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Martes, 5/4/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Abril, un mes de cultura (April, a month of culture) - Some of the activities planned for the 465th anniversary of the founding of Cuenca include movies in the barrios, music in the parks, and a return to parades of...
By Heather Conley Let’s say you want to open a small business in Cuenca. Why not? It’s a great city, arguably the best in Ecuador, and you want to contribute. ou have dreams, you have skills – you want to give back. But if your business idea depends on staff, STOP!...
By Jeremiah Reardon At a March rehearsal for Azuay Community Theater’s first fully-staged play since the Covid-19 pandemic began, How The Other Half Loves by Alan Ayckbourn, Director Bob Fry and ACT President Paula Bailey outlined the play for me. The action takes...
Lunes, 4/4/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Azogues inicia sus festividades con pregón cultural (Azogues starts its festivities with a cultural proclamation) - The start of the festivities of the 197th anniversary of cantonization of Azogues was el pasado sábado with...
Interior Minister Patricio Castillo said Monday afternoon that order has been restored at the Turi Penitentiary south of Cuenca and that those responsible for Sunday’s riot have been identified and transferred to a prison in Guayaquil. He said the final death toll is...
At least 20 prisoners at the Turi Penitentiary have died and an undetermined number have been injured during a riot that began shortly after midnight Sunday. In an afternoon news conference, Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo said the situation is “not yet under...
A day after one lane of the Cajas highway had been opened to bring supplies to residents west of Sayausí, new landslides made it impassable again. Heavy rains Friday afternoon also caused flooding in downtown Cuenca and temporarily pushed the Tomebamba and Yanuncay...
Jueves, 31/3/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - See the article below, El artista que sueña sus obras. Titular - Lasso reestructura gabinete (Lasso restructures cabinet) - See article in Thursday's CHL for story. Cuenca - A cuidar las cuencas hídricas (Taking care of...
Miércoles, 30/3/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Titular - Fiesta monumental (Monumental celebration) - Ecuador tied with Argentina <even though Argentina has Lionel Messi> in Tuesday night's game in Guayaquil. Ecuador is going to the Mundiales in Qatar!...
Martes, 29/3/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Exposición - An exhibit of 35 paintings by children and youth with Downs Syndrome opened ayer in the Quinta Bolívar. "Trazos de igualdad" will run until el 31/3 with hours from 8:30-16:30. Titular - Sayausí en ermergencia...
In a visit to Cuenca on Monday, Vice President Alfredo Borrero said the government would provide funds to families who lost their homes as a result of Sunday’s landslide in Sayausí. “We will help those who lost everything in this disaster and will work hard to reopen...
Lunes, 28/3/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - Aluvión enciende las alertas (Alluvium triggers alerts) - See Monday's stories in CHL. Cuenca - Obras en marcha al norte y sur (Work underway to the north and south) - Several major public works projects have...
More than 250,000 Cuencanos, about a third of the city’s population, were without drinking water at midday Monday and officials say service may not be fully restored until midnight at the earliest. The public utility ETAPA said the shutoff was due to contamination...
Emergency personnel worked through the night Sunday looking for survivors of a mudslide that destroyed homes and blocked roads in Marianza, in the hills above Sayausí. At least four people were reported killed. The mudslide and flooding followed intense rains that...
Jueves, 24/3/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Alfarería y cerámica en el CIDAP (Pottery and ceramics at CIDAP) - The ARDIS event will be from 4-11/4 in CIDAP, and this edition will focus on pottery and ceramics. There will be different activities including workshops...
In a series of nationwide protests Wednesday, labor unions demanded that the National Assembly defeat President Guillermo Lasso’s investment law, claiming it would lead to the privatization of government functions. The protest marches in Quito, Cuenca and Guayaquil...
Miércoles, 23/3/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - Tambalea la Ley de Inversiones (Investment Law falters) - The Izquierda Democrática (ID), UNES (Correismo), & Pachakutic have made their position clear - they will not give their almost 90 votes to pass...
Martes, 22/3/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - El origin de la vida (The origin of life) - This issue of El Mercurio is about water on World Water Day. Special - El futuro del agua en manos de los niños (The future of water in the hands of children) - Before...
By Stephen Vargha “¡Fantástico!” That is how Maestro Augusto Carrión Rodas described his first year with the Cuenca Symphony Orchestra. The maestro was installed as the leader on February 18, 2021. Since that time, he has been busy transforming the group of musicians...
Lunes, 21/3/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - Escépticos ante aforos al 100% (Skeptical about 100% capacity) - Doctors in the country are skeptical about the Government's decision to return to 100% capacity for different indoor activities. Last week Pres....
