Posts:
As the anti-government strike enters its fifth day, the Catholic Episcopal Conference, Amnesty International, the National Assembly and the city of Cuenca have offered to mediate talks between the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie) and the government....
Jueves, 16/6/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - 5 ciudades se unen para sesión de yoga (5 cities join for yoga session) - The Indian Embassy for Colombia and Ecuador, the Ministerio of Ayush, and the Consejo Indio para las Relaciones Culturales have organized a series...
Most of Cuenca’s LP gas trucks were off the streets Wednesday and customers going to the supply stores were greeted with “no gas” signs. “The supply of gas to the city has been stopped by the roadblocks from the coast,” says Gerardo Maldonado, general manager...
Miércoles, 15/6/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - Mayor tensión en el país (Increased tension in the country) - See articles in Informe section below. Informe - Sugieren buscar puntos de consenso (Seeking points of consensus is suggested) - Yesterday in...
Latacunga Judge Paola Bedón ordered the immediate release of indigenous strike leader Leonidas Iza Tuesday night but said that the charges against him of paralyzing public transportation are legitimate. Under terms of the release, Iza must remain in the country and...
Martes, 14/6/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - 55 artistas teatralizan 8 leyendas de Ecuador (55 artists dramatize 8 legends of Ecuador) - "Killa Saririkuna" is a work that features air dancing, theater, dance, and music to put 8 Ecuadorian legends on stage. 55 artists...
Leaders of the indigenous strike against the government urged followers to “radicalize their resistance” following the arrest Tuesday morning of Conaie President Leonidas Iza. The Interior Ministry reported an increase in violent events, including attacks on police,...
Despite earlier claims that the indigenous protest against the government was not a repeat of the October 2019 strike, officials in Quito said Monday night that road closures and reports of violence were increasing. “Throughout the afternoon, we are receiving reports...
Hola, Todos - Actividades - Old news from sábado, 11/6/2022 Cita de saberes y artes en Pumapungo (Rendezvous of knowledge and arts in Pumapungo) - To celebrate Inti Raymi, there will be events starting el lunes, 13/6 in the Museo and Parque Arqueológico Pumapungo. The...
Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo says he and other government officials are relieved that the national strike called by the Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) is not a repeat of October 2019. In a late morning assessment of the strike and the government’s...
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie) said it would begin “shutting down the country” Monday morning in protest of government policies despite official warnings that blocking highways and disrupting services is illegal. In addition to Conaie and a...
Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo said Friday that “Cuenca will receive its fair share” of the government’s $1.2 billion plan to beef up the nation’s law enforcement. “We will assign an additional 500 police to the city and provide them the training to work in an...
Jueves, 9/6/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - En talleres enseñarán el tejido de la toquilla (Workshops to teach toquilla (straw) weaving) - The Dirección de Cultura del Municipio de Cuenca is organizing a course in weaving paja toquilla with 2 dates. The first starts...
Miércoles, 8/6/2022 Hola, Todos - Sorry, but I had to take yesterday off to take care of medical stuff. It still amazes me that from seeing a primary care doctor once every few years, old age is making me see a bunch of doctors every few months. Actividades -...
By Stephen Vargha There are millions of Americans living abroad, but the exact number is unknown. The United States does not formally count the number of Americans who move to other countries, and it does not require its citizens to register an official place of...
Air traffic between the countries of the Andean Community (CAN), including Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru, increased 146.7% from February 2021 to February 2022. In Cuenca, air traffic is also up dramatically although it still lags pre-pandemic levels. According...
Jueves, 2/6/2022 Hola, Todos - Titular - Destitución no para crisis (Impeachment doesn't stop crisis) - The fight in the Asamblea Nacional which unleashed the impeachment of Guadalupe Llori from the presidency of that body isn't finished. Her defense has started legal...
Miércoles, 1/6/2022 Hola, Todos - Titular - Los niños y el cuidado del medio ambiente (Children and environmental care) - Wednesday's issue of El Mercurio is in celebration of the Día del Niño. The front page is artwork done by students at the Escuela Fiscomisional...
Martes, 31/5/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Homenaje a Francisco Paredes (Tribute to Francisco Paredes) - To pay tribute to composer Francisco Paredes Heredia, and to join different generations of musicians on one stage, the DIZA cultural organization is organizing...
By Stephen Vargha As the people of Uvalde, Texas mourned, there was little agreement on the root cause of the tragedy or the solution to the staggering average of 321 gun deaths per day in the United States. Dr. Roxane Gay wrote in the New York Times, “Time and again...
