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Bored? - (De El Mercurio del martes, 9/12) Coro Santa Catalina dará recital navideño (Santa Catalina chorus to perform Christmas recital) - The Santa Catalina chorus will perform the "No sé niño hermoso" concert el miércoles, 17/12 a las 20:00 in the Teatro Casa de la...
Most people in Cuenca have never heard of Gary Stevenson. He is not a president, a pop singer, or a football manager. He is a British economist who used to make his living trading interest rates for CitiBank in London. He got very good at it and very rich at it. Then...
By Lucy Hancock We’ve all lived through the blackouts. I don’t need to remind anyone. Last September I was late to the party. By the time I got to MegaKywi Wayra Plaza the rechargeable bulbs were gone, the power banks were gone, the shelves looked like locusts had...
Flora Thompson was born in 1876 in a tiny Oxfordshire hamlet in England called Juniper Hill. Finishing her education at the age of 14, she worked as a housemaid, which she didn't much like, then as a trainee post office clerk, then as a telegraph clerk. It took...
President of the Cuenca Chamber of Transport Diego Idrovo said Monday that city bus owners do not accept a proposal by Mayor Cristian Zamora for a subsidized 10-cent bus fare increase. “First, we object to raising the fare from 30 cents to only 40 cents, since the...
There are Saturdays in Cuenca when the city wakes up slowly. The dogs stretch, the buses grumble into life, and everyone has a second cup of coffee before attempting anything strenuous. Then there was Saturday, when Cuenca bounded out of bed like a child on Christmas...
Crowds estimated at 20,000 gathered in Cuenca’s historic district Sunday night for the annual Christmas lighting ceremonies. In what city organizers call a “corridor of Christmas tradition,” separate ceremonies were held in Parque Calderon, Santo Domingo Plaza, San...
The first six months in Cuenca can feel like a dream. The buildings look old and beautiful. The mountains feel close enough to touch. The prices seem unreal compared to back home. Every walk feels like a discovery. Every meal feels like an adventure. Then one day,...
Mayor Cristian Zamora proposed Friday that the city cover the cost of a 10-cent increase in municipal bus fare. “To reduce the hardship to users of the system, I believe we should pay for the full amount,” he said, adding that he will present a full proposal at the...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del jueves, 4/12) Agenda sábado, 6/12, 10:00 - 17:00, Casa Patrimonial Municipal de la Lira: Antiques Fair and Show, sales and exchange of antiques of El Vado with pieces full of history. - 18:00, Glorieta at parque Calderón: Sábados de...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del martes, 2/12) En Catedral se decora pesebre de gran tamaño (Huge nativity scene is decorated in the Cathedral) - A 140 sq. meter nativity scene has been installed in the Catedral de La Inmaculada Concepción <New Cathedral>. There are...
When you live in Cuenca long enough, someone will eventually lean across a café table and whisper, “Have you joined IESS yet? You get a free funeral.” They usually say it like they are offering you a key to an occult club for expatriates that meets somewhere between...
I keep seeing the same couple in Cuenca. Or at least I keep seeing their online clones. He is always about sixty-one and grizzled with a baseball cap that says something about life being a journey. She is fifty-eight with blonde hair, brown eyes, and that smile you...
By Jim Smith Arriving in Cuenca often feels like a fresh start filled with color, mountain air, and possibility. Many people come here to slow down, to breathe, or to begin again. What is not talked about as often is the emotional shifting that happens after the...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del viernes, 28/11) - Inclusión y arte (Inclusion and art) <Apologies for using a bad word - DE Inclusion> The Museo y Parque Arqueológico Pumapungo will have an event "Pumpapungo para Tod@s" from el 2-5/12. This event promotes <stop...
By Garry Vatcher Some call it giving — I prefer to call it investing. “Giving” often suggests something you’ll never see again. But when you invest in reputable non-profit programs, you help create a future filled with hope and opportunity. Your investment transforms...
The Cuenca Art Bienal has filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s office following alleged threats made against one of its exhibits. A group calling itself “God, Homeland, Order and Tradition” demanded that an installation work by Cuenca artist Fernando Falconí...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del miércoles, 26/11) Convocan a conversatorio (Call for discussion) - The Casa de la Cultura Núcleo del Azuay is inviting the public to participate in a conversation about the Historia del Urbanismo del Centro Histórico de Cuenca (History of...
Cuenca needs more taxis. That’s the assessment of the city’s mobility office based on a growing number of passenger complaints. “We simply do not have a large enough taxi fleet to handle demand, especially during peak hours and during rainy weather,” says Pablo...
Editor’s note: This is the fourth of a four-part series about Married at First Sight, the international reality television show. The show originated in Denmark in 2013 and now has franchises in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. The first part was My...
