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By David Benatar In 2006, I published a book called Better Never to Have Been. I argued that coming into existence is always a serious harm. People should never, under […]
Lunes, 13/11/2017 Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Today’s agenda events – Conversatorio – Artist Marco Alvarado was at the Museo de las Conceptas this morning. Upcoming and ongoing agenda […]
Three weeks ago, I noticed some scaffolding was being erected on the westernmost dome of the New Cathedral. You may have noticed that the large dome of the nearby Iglesia […]
Latin America spends billions of dollars subsidizing fossil fuels each year, but also has some of the world’s largest renewable power programs, highlighting the energy-hungry region’s divisions as it charts […]
In a message to his Alianza Pais (AP) supporters, Vice President Jorge Glas Tweeted Sunday that his “persecution and humiliation affects every citizen in the country.” Serving pre-trial detention in […]
Domingo, 12/11/2017 Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Upcoming and ongoing agenda events from el domingo y el sábado – “Memorias Parroquiales Rurales” (Rural Parish Memories) – This project of […]
A quiet, sunny and warm Saturday afternoon. Quite a contrast to last Saturday, the third day of the four day celebration of the 197th anniversary of the freeing of Cuenca […]
Owners of Cuenca hotels, tour agencies, and restaurants believe that tourism in the city is poised for strong growth. “There are several reasons for optimism, especially last week’s announcement about […]
By Robert Bradley I – It is another one of those days. A stop in your tracks, fresh as new spring day that feels just like the time when […]
By Bill Weir One autumn day in 2009, the price of gold topped $1,000 an ounce. That nice, round number brought cheers on London trading floors and toasts in Manhattan […]
Viernes, 10/11/2017 Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Upcoming agenda events – Music Festival – The Festival Internacional de Música y Artes Sonoras Contemporáneas de Cuenca (International Festival of Contemporary […]
Early Facebook investor and founding president Sean Parker says the massive social network is “exploiting a vulnerability in human psychology” to attract and retain users’ attention. Speaking at an event […]
By Elvis Zimmerman Although the country’s top crafts festival — Cuenca’s independence holiday celebration — wrapped up on Sunday, there’s plenty more big cultural events to come in November. Among […]
Jueves, 9/11/2017 Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Upcoming agenda event Concierto – Gabacho Maroc will perform el próximo martes a las 20:00 in the Teatro Sucre. The group plays […]
Vice president Jorge Glas and 12 others accused of accepting bribes from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht are going to trial. During hearings on Wednesday and Thursday, Judge Miguel Jurado […]
Our world is a crazy place. For the first time in history more people are at significant nutritional risk from over nutrition instead of malnutrition. But, in most industrialized countries […]
Cuenca airline passengers will soon see a price reduction of between 40% and 60% on round-trip airfare to Quito. In addition, they will have a greater number of flights to […]
Former president Rafael Correa was interrupted repeatedly by protesters as he delivered a speech Tuesday at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Chanting protesters hoisted a banner in the back […]
By Michel Blanchard The art exhibition “Reality as a Pretext and the Myth of the Ephemeral,” currently showing at the Galleria de la Alcaldía, on the corner of Presidente Borrero and Simón Bolívar, […]
Miércoles, 8/11/2017 Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Upcoming agenda event Book launch – “Aprender bellas palabras: El cine de Pedro Costa – comunidades, migraciones, ficciones” (Learn beautiful words: Pedro […]






















