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By Robert Bradley It was clear from childhood: J.T Neira needed a bigger piece of the sky. It surely wasn’t that he did not enjoy his hometown of Cuenca, but he knew there was a whole world to see, and he wanted to be part of it. And so, at an early age, Neira took a...
Miércoles, 28/10/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Del cuerpo del periodico - Escenarios del Mundo comienza hoy (Stages of the World starts today) - The theater arts festival starts today and ends el 15 de noviembre. This year there will be 10 in-person presentations...
By Stephen Vargha The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca (Cuenca Symphony Orchestra) has an ambitious schedule for the remainder of the year, and they want everyone to know what is new for all to enjoy. Their concerts have something for people with all sorts of tastes. The...
By Elisabetta Povoledo, Raphael Minder and Isabella Kwai Protests broke out in several Italian cities on Monday and Tuesday after a government decree aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus went into effect. Hundreds of demonstrators in Catania, Milan, Turin...
By Lenny Charnoff The other day a long time customer said that “Cuenca Salmon reminds me of Trader Joe’s in the United States”. I said, “Thank you, for the compliment. I appreciate the positive comparison. Can you tell me why?” “Here’s why,” she answered. “With points...
President Nicolas Maduro said Venezuelan scientists have isolated a molecule that inhibits the Covid-19 virus and will ask the World Health Organization to evaluate its potential use on a global scale. The active ingredient is a derivative of a plant’s ursolic acid...
Responding to recommendations by medical groups that events and travel for the Cuenca independence holiday and Day of the Dead by cancelled, the government said the holidays cannot be stopped. “We cannot nullify holidays since it would violate Ecuador’s Law of...
Martes, 27/10/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Homenaje literario (Literary tribute) - The Centro PEN in Ecuador organized about 2 years ago with writers, poets, journalists, and defenders of freedom of expression joining to talk, debate and...
Ayni -- the Quechuan word for “reciprocity, or, working together" -- is the name of a new Cuenca artisan cooperative which hosts its grand opening beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 29. The gallery, located on the ground floor of the Casa de la Cultura, Luis...
It’s truly a fall gale of epic proportions, as turbulent winds of uncertainty pummel us from one high anxiety to another. “It’s the pandemic, it’s the social unrest, it’s climate change and the wildfires. It’s the election, it’s upcoming holidays, said Vaile Wright,...
The College of Physicians of Guayas is asking the government to suspend all events associated with the Cuenca independence holidays and Day of the Dead to slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The country’s largest association of doctors also recommends banning...
Lunes, 26/10/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Otras cosas - Titular - Crecen cifras de pobreza extrema (Extreme poverty figures grow) - By the end of the year in Ecuador, 1.4 million people will pass into extreme poverty, another 1.8 million into poverty, and 1.1...
Many people move to other countries for work because of the financial benefits it can offer them. Companies overseas may pay more than local companies for certain jobs, especially if the job pool for that position is tiny. But not all countries can guarantee high pay,...
By Pallavi Gogoi Stay out. It's what people are being asked to tell each other. Less than 10 days ago, London banned people who live in different households from meeting each other indoors, to stop the spread of the coronavirus. "Nobody wants to see more restrictions,...
Carolina Ormaza, director of Cuenca’s tranvía, is breathing easier these days. “When the system began commercial operation September 22, we were only carrying 6,000 passengers a day and I was getting calls and emails asking if it was a failure, even suggesting it...
With nearly 90% of the vote counted, 78% of Chileans have voted "yes" in a referendum to write a new constitution. President Sebastian Piñera acknowledged the result and praised the peaceful vote. He said it was "the beginning of a path that we must all walk...
By Michaeleen Doucleff Early in the coronavirus pandemic, air travel looked like a risky endeavor. Some scientists even worried that airplanes could be sites of superspreading events. For example, in March a Vietnamese businesswoman with a sore throat and a cough...
Perhaps I did not understand the remark correctly. He said, “I am moving away from Cuenca because the weather here is ‘getting old’.” I wondered what he meant but readily agreed that the mysteries of weather is as old as when unseen clouds drifted over an unpeopled...
For the first time in almost 60 years, there will be no Christmas Eve Pase del Niño parade in Cuenca this year. The city’s biggest celebration of the year, the parade attracts between 150,000 and 200,000 participants and spectators. Cuenca’s Emergency Operations...
Viernes, 23/10/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Agenda - October 24 (Note: all in-person events have limited capacity) 8:00 - Rutas de la sabiduría: Caminata al cerro Monjas (Paths of Wisdom: Hike to Cerro Monjas - register at dascaribay@cuenca.gob.ec. 10-16:00 -...
