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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 events - Encuentro - From 14-16/11, the "Sexto Encuentro Latinoamericano de...
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 San Blas is also undergoing repairs. I was disappointed that it had been rapidly covered by...
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 its future. Exhibit A is Venezuela, estimated to have the...
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 a Quito jail, Glas said that his is a case of “justice bowing to...
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 22 stories that preserve the oral tradition of the city will be presented el...
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 from the rule of Spain. Exhibit tents spread out more than a quarter of a mile up and down the...
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 the return of the airline fuel subsidy,” says historic district...
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 you did the best thing ever and even the breeze seemed to be congratulating you. I feel warmth and reassurance. II - As I...
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 bars, but it made a different noise in "Mother of God," Peru. Madre de Dios is a pristine chunk of...
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 Music and Sound Arts of Cuenca) will be from 14-16/11....
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 hosted by Axios in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Parker warned...
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 the month’s major events are Ecuador’s biggest book fair, opening...
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 a fusion including world music, jazz, ganacvx oui and more. <Yes, I had to look up...
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 agreed with the charges presented by national prosecutor Carlos...
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 we actually eat fewer calories than we did at the beginning of the 20th...
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 choose from. Minister of Transport and Public Works Paúl Granda made the announcement Wednesday...
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 of the assembly hall reading: “Rafael Correa: Violator of human...
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, is composed of mostly large works or art in strong colors, a modern,...
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 Costa's films - communities, migrations, fictions) by María...
By Matt Townsend, Jenny Surane, Emma Orr and Christopher Cannon The so-called retail apocalypse has become so ingrained in the U.S. that it now has the distinction of its own Wikipedia entry. The industry’s response to that kind of doomsday description has...
