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President Lenin Moreno announced Thursday new funding and new strategies to fight crime. “There will be a reinforced security operation nationwide aimed at reducing crime in Ecuador,” the president said at a rally of National Police and armed forces in Guayaquil. “The...
The Manuel Agustín Landívar Site Museum on Calle Larga was established in1972 and charged with the care and exhibition of Cañari, Inca, and Spanish artifacts and ruins as well as bone and pottery fragments left by earlier settlers in the Cuenca area. For many years,...
Although Cuenca has celebrated the Chola Cuencana tradition for centuries, no chola had ever held the office of mayor or vice mayor until this week. Marisol Peñaloza assumed the office on Tuesday when the municipal council voted to replace Pablo Burbano, who had been...
Jueves, 29/8/2019 Hola, Todos - Apologies for the abbreviated issue yesterday. Between the moment I finished proofreading and before I pushed send, I lost my internet connection. Or maybe it was already gone. Anyway, I lost some of what I'd written as well and didn't...
One of the reasons many of us fail at weight loss is that we try to use a short-term approach to solve a long-term problem. We secretly believe we can begin a diet, lose weight and then resume all our old bad habits. Weight management is a lifestyle challenge that can...
The much-celebrated 2016 peace agreement between the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, better known as FARC, is over, according to a FARC commander. Ivan Marquez, who served as chief negotiator of the peace deal, announced on...
In two recent interviews, Cuenca Mayor Pedro Palacios was on the defensive about social media charges that he has accomplished little in his first 100 days in office. “Actually, we have achieved a great deal in the last three months but much of it is not visible to...
Miércoles, 28/8/2019 Hola, Todos - Del cuerpo del periodico - Titular - La vicealcaldesa llama a la unidad (mayor) - See Wednesday's article in CHL for the full story. Tarqui vigilantes -- A crowd of residents captured two suspected thieves Tuesday night in a house in...
Hawaii has ‘em and so do California and Florida … but, Ecuador? You bet your bottom dollar! And before I’m headed off at the pass by those seeking to point out equality of the sexes … yes! There are not only Dudes but Surfer Dudettes to boot. It seems not only men and...
A few days after Christmas, Leon Haughton flew back to the U.S. from his birthplace in Jamaica with three jars of honey. He had no idea they would cost him his freedom for nearly three months. The Maryland resident spent 82 days in jail after he was arrested December...
By Michael Paulson These should be heady days for Roman Catholics in Latin America. For the first time, one of their own is serving as pope, providing a visible reminder of the importance the region plays in the global church. But after a century in which nearly all...
Cuenca's municipal council elected Marisol Peñaloza vice mayor Tuesday afternoon, replacing Pablo Burbano who was elected by the same council three months earlier. The original election came under pressure from National Court Judge Luis Alberto Guerrero who denied an...
Mayor Pedro Palacios is asking the national government to declare a humanitarian emergency in Cuenca, claiming the city’s capacity to serve incoming refugees has maxed out. “We are beyond our limit to respond to the needs of the migrants and we need help,” he said....
Martes, 27/8/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - TitiriCuenca - The 9th edition of the International Puppet Festival will start el 14 del décimo mes <What's this 10th month business? Why can't the writer just say 14 de octubre?> with...
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s job approval ratings have nose-dived in the wake of his handling of an unprecedented number of fires burning in the country’s Amazon region. Already below 45 percent when the fires became international news, a poll taken on Sunday...
Lunes, 26/8/201 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Sumak Away - Doris Samaniego started Sumak Away 5 years ago and has been selling her clothing and macanas (ikat) at different fairs and shows. Currently the clothing is at Escaparate Creativo of the...
On my last morning in Paris, I was slowly infused with sadness while walking across the Champs de Mars toward the Eiffel Tower. At first, I blamed my rum mood on early nostalgia for the end of another journey. Having traveled six of the last twelve months, maybe I was...
By Tom Larsen The fascinating life of Aquiles Jimbo Córdova began in the small town of San Juan de Pózul in Loja Province, twenty kilometers from the border with Perú. Señor Jimbo was interested in writing and literature from a very young age. His parents were...
The Pumapungo Museum will host a September symposium and exhibition to celebrate renowned German archeologist, Frederico Max Uhle, and his work in Cuenca. The exhibit, titled Arqueología Urbana. Problemas y Perspectivas: 100 años de la presencia de Max Uhle en el...
By Ronald Bailey "A picture is worth a thousand words" is one of the dumbest aphorisms ever coined. Speaking as a former television producer, I'd say a picture takes a thousand words to explain. Take the much-circulated NASA satellite photo showing vast smoke...
