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By Rob Bell There are at least two things about Ecuador that I, as a U.S. expat, have difficulty understanding and getting used to. It seems to me that Ecuadorians are extremely fatalistic about what they expect from their elected government officials, and from their...
Martes, 24/12/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Cine - "Jumanji, el siguiente nivel" will open mañana in Ecuadorian theaters. Otras cosas - Titular - Pase del Niño es el símbolo de Navidad (Pase del Niño is the Christmas symbol) - Last night,...
Susan's note: As reported in the journal Endocrine Reviews, the treatment of obesity continues to be a major challenge. Obesity is now pandemic in the United States as well as in other nations. In the United States, it is now more common to be overweight than not;...
By David Morrill Louis Bougeois is up early each day and by sunrise he’s usually busy with projects in the quebrada just below his house. He clears underbrush from the banks of the creek that runs through the quebrada, builds benches, stairs and walkways, cuts and...
By Sylvan Hardy Easily the biggest public event of the year in Cuenca, today’s Christmas Eve Pase del Niño parade, or Passing of the Child, is a colorful mixture of the sacred and the profane. To locals, it is a time-honored Christian festival of homage to the Christ...
Lunes, 23/12/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Women in art and entrepreneurship - "Mujeres por un arte sin frontera" (Women for an art without borders) will be este sábado, 28/12 in the Centro Cultural "El Prohibido" (La Condamine pedestrian...
Text and photos by Robert Bradley The feast of Kapak Raymi was celebrated in the Plaza Civica, adjacent the Mercado 9 de Octumbre, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Three days of dance, crafts, and good food made for a jam-packed celebration that continues a tradition...
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health found that women who use permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than women who don’t use these products. The study published online Dec. 4 in the International...
Ecuador declared a state of emergency Sunday when a barge loaded with 600 gallons of diesel fuel capsized at a dock in the Galapagos Islands. The spill occurred when a crane collapsed onto the barge at a port on San Cristobal Island. On Monday morning, Ecuador's...
Ecuador’s Energy Ministry has reversed course and decided to maintain the electricity subsidy for owners of induction cooking ranges. A year ago, the ministry said it would discontinue the subsidy which was instituted by the government of former president Rafael...
Beer and foreign-based internet services are among the products that will see a tax increase or be taxed for the first time beginning in 2020. Most new taxes take effect January 1 but others will apply beginning in February and March. The excise tax on beer will...
A group of religious sisters in Santo Domingo has installed Ecuador’s first baby drop-off box, as an alternative to abortion for mothers who find themselves unable to care for their newborns. The Missionary Benedictine inaugurated the country’s first “Cradle of Life”...
By Joe Emersberger Organization of American States (OAS) election monitors published a “final report” on December 4 on Bolivia’s October 20 presidential election, won by President Evo Morales — 22 days later than promised. The tardy release of the final report...
On December 5, the first of a series of Canelazo Stories -- an evening of storytelling -- was held at La Guarida. It sold out within a few hours of being announced, which came as no surprise to me. Old-fashion storytelling, the kind that is done person-to-person and...
Beginning in January, Ecuadorians will pay for the convenience of using plastic shopping bags. The new tax will be progressive, starting at four cents per bag in 2020, increasing to 10 cents in 2023. The tax was included in the Tax Simplification Law enacted earlier...
President Lenin Moreno said Friday that the government’s intention to end the subsidy for gasoline and diesel fuel is alive and well and will be considered again early next year. It was Moreno’s first announcement that the subsidy would end that sparked nationwide...
The UK’s tradition of giving small gifts and leftover food to servants, squires and bicycle messengers on day the after Christmas is celebrated across the Commonwealth to commemorate the Boxer Rebellion. The tradition is often attributed to Roger Ring, Sir Loin of...
The Hogar de Esperanza Foundation (HEF) and The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), a collective of city agencies that supports local entrepreneurs and artisans, are hosting a crafts fair and fashion show at the City Museum. Over 15 artisans will offer...
Jueves, 19/12/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Christmas concerts - The Cuenca Symphony Orchestra along with the Childrens' and Youth Choruses of the Conservatorio José María Rodríguez and the Polifónico of the U. de Azuay will perform Friday a...
By Robert Bradley Restaurants in Cuenca are as numerous as leaves on a tree, and it seems they often share a similar fate. The promise of spring gives way to turbulent weather. The shock of a late-season chill is all it takes and the leaves are gone. All too often,...
