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Andean boulders measuring from five to 200 meters (16 to 655 feet) became the setting for the adventures of two young Ecuadorean women, who have documented their rock climbing to show fellow mountaineers what they consider a paradise of beautiful and often hidden...
Domingo, 11/2/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Agenda items from el sábado - Taller - There will be a drawing and painting class for children on 14/2 desde 16:00 a las 18:00 in the centro cultural Los Sauces (The Willows). Noche de jazz - the Alianza Francesa will...
With its iconic giant tortoises, crested black iguanas, huge ocean manta rays and a veritable menagerie of other cool creatures, the Galapagos Islands are one of the most beautiful places on this planet. Why not? Who wouldn’t want to go to a white sand beach and soak...
By Robert Bradley Complaints against a health insurance company used by Cuenca expats are on the rise, with many policyholders complaining about poor service and claims that have gone months without being paid. Even when claims are paid, some say their checks have...
Kimberly Wood loves paper. She began importing exotic paper to Minnesota 25 years ago, then decided she wanted to make her own. Kimberly took classes at the local university, studied paper-making, sculpture, binding and making paper vessels. She quickly rose in the...
Viernes, 9/2/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda event - Carnaval de me Tierra - The colegio Manuela Garaicoa de Calderón celebrated Carnaval this morning at the high school campus on av. 24 de mayo. Articles about - San Blas - The restoration of the...
If you are from Ecuador and you live on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, cross-country skiing at the Olympic Winter Games seems a bit far-fetched. But Klaus Jungbluth Rodriguez has defied the odds to qualify for the Games and will march into Pyeongchang's Olympic Stadium...
By Megan Alpert We recently spoke to two editors of Ecuadoran media outlets that do fact-checking about how fake news and disinformation affected two recent votes in Ecuador. In a historic vote on 4 February, Ecuadorians approved a government proposal to reinstate...
A little early evening rain wasn’t enough to dampen the spirits of party goers during Thursday night’s Compadres y Comadre festivities. A crowd estimated at 10,000 crowded into Parque Calderon, spilling over to surrounding streets to celebrate as fireworks signaled...
A day after an Organization of American States (OAS) commission claimed that election results for a question on the February 4 referendum should be ignored, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights over-ruled the commission and said Ecuador was within its rights to...
Jueves, 8/2/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda event - Tribute - Siembrarte had a musical tribute to Mercedes Sosa anoche (last night - your words for the day. You should know them already from greeting people at night.) a las 19:30 in the teatro of...
St. Valentine’s Day is a global celebration. In the U.S. it’s chocolate and flowers; in the Philippines, it’s become a tradition for thousands of couples to wed in massive public ceremonies. Here in Cuenca, restaurants are promoting their special dinners for lovers,...
Ecuador will continue to provide refuge to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in its embassy in London, Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa said on Wednesday. After a meeting between President Lenin Moreno and foreign correspondents, Espinosa told...
By Natalie Musumeci Birds going No. 2 is this billionaire’s No. 1 problem. Three-time New York gubernatorial candidate and former Buffalo Sabres owner Tom Golisano is so fed up with Canada geese turning the lawn of his upstate summer home into their own personal...
President Lenin Moreno says Ecuador will stand beside referendum election results to reorganize the Council for Citizen Participation and Social Control (CPCCS). On Tuesday, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, part of the Organization of American States...
Miércoles, 7/2/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Press conference - There was a press conference hoy a las 9:30 to announce the 10th edition of the Congreso Ecuatoriano de Historia 2018. <Nothing about the congress itself,...
Alba and Viviana grew up together along the banks of the Río Yanuncay, west of Cuenca. Their meager casas were separated by five minutes of steep and broken path that passed near the river. Lives were simple yet difficult with hard work and long hours filling the days...
(Reposted from Social Media) The lovely Milena Lopez joined her father in Cuenca from Cuba in 2011 and quickly found her niche working in sales. At a social gathering in the Cuban expat community of Cuenca, she met Frank Gonzales, a handsome, hardworking waiter, who...
Editor's note: Cuenca is home to a large and vibrant expatriate writers' community, its members active in a variety of writing workshops and readers' groups, some of them hosting the Cuenca International Writers' Conference in May. Here, two local writers, Paul Anlee...
Former President Rafael Correa said goodbye to supporters Tuesday in Guayaquil before boarding a private jet and flying home to Brussels. Correa had been in Ecuador since January 5 to campaign against President Lenin Moreno’s popular referendum. He had planned to...
