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By Bruce Wilson This is just my experience and my opinions so take them as that. Just read and contemplate it. I've had a feeling for a long time that the pandemic had mostly petered out. In September 2020 in Machala, I asked the front door guards at the mall and a...
Folks occasionally write to me when they are considering moving to Ecuador from Canada, or the U.S. This is largely due to my writing commentary for CuencaHighLife....
Jueves, 8/4/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Un circuito para conocer Todos Santos (A circuit to get to know Todos Santos) - Provocando Experiencias is conducting tours to tell the stories that shaped the traditional Todos Santos barrio. The...
Miércoles, 7/7/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - La cuarta Tertulia Cinema llega con una exposición (The fourth Tertulia Cinema arrives with an exhibition) - This edition of the Tertulia Cinema will include a show by Juliana Rengel, a collage...
I enjoy the lift that a freshly cut vase of flowers imparts to its environment. All flowers are enjoyable in the sense they elevate my mood. I enjoy the almost imperceptibly delicate to somewhat heavy perfumes they emit. Then, there are the shapes and the colors that...
Martes, 6/4/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Del cuerpo del periodico - Muestra de pinturas en Casa de la Cultura (Exhibition of paintings in the Casa de la Cultura) - The CCE in Cañar is opening a show of paintings by artists in the province...
Lunes, 5/4/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Daños obligan a manejar con tino (Damages force you to drive skillfully) - Various stretches of the vía Cuenca-Girón-Pasaje need immediate attention since they're dangerous - especially for...
By Reginald Williams When someone picks your pocket and pilfers your cell phone, at first you panic. Then you are exposed to feelings of discouragement and vulnerability. You feel disheartened and helpless. Then finally, you accept that there’s nothing to do except...
Cuenca street artists who enjoy painting large-scale pieces are familiar with El Vado. Bajada del Vado is famed for the often dramatic street art climbing the steep draw, some crumbling even more rapidly than the wall they use as a canvas. The plazoleta itself, a...
Following discussions with the national Emergency Operations Committee on Friday, it was agreed that Cuenca residents will not be subject to driving restrictions on city maintained roadways that are being applied in other areas of the country. According to national...
President Lenín Moreno declared a 30-day state of emergency Friday night for Azuay, Guayas, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Manabí, Pichincha, Loja and Santo Domingo Provinces due to an increase in Covid-19 cases. The declaration includes an 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew, elimination...
Jueves, 1/4/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - El ministro recrimina; en Cuenca muera 2 al día (The minister recriminates; 2 die a day in Cuenca) - Restrictions in Cuenca will not include vehicular circulation based on license plate...
Miércoles, 31/3/2020 Hello everyone - Activities - De la pagina cultural - Clases de batería gratuitas (Free drum lessons) - Yamaha Drums Ecuador is organizing free drum classes with Frank Guerrero on 3/4 a las 16:00 on the Facebook page of Yamaha Drums Ecuador where...
Cuenca expat Roger Seltzer was killed early Tuesday morning when a horse fell on top of the car he was driving, north of Cajamarca, Peru. According to police, the horse apparently lost its footing on a steep mountain slope and tumbled onto the highway. Seltzer, 39,...
Martes, 30/3/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - A evitar contagios (To avoid contagion) - The national COE made resolutions for the Semana Santa that included restricting vehicles on the roads of the country and prohibiting liquor sales...
By Karl Sweetman I have recently learned that Cuenca High Life is considering making a number of changes to its format, particularly its comments section and policy. The reason? A number of complaints from readers who object to what they perceive as an increasing...
Lunes, 29/3/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Semana Santa, tiempo para fortalecer la fe y la esperanza (Easter, a time to strengthen faith and hope) - Holy Week started with the celebration of Palm Sunday under Covid restrictions. In...
I don’t recall writing a business story that didn’t include coffee or food and this one is no different. This time the tale takes an unexpected turn to detail how a couple succeeded in replenishing a portion of a diminishing well that is essential to us all. All...
The city of Cuenca has agreed to make emergency repairs to Iglesia Santo Domingo, formally known as the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, on General Torres at Gran Colombia in Cuenca's historic district. The Catholic Dominican order, which is responsible for the...
At least 15 buildings in Cuenca’s historic district, some publicly and church owned, report extensive water damage due to an intense hailstorm on Monday. The storm deposited as much as a foot of ice in some areas, clogging drains and sewers. In at least three cases,...
