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Photos and text by Bartley D'Alfonso One of the highlights of Sunday's celebration of the 20th anniversary of Cuenca being named a World Heritage site by UNESCO, was the morning Heritage Walk, or Caminato por El Patrimonio. Sponsored by Mayor Pedro Palacios and the...
In dozens of events on Sunday, Cuenca marked the 20th anniversary of its designation as a Cultural Heritage of Humanity site by the United Nations. In Ecuador, Cuenca shares the distinction with Quito. According to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and...
Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute is cautioning residents to avoid direct exposure to the volcanic ash falling in eastern Azuay Province. The institute says the ash is from the Sangay volcano, 70 miles north of Cuenca, which has been in an active phase since May but has...
The food is set out moments before the first guests arrive. Balloons are tied to armchairs or left to tremble on the ground, some high on helium, others simply filled with hot air. The mood will soon turn from anxious to boisterous; guests are arriving in carriages,...
The United Nations Office for Human Rights claims that Ecuadorian police used “disproportionate and excessive force” in response to anti-government protests in October. The UN is urging Ecuador’s attorney general to conduct investigations into the alleged abuses. A UN...
Viernes, 29/11/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Opera contest award ceremony - The gala awards ceremony with the 16 finalists in the lyrical singing contest accompanied by the OSC was Friday night in the teatro Casa de la Cultura. Teatro a...
USAmericans pride themselves on planning ahead. That’s why they start Christmas shopping the day after Halloween. Shopping, of course, is one of our inalienable rights, guaranteed by the Constitution along with the right to pack more horsepower, firepower, and body...
The Constitutional Court has refused to rule on the decriminalization of abortion in the case of rape. Brought by women’s rights organizations and encouraged by President Lenin Moreno, the case followed the National Assembly’s failure to change the existing law that...
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court rejected an appeal by the Attorney General and the Ministry of Energy to overturn a ruling by a provincial court preventing oil drilling on Amazon ancestral lands of the indigenous Waorani community. A three-judge panel ruled Thursday...
By Margaret Winter Cuenca Mayor Pedro Palacios and the Municipal Museum Casa del Sombrero warmly invite all who love the city to join in a celebration this Sunday of the 200th anniversary of Cuenca’s independence and the 20th anniversary of Cuenca’s designation as a...
Since they were introduced earlier this decade, most shoppers have been suspicious of the “Black Friday” discounts offered by Ecuadorian stores. “What many stores do is mark up the prices a few days before Black Friday and then offer the discounts,” says University of...
Miércoles, 27/11/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Exposición - An exhibit, "Travesías Cromáticas" by Ariel Dawi opened yesterday in the Salón del Pueblo of CCE on Mariscal Sucre at Malo. The exhibit centers around his "Serie Cuenca 21." Ciclo...
The talks between the government and indigenous organizations are at a standstill and indigenous leaders warn they could call for new protests if progress is not made soon. A Weekend confrontation between government employees and an indigenous crowd in Cotopaxi...
Protest leaders in Colombia have called for a new general strike after talks with President Ivan Duque failed to bring a breakthrough. Four people have been killed in the conflict with police, among them a young student. Widespread anti-government protests in Colombia...
Martes, 26/11/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Night at the opera - 16 finalists in the first Competencia Nacional de Canto Lirico (National Lyric Singing Competition) will performed Thursday night in the teatro Pumpapungo. Contestants were...
By Bobette Jones We in Cuenca are extremely fortunate to have free access to world-class classical music. The Cuenca Symphony Orchestra (OSC), under the direction of Maestro Michael Meissner, performs regularly at numerous sites, including the Old Cathedral, Teatro...
The city of Cuenca wants to make the historic district more pedestrian-friendly by creating “superblocks” in the area around Parque Calderon. The municipal transportation office announced the project will begin in early 2020. A superblock is a Spanish urban planning...
Text and photos by Jeremiah Reardon Brrr! When I stepped off the bus in the Cajas Mountains this past September, I freaked! I couldn’t believe how cold it felt. It was the coldest I'd been in the dozen times over three years I'd hiked in the Andes. I just wanna get...
Lunes, 25/11/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Exposición de filatelia - The XIII Exposición Nacional y Congreso Filatélico "Philacuenca 2019" (XIII National Exhibition and Philatelic Congress "Philacuenca 2019") will be martes in the Museo...
The National Institutes of Health: News In Health November 2019 Have you ever had to get an X-ray, MRI, or other medical scan? Do you know what these tests involve? Or what they can do? Medical scans help doctors diagnose everything from head trauma to foot pain....
