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By Ray Horsley My recent article "Why Cuenca Needs Uber" solicited a good deal of responses, even an entire article from one of Cuenca Highlife's most prominent writers. With the same idea in mind, that being a minor touch which could improve the already wonderful...
By Steve Hendrix Ending your U.S. citizenship isn’t quick, easy or cheap. The decision is permanent and, of course, some other country has to take you. Still, thousands of Americans living abroad do it every year. Among notable ex-Americans are writer T.S. Eliot,...
As Cole Porter wrote and Louis Armstrong once sang in a duet to Ella Fitzgerald, “Let’s do it, let’s fall in love.” These days in Cuenca, it seems everyone’s doing it, only they are falling for digital transfers instead. Not cards, not cash, just a quick hop from your...
By John Olson Cuenca’s English language theater has scored a coup in securing the rights to produce a new play that has already won rave reviews in Chicago, Los Angeles and Denver since its premiere in Michigan in 2023. A Jukebox for the Algonquin is a comedy-drama...
By Miriam Drake It’s not morbid, it’s practical! Have you told your loved ones how you want to be cared for at the end of your life? Are you content and peaceful inside with respect to all of your relationships? Have you told these folks everything you want them to...
If you ever wonder why the senora behind the counter at your favorite panadería looks as asustada when you reach for a debit card as if you had pulled a gun, the answer is simple. Cash is cheap. Plastic is pricey. When you hand over seventy dollars for a slap-up...
By Louis Bourgeois The essence of my mission of service I call Conscious Living. And this whole teaching is predicated on the evolution of consciousness. In a nutshell, we are entering our 3rd era as humans. Our first emergence was our transition from our primate...
Now and then, a news story from the United States filters down to Cuenca that’s so strange it feels imported from another planet. Last week’s comes wrapped in fur coats, private jets, and 1910 legislation. It involves Sean “Diddy” Combs a rapper. recording mogul,...
By Simar Bajaj Q: I’m losing my sense of taste as I get older. What can I do about it? All senses decline with age, but taste loss is surprisingly common. A 2016 study estimated that about three-fourths of older adults have taste issues — more than any other sensory...
In May 2022, my wife Belinda and I flew from our home in Cuenca, Ecuador to San Francisco, California, for our nephew Matthew Reardon’s wedding. “Belinda, it’s great we’re gonna see Joe! It’s been four years.” I reminded her as we settled into our seats on the...
Bored? Following is the agenda for activities this holiday weekend. AGENDA 10 de octubre: 9:00 to 17:00 - Tour en Complejo Patrimonial Todos Santos - call 593 99 592 4649 for tickets. 19:00 - Ruta de Fantasmas (Route of ghosts) - theater - Museo de las Conceptas -...
Now and then, I try to order something on the internet and wonder when it all turned to sludge. Once upon a time, you could look up a product, read a few honest reviews, and click “Buy Now with 1-Click.” Now you scroll past half a mile of fake brands, fake ratings,...
By Miriam Drake As an expat, do you need a power of attorney in Cuenca? Absolutely! Actually, I recommend you have three powers of attorney: one for healthcare and two others in which you authorize at least two friends to utilize when you are unable to care for...
By Deke Castleman and Sylan Hardy In his articles about Cuenca, former New Yorker editor, poet and food writer Calvin Trillin describes the joys of walking in the city's historic district. In a November 2011 Condé Nast Traveler article, he wrote that Cuenca’s Old Town...
Every now and then, someone says what Cuenca really needs is Uber. Seatbelts buried in upholstery, meters that people say spin like slot machines, drivers who watch soap operas while shifting gears. Yes, taxis here can sometimes test your patience. And so the argument...
You can buy a Rolex wristwatch in downtown Cuenca. At least, that’s what the dial insists. The word ROLEX appears neatly below the little crown logo, though the finish suggests something more Guangzhou than Geneva. Buy one for a fraction less than $50 including IVA...
By Karla Freeman During my career in the healing arts, I dreamt of being an actor. I joined improv groups, went to acting classes; I performed; I auditioned, all while I lived and worked in Santa Barbara, California. My day job as a psychotherapist specializing in...
By Ray Horsley For a walking town Cuenca certainly has its share of riding options. We have buses, taxis, bike rentals, that new train, even our own airport. Still, we could benefit from the addition of Uber as an alternative to taxi cabs. Uber is widely used all...
By Louis Bourgeois There have been many predictions about events in 2025 providing the “tipping point” for our collective awakening and transformation. I had a vision which I put in a book in 2008 called The Third Pulse. In this short book I described our collective...
By Ognjen Pavlovic The American dream of homeownership has become increasingly elusive, with the average home price now exceeding $500,000 across the United States. Rising mortgage rates and stagnant wages have pushed affordable housing further out of reach for...
Week of August 23
Ecuador’s economy grew 2% during the first half of 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier, according to new Banco Central del Ecuador data.
Cuenca gets a prime view of next week’s deep partial lunar eclipse.
Ecuador’s economy grows 2% in the first half of 2026.
