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Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Book presentation - "Breve Historia de la Supervisión Educativa de la provincia del Auay, Requiéscat in pace" (Brief History of Educational Supervision of the province of Auay, Rest in Peace) by Mauro Bravo Bravo...
By Miriam Drake As a professional artist, my career started with crayons and napkins and evolved into oil painting classes when I was 12. Our small Saturday morning studio group painted still-lifes and live models. I was the youngest in the class, and with the least...
Ecuadorians are the world’s most emotional people, according to Gallup’s 2017 Global Emotions Report. The same study ranks them sixth for having the most positive experiences. In its second annual emotions survey, Gallup interviewed residents in 140 countries and...
Hola, Todos - I think I need to clarify the purpose of this column. I go through the El Mercurio newspaper and translate articles about things to go to or things to do <since retired ex-pats seem to need as much entertainment as the average 5 year old> as well...
When you go on vacation, do you leave your “diet” at home? When you hear the word “diet” do you automatically think, “weight loss”? Words matter, and how you interpret diet can definitely make a difference in how you manage your weight, and ultimately, your health....
Former President Rafael Correa has filed a criminal complaint against journalist Martín Pallares for an April article posted on the 4Pelagatos website. In the article, Pallares mocked Correa’s defense of former minister of electricity Alecksey Mosquera who was...
Ecuador’s National Assembly in Quito turned into a shouting match Wednesday morning when Jorge Glas appeared to discuss the Odebrecht scandal. The Assembly was meeting in special session as the Supervisory Commission as part of its investigation of the growing bribery...
(Author's note: I wrote this story and took the photograph sixteen months ago after being in Ecuador for only a few weeks.) Seventy feet below where I live in Cuenca is a school. In the morning, the children come very early, about 6:30. They attend in three shifts,...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Premier - "Ciudad Esmog" (Smog City) premiers tonight at 20:30 in the teatro Pumapungo. Cost: $8.00. Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Exposición - An exhibit of work by Hernán Illescas will open tomorrow at...
By Edd and Cynthia Staton Cynthia and I watched a documentary about the history and future of the Internet last night. There were some fascinating as well as disturbing segments (addicted online gamers in Japan and S. Korea wear diapers so they don't have to be...
Following through on a campaign promise, President Lenin Moreno presided over his first “national dialog” Tuesday in Guayaquil. The event attracted most of the country’s political leaders, including many who opposed Moreno during the presidential election, as well as...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Tues.) agenda events - Festival La Orquídea - The 6th edition of "La Orquídea" Film Festival was presented Tues. at 10:00. The festival will run from 24/11 to 1/12. Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Teatro - "Ciudad Esmog"...
I am so happy. I have an opportunity to share my photographic view of Cuenca. The first months have been overwhelming and predictable (in a touristy sense); shots of Parque Calderon are required, so are women in traditional garb. Don't fret, you will see them here....
A post on the Facebook page of former President Rafael Correa has been removed because it violated website policy. In a Monday post, Correa urged his “digital warriors” to reveal personal information about those who criticize him on Facebook and other social media....
Ecuador’s National Customs Service (Senae) unveiled new procedures for inspecting luggage at the country’s airports on Monday. The intention of the new system, Senae says, is to reduce the processing time for travelers. The new procedures, already in place at Quito’s...
The merchants of Plaza San Francisco are complaining that the city has missed two deadlines to relocate them to temporary quarters on Calle Padre Aguirre. The city first announced the move would be complete by May 29 and then revised it to June 12. Renovation work on...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming agenda event - Conversatorio - There will be a discussion on "Simbología de la Cultura Cañari" (Symbology of the Cañari Culture) on miércoles, 21/6 in the multiple use Sala at the U. of Azuay. It is organized by CIDAP and the...
By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to the Chevron Corporation by preventing Ecuadorian villagers and their American lawyer from trying to collect on an $8.65 billion pollution judgment issued against the oil company by a court in...
Ecuador’s Ministry of Exterior Relations says that too many Ecuadorians returning from the U.S. and Europe are missing out on benefits that can help them get reestablished back home. “The government offers free university education, no-doc loans, financial assistance...
By Chris Isidore Amazon has turned malls upside down in the U.S., but had left grocery stores unscathed. That changed on Friday. Amazon's $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods means the supermarket, and retailing overall, will never be the same. Grocers will now have...
