanded from classical music to performing...
Gary Espinoza, president of the Federation of Peasant, Indigenous and Negro Organizations (Fenocin), said Monday that his organization will “very likely” call a strike in November. “This fighting action is necessary, unfortunately, because the government has not...
Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series about a grassroots volunteer project in Cuenca to create the most modern and sustainable animal shelter in Ecuador and address the country’s pain of abused, abandoned and neglected street dogs. By Rosemary Rein...
The U.S. State Department is defending a $20,600 grant to a Cuenca educational center, some of which supports live performances, including "drag theater shows," saying it provides LGBTQ people an outlet "to express themselves freely and safely" in Ecuador. Several...
Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series about a grassroots volunteer project in Cuenca to create the most modern and sustainable animal shelter in Ecuador and address the country’s pain of abused, abandoned and neglected street dogs. By Rosemary Rein...
By Don Smith One of the problems most gringos have when they enter another country -- aside from learning the basics of a new language -- is deciding whether to adapt to the new culture or, to try to change it. Trying to change it to something we are more comfortable...
Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part series about a grassroots volunteer project in Cuenca to create the most modern and sustainable animal shelter in Ecuador and address the country’s pain of abused, abandoned and neglected street dogs. Our perfect...
Editor’s note: This is Part 4 of a five-part series, the Five Faces of Freedom, recounting the author’s reflections on turning 70. Part 1 focused on Freedom from the Past, Part 2, on Freedom from the Future, Part 3, Freedom from the World and Part 4, Freedom from the...
Although the government and indigenous organizations have not reached a final agreement on fuel subsidies, the two sides agree on most of the exclusions. These would be based on income of the driver and the size and number of vehicles owned. The disagreement centers...
