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Although the official kick-off of Cuenca’s foundation festival is this morning at 8 in Parque Calderon, crafts fairs and some events were already in full-swing over the weekend. In preparation of the festivities, the city has hung more than 400 flags along historic...
In America, if you happen to be a foreigner who doesn’t speak English, you may find yourself in an uncomfortable and humiliating predicament. Some unknown stranger may shout the words, “Learn to speak English” at you, or, “Go back where you come from!” Now not knowing...
I'm sitting here writing my column today laid up in bed. I've been here off and on for most of the last 12 days. Some of you know I've got a long history of lower-back problems. To be more specific, I have what's called "sacroilliac dysfunction." Meaning my...
President Lenin Moreno said Thursday that a policy of “extreme permissiveness” is partly to blame for the recent violence on Ecuador’s border with Colombia. At the same time, he said his government is doing all it can to bring home three kidnapped journalists. "A...
By Susan Burke March As Dr. Andrew Weil, the medical doctor and integrative physician writes in the HuffingtonPost.com, “America is still probably the most sugar-philic and bitter phobic culture the world has ever known.” The Standard American Diet (SAD Diet) consists...
Panama has severed its diplomatic ties with Venezuela after the imposition of sanctions by Caracas on senior Panamanian companies and officials amid an escalating diplomatic row. Venezuela said on Thursday that it was halting “commercial” relations with Panamanian...
Hundreds of Cuencanos and a handful of expats turned out Thursday morning to watch the tram roll into the historic district for the first time. Moving slowly to allow engineers to take technical measurements, the five-car unit left the train yard at Av. Mexico at 8...
As part of the deficit reduction plan announced Monday by President Lenin Moreno, the national 12 percent IVA tax will be applied to all private insurance policies in Ecuador. The tax will affect an estimated 940,000 home, health, accident and life insurance policy...
As a member of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, I’m privileged to have as colleagues some of the most accomplished Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs). Today's guest columnist is Jeanne Petrucci, MS, RDN who has shared this article from her weekly Test...
Construction starts in Cuenca grew by five percent in the first quarter of 2018, the first positive quarter in the building sector in almost four years. “This is excellent news for the construction trades and the real estate business,” says José Jaramillo, president...
Ecuador’s Council of Citizen Participation and Social Control (Cpccs) has ordered an investigation into possible corruption in large construction projects during the presidency of Rafael Correa. At the same meeting Wednesday, the council placed a freeze on all...
Red and Yellow and Pink and Green Purple and Orange and Blue I can sing a rainbow (I can sing a rainbow) I can sing a rainbow too – sung by The Dells By Derek Hatcher I love colors in all their hues and shades. It’s interesting how the use of the word is embedded in...
By Laura Vidal El Esturnudo (“The Sneeze”), an independent journalism site “written from inside and outside Cuba” is no longer accessible for internet users in Cuba. The magazine, which includes critical essays and feature articles on social issues and cultural...
For the first time since their abduction March 26, two Ecuadorian journalists and their driver appeared on a video to deliver their captors’ demands. The three were kidnapped near the Colombian border while covering the story of the cross-border drug trafficking...
For the first time since construction of Cuenca’s tram system began in 2013, a unit of the European-designed electric train will reach the city’s historic district Thursday morning. The unit will leave the train yard on Av. Mexico, move north on Av. Las Americas, turn...
By Joel Simon Ecuador’s new president, Lenin Moreno, took office in May 2017 with a pledge to uphold press freedom, declaring in his inauguration speech, “There can’t be dialogue without freedom of expression.” These words would be unremarkable if not for the fact...
After an exhaustive two-year search, Cuenca’s expat theater finally has a place it can call home. “We walked almost every street in Cuenca looking for the right place and we’re thrilled that we finally found it,” says Deana Culp, Azuay Community Theater (ACT) board of...
Ecuador’s tuna fleet has grown to the second largest in world, trailing only Thailand in “catch capacity.” The 116-vessel fleet brought 93,000 tons of fish to port in 2017 but it faces a challenge. To maintain its dominate position within the industry, many of the...
By Daniela Gallardo and Liam Anderson The kidnapping of journalists by a dissident group of FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) on the border with Ecuador represents another complicating factor to Colombia’s road to peace after more than 50 years of armed...
Well, as some of you know, CuencaHighLife.com was down for a few days last week. We had a big problem with our hosting company. They said we had a code problem that was causing the issue. We called BS on that because we hadn't changed it from the day before when it...
