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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...
Jueves, 6/5/2021 Hola, Todos - I'm tired so this is going to be a short issue. Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - "De una quiebra salió ETAPA EP" ("ETAPA EP came out of insolvency") - The Board of Directors of ETAPA will pick a new general manager tomorrow...
Although the daily news reports from Cuenca’s two public and three private hospitals that accept Covid-19 paint a dire picture, most of those hospitalization are of people from out of town. The majority of patients are from Loja, El Oro, Morona Santiago and Zamora...
Miércoles, 5/5/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Taller de Crónica (Chronicle Workshop) - The site Los Cronistas has an online workshop called "La delgada línea entre la realidad y la ficción" (The thin line between reality and fiction)...
I’ve been a photographer of women from the beginning. Although the fact is, I like to photograph everything. Mastering the abilities to make great visual recordings of all things is good business. It is sufficient unto itself to be a photographer, no descriptors are...
Martes, 4/5/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Cuenca registra caso de variante de Nueva York (Cuenca registers case of New York variant) - Since the beginning of the state of emergency on 23/4 to el pasado domingo, 2/5 which included 2...
Martes, 3/5/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Pizarras "manchadas" "stained" blackboards ) - Data from the Ministerio de Educación showed 4.066 victims of sexual abuse in Ecuadorian schools between 2014 & 2019. 1.983 teachers were...
Area news media say it is receiving a deluge of complaints about the Covid-19 vaccination program in Cuenca and Azuay Province. The complaints include unannounced changes in vaccination locations, cancelled appointments, lack of notification of appointments, lack of...
I am tired. My good friend, Jeff Salz, died of the Covid-19 virus on Tuesday, and I have not slept well since. I am too depressed and my patience is at an end. The squeal of anti-vaxxers and their ilk have finally brought me to the end of the line. For a while, I...
By Robert Bradley Dr. Jeff Salz, acclaimed “America’s pre-eminent anthropologist-adventurer” by the Discovery Network and History Channel, died Tuesday of Covid-19 at the age of 68 in Cuenca. Jeff established a reputation for blending his passion for communication...
Jueves, 29/4/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Despenalizan aborto por violación (Abortion for rape decriminalized) - See today's (jueves) CHL article for story. Restringen uso de canchas y parques "por prevención" (Use of courts and parks...
It was interesting that last year, a few weeks before the lockdown would begin in mid-March, I had decided to leave my paradise in Jadan as little as possible. Luckily for me I am married to a Cuencana who cherishes her time with her tribal clan so she was happy to be...
Miércoles, 28/7/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Préstamo de libros en la CCE (Book loan at the CCE) - The CCE has set up a virtual library to borrow books from the biblioteca Manuel Muñoz Cueva. If you are interested, go to...
By Jeremiah Reardon Texas and the Southwest always held a special place among my childhood fantasies. It’s where the buffalo roamed and the skies were not cloudy all day. Scenes of desert and cactus stirred empathy for my cowboy-heroes. At school, Texas stood out as...
In discussions with the Guillermo Lasso's presidential transition team, the government revealed Monday that it expects to receive shipments of the Johnson & Johnson and Sputnik vaccines. Currently, the health ministry is administering only the Pfizer and Sinovac...
Surprise!! Perhaps it is a stretch to say, after a five month hiatus, that I am still writing my Cuenca Notes but here I am and that is what it feels like to me. For those who are interested, here are some notes about my life in the interim. In December my doctor...
Lunes, 26/4/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Sinfónica de Cuenca estrena nueva concierto (Cuenca Symphony releases a new concert) - The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca put a new concert onto its digital Sala de Conciertos on YouTube. The program...
