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Three reasons Cuenca is the arts capital of Ecuador

Three reasons Cuenca is the arts capital of Ecuador

By Stephen Vargha A city with a university is usually a big cultural arts center for a region. When there are four universities, it makes it easy to become an arts capital. That is what Cuenca is as it has been called by native Ecuadorians and expats, “The Arts...

The all-women’s Cuenca band, Las Pioneras del Austro, rocks the town

The all-women’s Cuenca band, Las Pioneras del Austro, rocks the town

By Jeremiah Reardon The drummer bangs her sticks together, counting time. Her Las Pioneras del Austro bandmates on brass, wind and percussion instruments join in with a blast! Another musical event for this pioneering girls and women’s band is underway at Cuenca’s...

Government expands oil production in Amazon

Government expands oil production in Amazon

Ecuador said Wednesday it had begun pumping oil from a third field located partly in the Yasuni protected nature reserve in the Amazon rainforest. Extraction of 3,600 barrels per day started in the Ishpingo oil field which together with the nearby fields of Tiputini...

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The Cuenca Dispatch

Week of April 19

Ecuador seeks answers as migrants are rerouted from the United States to Congo.

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Prosperity report exposes Ecuador’s uneven foundations.

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IESS pension debate sharpens as Ecuador’s retirement system strains under growing deficits.

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