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Lunes, 28/11/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del sábado, 26/11: Sígsig alista el "Chobshi Fest" (Sígsig prepares for the "Chobshi Fest") - Music will be the main thing at the "Chobshi Fest" on el 12/12 a las 14:00 in the Complejo Arqueológico...
By Jeremiah Reardon Cuenca just celebrated its two hundred and second year of independence from Spain. Founded in 1557 the Spanish built its churches on the ruins of Incan temples. As nine-year expat residents, my wife Belinda and I note how proud Cuencanos are, a...
By Stephen Vargha Cuenca is becoming a jazz lover’s paradise. But it was a desert for jazz not long ago. “Ten years ago, it was difficult to find jazz in this city,” said Christian Torres. “Cuencanos did not know what jazz was all about.” The 41-year-old Cuencano...
Viernes, 25/11/2022 Hola, Todos - So how did you like that game today? I'll take a tie - with the Netherlands - oh, yeah. Actividades - Agenda cultural (Cultural Agenda) - 26/11 - Concierto - Plaza San Francisco a las 19:00 - La Doble, Sobrepeso, & Apha Logic....
Although it has the authority to forgive debts of up to $10,000, the government said Thursday that current economic circumstances make the move “unfeasible.” The National Confederation of Peasant, Indigenous and Black Organizations (Fenocin) has threatened a regional...
Miércoles, 22/11/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - Cuenca blindará una mega reserva (Cuenca will shield a mega-reserve) - The Environmental Commission of the Cantonal Council has asked that an area called Yanuncay-Zhucay be declared an Área de Conservación...
Are you interested in learning more about healthy farming practices in the Cuenca area? The Azuay provincial government is offering a free half-day tour for expats to a small farm west of Cuenca. The tour also includes a visit to Tienda Campesino in El Centro that...
By Stephen Vargha A native of Cuenca turned what was once a vacant lot on the south end of Av. Fray Vicente Solano into a thriving weekend market for secondhand goods. “There were 65 families working in the streets before I bought the property,” said 72-year-old Jorge...
Viernes, 18/11/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Una muestra fotográfica para divulgar la ciencia (A photographic exhibition to promote science) - The photo exhibit, "Oasis en la cumbre de los Andes" by French photographer and researcher Olivier Dangles opened in the...
Miércoles, 16/11/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del martes, 15/11: Titiricuenca trae historias de 4 países (Titiricuenca brings stories from 4 countries) - The 12th edition of the Festival Internacional de Teatro y Títeres "Titiricuenca"...
By Stephen Vargha Almost everyone knows that Cuenca celebrated the 202nd anniversary of its independence from Spain two weeks ago. November 3rd is also notable for another anniversary: the establishment of the Cuenca Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra was small in its...
Lunes, 14/11/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Frankenstein, obra multimedia, abrirá festival Artes Vivas de Loja (Frankenstein, multimedia work, will open Artes Vivas de Loja festival) - The VII Live Arts Festival of Loja (Fiavl) will be from 17-27/11 with over 100...
Editor’s note: This is Part 3 of a three-part series, the Five Faces of Freedom. Mastery requires that we enter the realm of paradox. We step beyond the limits of the rational mind. Duality dissolves into a singularity. Remember that my philosophy of Conscious Living...
Viernes, 11/11/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Agenda cultural - 12/11 a las 19:00 - Concierto - Music in the barrios at the Parque Iberia. 14/11 a las 10:00 - Exposición - Photo exhibit in the Catedral Vieja. 15/11 a las 17:30 - Film series - Cámara Lúcida in the...
Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a 3-part series, Conscious Living. So we ended the first segment of this series with the question: "Is it true?" Is it true that Claus Schwab, World Economic Forum and The Great Reset are representatives of evil? Or is it possible that...
Miércoles, 9/11/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Regresa el cine de Cámara Lúdica (Playful Camera cinema returns) - The 7th edition of the Cámara Lúdica-Encuentros Cinematográficos returned Wednesday night. The festival will run until el 18/11 with 6 sections. Each...
Several National Assembly members are pushing legislation that would allow police greater use of force in combating crime, including authorization to shoot to kill. “If law enforcement officers have to shoot criminals to protect the public, they have my full support,”...
Lunes, 7/11/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. <Actually, you should be resting from all of the activities over the holidays.> Titular - El primer duelo lo gana el Aucas (Aucas wins first match) - The Quito team beat Barcelona 1-0. <Any more details are...
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,...
