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Author's Note: In July and August of 2018, the City of Cuenca, Ecuador presented my solo exposition “Momento Decisivo - Joyas Ocultas de los Andes.” Nine selections of my art hung in the Museo Central de la Escuela Viejo in El Centro. The exposition was originally...
Cuenca is asking the new government of Guillermo Lasso to relocate violent criminals from the Turi prison, to fund the hiring of additional police and to take over payments of the city’s tram debt to the French government. In addition, the municipality is requesting...
Dear Diary, I was running errands downtown the other morning and decided that a brief break from the drizzly weather was in order, so I took a seat at one of my regular haunts, Le Bistro, in the Seminary courtyard; it is always a fun place for people-watching while...
Tens-of-thousands of Cuencanos and tourists poured into the historic district Friday night, celebrating the end of the month-long Covid-19 health emergency lockdown. Restaurants and cafes around Parque Calderon operated at full capacity for the first time in months,...
The governments of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador are taking steps to restore and preserve the Qhapaq Ñam Andean Inca route and promote local tourism in the region. Qhapaq Ñam was the backbone of the Inca Empire’s political and economic power. It served as an extensive...
Jueves, 20/5/2021 Hola, Todos - I will be taking a week off starting on Monday, and will be back el lunes, 31/5/2021. Actividades - Del cuerpo del periodico - Se cumple la semana de la movilidad (Mobility week is over) - The Empresa de Movilidad (EMOV EP) of the City...
Miércoles, 19/5/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Debates sobre economías creativas (Discussions on creative economies) - Resiliart 2021 is a series of 3 discussions on creative economies in Ecuador, to recognize and look for sustainable...
Perseverance furthers. -- I Ching - The Book of Changes, late 9th century By Robert Bradley Bill Dick has been tireless in his dedication to improving the lives of others for the entirety of his nearly ten years living in Cuenca. His latest contributions are stellar...
Martes, 18/5/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Museos con varios problemas (Museums with various problems) - The pandemic has left some museums in Cuenca in a difficult situation, trying to operate without funds and specialized personnel. The...
Lunes, 17/5/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Temporal causa destrozos (Season causes destruction) - See Monday's CHL article for story. <If I knew how, I'd post a video from el noche de sábado when the river jumped the bend at one end...
In what the Emergency Management Office is calling the worst flooding in recent memory, heavy rain forced three Cuenca rivers over their banks on Saturday and Sunday. Officials report the Rio Tarqui registered the highest flood level ever recorded. "This is the worst...
Long recognized for having the best drinking water in Ecuador, a new government report shows that Cuenca does the best job of taking care of its water supply. The government reports that Cuenca has the country's lowest rate of water waste and theft. The country’s...
Jueves, 13/5/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Artesanos inauguran tienda y galería (Artisans open store and gallery) - AYNI, a space where artisans can sell their works, opened today. A group of craftspeople formed a cooperative with the help...
Cuenca bus owners announced Thursday afternoon that they will suspend next week's strike as talks continue with the city on a variety of issues. "This is a temporary action based on negotiations with the municipality about the allocation of routes, bus capacity...
Miércoles, 12/5/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - A 5 ejes destinarán crédito CAF (CAF credit will be allocated to 5 areas) - The Concejo Cantonal approved a new debt from the Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina (CAF) in the amount of...
The Cuenca Transport Chamber, which represents the owners of the city's 475 municipal buses, announced Wednesday that it will end service beginning Monday, May 17. According to the Chamber, the service stoppage is the result of an “economic crisis” due to increasing...
Martes, 11/5/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Fotografías y obras de artists en dos espacios culturales (Photographs and works by artists in two cultural spaces) - A photo exhibit about the restoration and change of use of the property that...
By Tom Metcalfe A grim artifact that had been placed on display for decades in a Georgia university has been authenticated as a human head taken from a slain enemy by an Amazonian warrior almost a century ago — and is now on its way back to where it came from....
The head of one of Latin America’s most prominent business families, Juan Eljuri, died Monday at 78. His death was announced by his brothers Henry and Olga, his sister Gladys and his son, Juan Eljuri, Jr,, all of Cuenca. President Lenin Moreno and President-elect...
Cuenca and much of the southern sierra were drying out Sunday from flooding resulting from heavy rains Friday night and Saturday. The Rios Yanuncay and Tarqui overflowed their banks in several locations, flooding low -lying streets and homes while other neighborhoods...
