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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...
The Loja Emergency Operations Committee has asked President Lenin Moreno to declare a state of emergency for the canton. The action would require approval from the Constitutional Court under a provision that local communities hard-hit by the Covid pandemic can request...
By Julia Buckley How many of us have been sitting at home, seen a dreamy picture of a foreign country, and started planning our life there? That'd be a lot. But how many of us have actually gone ahead, bought a property and planned that future life -- without setting...
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...
By Dawn Gilbertson Korey Mudd wasn't fazed by the cleaning crew outside his Mexico hotel room when he and his wife returned from the pool. "There was someone wiping down the door and the handles and stuff,'' he said. "They asked me if it was my room, and I said,...
France’s Institute for Research and Development (IRD) has made it official: Ecuador's Chimborazo mountain is the highest point on earth. Although it has long been known that the top of Chimborazo was the furthest point from the center of the earth, estimates varied as...
--Sponsored post-- Mexico City is notorious for its air pollution. But you have to weigh the pros and cons of any city, including this one. When many people think of Mexico City, they think of traffic congestion and air pollution. That’s an unfortunate image...
By Dan Diamond, Lena H. Sun and Isaac Stanley-Becker The Biden administration and private companies are working to develop a standard way of handling credentials — often referred to as “vaccine passports” — that would allow Americans to prove they have been vaccinated...
By Marisa Cohen Turning the calendar page to a new year is often a signal that it’s time for a fresh start—and that has never felt more weicome than in 2021. After nearly a year spent staying home, stressing out, and comfort-bingeing baked goods and Netflix, many of...
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...
By John Lockett Some British expats are "deliberately" ignoring strict rules to leave Spain despite new laws meaning those who decide to live "under the radar" could face deportation or fines. They have been accused of "burying their heads in the sand" even though the...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday proposed paying for vaccines against the Covid-19 virus with oil, though he provided few details about how such a scheme would work. The crisis-stricken OPEC nation's crude exports have plummeted to their lowest levels in...
Ecuador’s Health Ministry has spent the past week “working tirelessly” to develop an immunization plan, according to President Lenin Moreno. “We thought we had a plan under the former ministry administration but discovered there was not one,” the president said...
Robert Redfield, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told CNN Friday he believes the virus that causes COVID-19 was accidentally released from a lab in Wuhan, China. “Based on my experience as a virologist, I do not believe the virus...
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...
By Doug Palmer With just a short time left in office, Ecuadorian Trade Minister Iván Ontaneda hopes to put his country and the United States on a path toward a free trade agreement. In an interview with Morning Trade, Ontaneda said a deal would help put Ecuador on a...
By Leah Croll Proof of vaccination against Covid-19 may soon allow us to begin resuming our normal activities in the near future. Photos that display the vaccination card like a badge of honor have been making the rounds on social media for months, but the card is...
