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President Lenin Moreno is putting his own brand on government-owned newspapers, television stations and news services, replacing Rafael Correa-era management with his own. On Wednesday, he named journalist and campaign aide Andrés Michelena general manager of public...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming agenda event - Foro Musica - There will be a forum on "Música contemporánea cuencana" mañana "a las" (at - another thing for you to remember) 19:00 in the Museo Pumapungo. <Now you know your days of the week and are going on...
According to the Cuenca transportation authority, test runs of the municipal tram system will begin in October or November with the public invited to ride free of charge. Transportation chief Jaime Guzman said that, by contract, the test runs must begin six to eight...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming event - Teatro - "Ciudad Esmog" (Smog City) will be presented el miércoles, 19/7 at 20:30 in the teatro Casa de la Cultura. Cost: $8.00. Articles about - Colectivo - "Extranjeros" (foreigners) who write are creating a...
By Robert Bradley Cuenca is a musical city. Within a five block radius of my home there are two saddlers, at least three cabinetmakers, a couple tailors, a few jewelers, a thriving farmers market, more bakeries than I can count and twice as many restaurants. People...
Although media coverage has focused on the disagreements within the ruling Alianza País party in recent weeks, the conservative opposition Creo and SUMA coalition is also arguing among themselves. Defeated Creo presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso is accusing...
By Frances A. Hogg In Cuenca, it is rare to witness people arguing on the streets. Road rage is an anomaly and respect for others is an admired and expected trait. This pleasant state of tranquility eventually affects even the most angry, stressed-out and belligerent...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming agenda event - Títeres - There will be a workshop on puppet carving Saturday and el domingo from 9-14:00 in the Ciencia y Tecnología (Science and Technology) building at the UDA. Articles about - La Traviata - The opera was...
After enduring weeks of Twitter attacks from former president Rafael Correa, President Lenin Moreno responded with one of his own Thursday morning. It said, simply: “Síndrome de abstinencia,” (abstinence syndrome), and was accompanied with a graphic describing...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - La Traviata - The third performance of the opera will be Fri. at 20:00 in the teatro Carlos Cueva Tamariz. Tickets are available at the La Victoria stores. Cost: $15, 20, 25, & 30. Closing ceremony - The...
Our friends from Quebec City, a town not known for its long, leisurely summers, don’t ever put away their gas grill. Come rain, sun, snow, or ice (there’s a LOT of ice in Quebec City!) they’re grilling. Like many folks, they crave the taste of foods cooked over an...
By Louis Bourgeois The bird which best represents North America, and the national bird of the U.S., is the eagle. The bird which best represents Andean South America, and the national bird of Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile, is the condor. There is a saying among...
By Liam Higgins Former President Rafael Correa leaves Ecuador for Belgium on Monday and for new President Lenin Moreno it can’t come soon enough. Correa has been attacking Moreno’s new government on an almost daily basis in recent weeks, mostly through his Twitter...
Mario sells cotton candy in the streets of El Centro, Cuenca, just like his father had. The business had been one for poor men with poor families even then. Lately, things seemed to get even harder as the days and weeks wore on to months and years. No one in...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Cine - The Club de Cine Catarsis will show the Danish film, "Dancer in the Dark" (Bailar en la Oscuridad) Thurs. at 19:00 in the Club in the Pumapungo complex (Calle Larga y av. Huayna Cápac)....
By Bartley D'Alfonso If there’s one thing we gringos love to celebrate, it’s our beloved 4th of July national holiday. Yesterday was the 241st anniversary of U.S independence, when the original thirteen colonies declared that we were a new nation and no longer...
By William Bonds In April 2016, to the dismay of international markets, Ecuador elected socialist Lenin Moreno, Rafael Correa's heir and former vice-president, as the country’s new head of state. Global markets were hoping for a surprise win from Guillermo Lasso, a...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Storytelling - There will be a program called "Cuentos para adultos con orejas" (Stories for adults with ears) Wed. at 20:00 in the Casa Beco (Juan Montalvo 10-24 y Gran Colombia). <Just make sure...
Government-owned Tame received no bids from commercial air carriers to assume majority ownership in the struggling airline. The technical committee in charge of the bidding did not say if it planned another round. In May, the committee said that two unnamed commercial...
Guayaquil-based CuencaHighLife correspondent Fernando Pagés Ruiz shares his 4th of July grilling secrets. In this video, he shows how to use Cheetos as a charcoal starter (although Doritos will work too), how to coax the flame into a healthy conflagration using a...
