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Dear Paulee, I saw my first condors gliding high over Chican last weekend; they were scanning the valleys of grassland often full of bubbly clouds spilling over the high country of Amazonia and gliding down a patchwork of meadows heading towards Cuenca. I am already...
The biggest problem tourists, expats and locals face during Cuenca’s independence celebration is deciding which fairs and expositions to visit. Most feature arts and crafts and food but others display -- and usually sell -- livestock, collectibles, antiques, old cars...
By Sylvan Hardy There’s a reason why a recent edition of a popular travel guide called Cuenca the cleanest city in Latin America. Actually, there are 230 reasons. They are the city’s street cleaners, armed with brooms, dust pans and garbage carts, most of them begin...
By Liam Higgins A little before three in the afternoon on December 9, 1995, a screaming came across the sky that was heard by almost all the residents of Cuenca. In the Cajas Mountains, just west of city, the shrill sound was described as “una mujer en el terror,” or...
After earlier insisting it would “remain in the streets,” the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) decided Thursday afternoon to suspend its anti-government protests. Several of Conaie’s protest partners had announced Wednesday night that they...
“We are emerging from the pandemic and Ecuadorians are ready to celebrate,” is how Juan Zapata, president of the National Emergency Operations Committee describes the mood of the country leading up to the five-day Cuenca independence and Day of the Dead holiday...
President of the United Workers Front (FUT) Ángel Sánchez said Wednesday night that anti-government protests could resume after the holiday weekend. “We believe we have delivered our message to the government and we await their response,” he said. “If we do not...
Cuenca Mayor Pedro Palacios and Azuay Province Governor Matias Abad said Wednesday morning that Cuenca’s independence holiday will proceed as planned despite the threat of protests. “The disruptions have not been as serious as we feared so I see no reason the...
Leonidas Iza, president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie), announced Tuesday night that protests against fuel costs will continue on Wednesday. “The mobilizations will be maintained until the government responds to the outrage of the...
The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising and gave to it neither power nor time. — Mary Oliver Sarah HB was raised under the prayer flags of big skies, glaciated mountains,...
Lunes, 18/10/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Titular - Garantizan la entrega de diésel (Diesel delivery guaranteed) - The ministerio de Energía announced that the shipment and sales of fuel will be guaranteed in all of Ecuador after a supposed scarcity in...
One person was killed and three more were injured Sunday when falling boulders struck their pick-up truck on the Cuenca-Guayaquil highway in the Cajas Mountains. The accident happened near Molleturo where a major landslide occurred in August. The highway was closed...
“You can’t escape. Your heart will be broken, too.” This was how Jake introduced himself as he slumped against my table. It was a balmy evening, the cafe was full as he crumbled into one of the last available chairs. He went on: “I have never been married, other than...
Jueves, 14/10/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Habrá coloquio sobre salud mental (There will be a colloquium on mental health) - The Instituto Internacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico Educativo (International Institute for Educational Technological...
Miércoles, 13/10/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Una "Liga del Dibujo", del papel a realidad (A"Drawing League," from paper to reality) - 4 illustrators, cartoonists, and designers have organized an event to show people that there is more to their art than Marvel or...
Martes, 12/10/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - See article below on Festividades en Azogues y Cuenca. Titular - Se tensan más las relaciones (Relationships become more tense) - See Tuesday's article in CHL for the story. Cuenca - Festividades bio seguro en Azogues y...
Lunes, 11/10/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - From viernes, 8/10/2021 Perros callejeros, eje de expo fotográfica (Stray dogs, axis of photographic expo) - Photographer Carlos Vázquez has taken pictures of street dogs during his trips around Ecuador. Leonel Gómez saw...
Word filtered down from North America that the U.S. is spinning out of control, flinging folks into a maelstrom of frenzy and gunfire. I was told that mass murder is treated with the same importance as a mass transit accident: what a shame and too bad. I was warned...
Jueves, 7/10/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Titular - Cuenca espera a los turistas (Cuenca awaits tourists) - The country is preparing for 3 days of asueto (feriada - holiday - your words for the day.) starting on viernes, 8/10 to domingo, 10/10 to celebrate...
Miércoles, 5/10/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Talleres gratis para niños y adultos (Free workshops for children and adults) - The Dirección de Cultura del Municipio de Cuenca will start a new cycle of recreational workshops this month. They will be held in city...
