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Army troops began entering federal prisons Tuesday afternoon in Cuenca, Guayaquil and Latacunga in an attempt to contain what the government is calling coordinated riots by criminal gangs. At 3:30 p.m. the interior ministry said at least 62 have died in the riots with...
By Sylvan Hardy According to archeologists, the first humans arrived in the Cuenca area about 10,000 years ago, setting up camp in the Chopshi cave, 18 miles east of the city. The site has yielded a bounty of arrow heads, spear points, pottery and tool shards....
Lunes, 22/2/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - "Dedicada a mi ex" una película ecuatoriana que triunfa en Netflix ("Dedicated to my ex", an Ecuadorian film that triumphs on Netflix) - This film, co-produced by Touché and Dynamo, is the first...
Jueves, 18/2/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - No hay nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Hospitales están en máxima alerta (Hospitals are on high alert) - The crowds in Cuenca during Carnaval included parties, family gatherings, and trips to the beach which were followed by...
Miércoles, 17/2/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Exigen celeridad al CNE ante conflicto electoral (Speed demanded from the CNE in the face of electoral conflict) - This article is already outdated - see Wednesday's CHL article for story....
Martes, 16/2/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Improvisada "terminal" en la Remigio Crespo (Improvised "terminal" at Remigio Crespo) - According to municipal property records, there were 16 businesses on av. Av. Remigio Crespo in 2019...
My old apartment, a ground floor studio, was carved from a centuries old patrimonial house. It looks out on a glass covered courtyard sheltering ancient auburn floor tiles. The walls are stark white, highlighting the raw-wood lattice of windows that defines each unit....
Jueves, 11/2/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Cuatro repertorios para concierto de Sinfónica (Four repertoires for Symphony concert) - The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca (OSC) will present a new concert Friday a las 19:00 in the Treatro Pumapungo...
Miércoles, 10/2/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - CIDAP entregará Medalla Artesanal (CIDAP will deliver the Artisan Medal) - Ecuadorian artesans, designers and artists can apply for the CIDAP medal for Diseño e Innovación Artesanal ARDIS 2021...
Few people get to see the things I have seen. Fewer still record their visions. Even fewer write of them. When there is a chance to show the world we live in but rarely see, it’s good to share it. I’m fairly well traveled even though I wouldn’t say I had “seen the...
Lunes, 8/2/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Lasso y Yaku, empate técnico (Lasso and Yaku, technical tie) - See Monday's CHL article for story. Triunfa el 'Sí' en Consulta ( 'Yes' wins referendum) - The first referendum in Cuenca with...
Dear Paulee, When I woke up this morning the sky was nearly clear. I thought the flotilla of clouds sailing far down the valley would find moorage on the coast, but they tacked upwind instead, gathering strength in numbers until they became a single vast grey ship...
The Cuenca Chamber of Mining says it will not accept a referendum vote banning large scale gold and silver mining in the Cuenca Canton. Chamber President Patricio Vargas says he will go to court to overturn the ban if necessary. Polls show that voters will...
Jueves, 4/2/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - More nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Votación en el exterior, en riesgo (Voting abroad, at risk) - Covid restrictions on movement are changing world wide, and it will only be known on voting day how many of the 410,000...
Martes, 2/2/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - No hay nada. <Have yourselves another boring day with nothing to do.> Otras cosas - Titular - Transportistas vuelven a protestar (Carriers protest again) - Yesterday, for the 2nd time in 2 months, the organizations of...
Lunes, 1/2/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Abren convocatoria a la Fiesta de Música (Open call for the Fiesta de Música) - The Alianza Francesa which has produced the Fiesta de Música for 25 years is asking for musicians, designers, photographers, and audiovisual...
Owners of Cuenca’s municipal buses resumed service of the Baños-to-Ricaurte 100 route Friday, claiming that the city had failed to complete a transportation integration plan that it promised four months ago. The chamber also says that the city owes bus owners hundreds...
Geo arrived at the bus station at 5 a.m. His entire family joined him, but only that far. He alone held a ticket that would allow travel to the border – and the beginning of a journey that would take him far from his ancestral home, and onto the pathway of his...
Target will no longer sell coconut milk made by the Thai company Chaokoh after an investigation alleged the drink is tied to forced monkey labor, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced Monday. “By dropping Chaokoh, Target is joining thousands of...
Miércoles, 27/1/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Del cuerpo del periodico - Actividades sobre la paja toquilla (Activities about straw weaving) - The CCE, INPC and UDA are organizing 3 activities about straw weaving el próxima 29/1. The first...
