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By Robert Bradley Artisan Craftsmanship has long been heralded as a defining characteristic of Cuenca. Marco Antonio Machado Delgado lived among the metal workers — a craft honed by his father and grandfather. As a very young boy, he would often spend the day in the...
By Fernando Pagés Ruiz You know you serve a good meal when diners snap pictures of it to share on social media. The same holds true for a well-presented remodeling job. Here are a few postcards of one of my favorite architectural “meals,” the Casa del Aguila Hotel...
By Ananya Roy A teacher working in a Quito public school was arrested on allegations that he sexually abused children aged 12 to 14. The arrest was part of a wider investigation into "alleged sexual offenses in the field of education", a federal prosecutor said on...
President Lenin Moreno agreed Friday to make changes to a retaining wall on the Ecuadorian-Peruvian border to satisfy concerns of the Peruvian government. Meeting with Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in Trujillo, Moreno also said that the two countries are...
A Pichincha Province court ruled Friday that Cuenca businessman Juan Pablo Eljuri does not need to be jailed as he awaits trial on charges of participating in the Odebrecht bribery scandal. A three-judge panel reversed an earlier order for pre-trial detention. The...
Viernes, 20/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming agenda events - Concierto - Altiplano de Chile will bring their "El Reencuentro" (Reunion) tour to Cuenca on 26/10 a las 20:00 in the teatro Carlos Cueva Tamariz. Auditions - Roles in "Cabalgata Nocturna"...
By LIam Higgins Cuenca building contractor Carlos Taiano sees better times ahead for his business. Acknowledging the hard times he's gone through in recent years, he borrows an old maxim to illustrate his point: It’s usually darkest just before daybreak. “The last...
An exhibit at New York City's Museum of Modern Art showcasing the history and craft of Ecuador’s Panama hat is causing a dust-up among some museum-goers. “Is clothing design and manufacturing really art?” a critic asked in the New York Post. According the exhibit...
Jueves, 19/10/2016 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Cine en CIDAP - "Silver Sponn" (sic), directed by Keisuke Yoshida, was shown Thurs. in the auditorio at CIDAP as part of the film series on crafts. Ingreso libre (Free entrance - your words for...
Does it seem to you that the only colds you get are after taking a plane ride? Me too! It may not be our imagination. SmarterTravel.com cites one study that showed a 20% increased risk of catching a cold after flying, while another study found that colds may be more...
For most Cuencanos, the city’s independence is the biggest celebration of the year. Not only does it attract the largest crowds but it lasts the longest. This year, the holidays begin officially on Wednesday, November 1 and wrap up Sunday, November 5. The celebration...
Miércoles, 18/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Conferencia - "Práctica de derechos de autor" (Copyright practice) will be the subject of a conference mañana from 16:45-19:15 at the CCE. Conciertos - The OSC will perform...
Martes, 17/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - "Poetry Slam Cuenca" - The second poetry slam is calling for participants. Register at poetryslamcuenca@gmail.com until 27/10. <Nothing I saw said it had to be in Spanish. So if...
By Soledad Stoessel It may be a bit much to invoke Gustav Meyrink’s Golem – the indomitable clay creation that destroyed everything in its path, alive but soulless – but the lurching, paradoxical maneuvering of Ecuador’s president, Lenin Moreno, does lend itself to...
By Susan Burke March There’s a saying attributed to more than one male philosopher that says, “Give a man a fish, and you’ll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you’ve fed him for a lifetime.” Education is no doubt, important. It is a key component of...
Since government-owned Tame airlines resumed flights between Cuenca and Guayaquil July 31 it has sold less than 50% of its seats on the 60-passenger ATR aircraft that cover the route. “The response has been disappointing but there are reasons for it,” says Carlos...
Lunes, 16/10/2017 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Exposición - Paintings reflecting 40 years of work by Julio Montesinos Burbano are on show at the Casa de la Provincia (sector San Blas). Cine foro (Film Forum) - "Pompoko," a film...
Operations at the Esmeraldas petroleum refinery will be suspended for 30 days early next year for repairs to key machinery. The shut-down will not affect the availability of gasoline and diesel fuel, the government said Monday. “We are experiencing critical levels of...
By Salim Lamrani According to a recent international study, Cuba is the only country in Latin America and the Caribbean to have a high quality education system. The World Bank recently published a report on the status of education in Latin America and the Caribbean....
Government-owned Tame airlines is considering dropping flights between Quito and Venezuela’s main international airport in Caracas. According the airlines CEO, Ignacio Vallejo, the Venezuelan government has been slow to repay a debt of $20 million and there are...
