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Ecuador's mining industry is threatened by legal uncertainty, the sector's guild said on Wednesday, citing a decision by the country's top court to withdraw environmental permissions for a project in a protected forest. The Constitutional Court last week rescinded an...
Martes, 7/12/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Todo listo para el tributo a Queen (All set for Queen tribute) - There will be tribute to Queen by the Argentinean band Dr. Queen el sábado a las 20:00 in the teatro Carlos Cueva Tamariz. Tickets are available on the...
Lunes, 6/12/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - "Algoritmo", película ecuatoriana que reflexiona subre exposición tecnológica y corrupción ("Algoritmo", Ecuadorian film that reflects on technological exposure and corruption) - The movie, "Algorithms" is premiering in...
Ecuador's Ministry of the Environment has agreed to work with the city of Cuenca to enforce mining restrictions approved in February’s election. In a referendum, voters overwhelmingly supported banning mining from the municipal watershed. The Ministry said it would...
Some of the photos in this series have been saved for a long time; others are as fresh as the week. In every case, these are our neighbors doing what they like to do best: being productive… The clatter of workers climbing aboard the bus from Paute to Cuenca was the...
Jueves, 2/12/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Artesanas presentan su nacimiento de toquilla (Craftswomen present their straw nativity scene) - For 7 months, 18 women have been weaving the garments for a giant nativity scene with the Angel Gabriel, Joseph, Mary, and...
Miércoles, 1/12/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Titular - Adelante tercera dosis (Third doses advancing) - Although the ómicron variant has not been detected in Ecuador yet, the Government has decided to adopt preventive measures such as speeding up...
A suspect who fled to Cuenca after he was arrested for sexual assault in the U.S. state of Colorado in 2016 was extradited back to the U.S. by the FBI last week. Although Peter Robert Dettmer was arrested in April, legal challenges by his lawyers and negotiations...
Martes, 30/11/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Titular - Lluvias inundan la ruta tranviaria (Rains flood the tram route) - The heavy rain Monday afternoon caused flooding in different zones such as Feria Libre, Camino del Tejar, av. Ordóñez Lasso, San Miguel de...
Lunes, 29/11/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Emprendedores exhiben sus productos en feria (Entrepreneurs showcase their products at fair) - Entrepreneurs from Azuay and Cañar, who won Misión Ecuador scholarships, are showing their products at a fair on the grounds of...
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake in the Peruvian Amazon early Sunday morning damaged buildings in Zamora and Loja in southern Ecuador and was felt throughout much of the country, including Cuenca. It was the fifth strongest earthquake worldwide in 2021. The 5:52 a.m. quake...
By Leita Hulmes Hi, this is Leita again, a volunteer with Hearts of Gold. I told you back in September about Hearts of Gold’s “All Children Deserve to Dream” program. So why is Tuesday the BIG DAY? Global Giving sponsors Giving Tuesday – and that is Tuesday,...
I was spending time with the gringo facilitator, German Zhina. He chauffeured me, accompanied me to appointments to accurately translate medical terminology, fixed an electrical connection disrupting my oil heater, programmed my cell phone, performed complex bank...
Heavy afternoon thunderstorms on Thursday and Friday sent the Rios Machángara and Tarqui over their banks, flooding roads, homes and agricultural fields in several locations in Cuenca. Thursday rains temporarily shut down service of the San Pedro Water Plant as...
Viernes, 26/11/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Pumapungo reabre con 3 exposiciones (Pumapungo reopens with 3 exhibits) - The Museo Pumapungo is reopening after being closed for a year and half due to the pandemic. The museum has prepared 3 shows which will open el...
Miércoles, 24/11/2021 -Hola, Todos - Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias. There will be no Periodico tomorrow, but there will be one Friday. Enjoy your celebration. Actividades - Nada. Titular - 40 millones más de presupuesto (40 million more in budget) - The 2022 budget...
Martes, 23/11/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Titular - Rehabilitan tramos de la Cuenca-Pasaje (Rehabilition of sections of the Cuenca-Pasaje) - There will be interventions taken at at least 13 locations on the vía Cuenca-Girón-Pasaje where there are a large...
By Jeremiah Reardon With the Covid pandemic largely under control in Cuenca, thanks to the cooperation of its citizens and the efforts of its health professionals, festivals once again abound. One of them is the Eleventh Guitar Festival, taking place this week at the...
Lunes, 22/11/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Titular - Aulas y pupitres listos para hoy (Classrooms and desks ready for today) - Students in technical and rural high schools return to clases presenciales (face-to-face classes - your phrase for the day -...
Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso and Colombian President Iván Duque announced Sunday that the border between their two countries will reopen December 1. Except for a limited number of transport vehicles, the border has been closed since March 2020 due to the Covid-19...
