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Despite upbeat predictions from some national and local officials, reconstruction from the April 16 earthquake could take many years. This was the assessment Saturday from the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) as it toured several areas near the...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming events - Exposición - "Pinturas Parlantes" (Speaker Paintings or more like Painting that speak? Subtleties in the language go right by me.) by Juliana Vega opens on Thu, 2/6 at 19:00 in the Alianza Francesa (Tadeo Torres y...
By Liam Higgins If you’re walking down Calle Hermano Miguel, just after it begins at Calle Larga, and you happen to be on the west side of the street, you’ll run into Marea Pizzeria and Bar. Literally. The restaurant blocks the sidewalk, extending right up to the...
To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. — Chinese proverb A healthy balance in reporting expats' real-life accounts is beneficial for readers to gauge the character of a place, with readers being the final judge of the writer's intelligence and honesty....
Hola, Todos - Another late issue - this time because I had no internet service. When I called tech support, it took a few repetitions, but I finally figured out it wasn't a service cut. It was an accident in which the fiber optic line serving the zone I'm in was...
Customers at Cuenca pharmacies are being told they cannot buy some standard cold and flu medications without a doctor’s prescription. The new rules were instituted by Ecuador’s Ministry of Public Health over concerns that medications that reduce such flu symptoms as...
The clock is ticking on the San Francisco Square renovation project, says Paul Barzallo, director of the Cuenca Historical & Heritage Areas Committee. “If the work cannot be completed by November 2017, the funding will be withdrawn. We have to get it right this...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Finished events - all from Thur. Cine argentino - "Historias de Cronopios y e Famas" showed Thurs. in the Museo de la Ciudad. Star Wars & Michael Jackson - themes performed by the OSC Thurs. night in the Catedral Vieja Articles...
Una mujer pequeña, enérgica y joven, llamadaÁfrica Berdonces, que monta en una bicicleta destartalada y con frecuencia lleva chanclas, ha sido puesta a cargo de la gestión de las Islas Galápagos, uno de los mayores tesoros ambientales del mundo. El gobierno de...
By Liam O'Higgins Although President Rafeal Correa was the headliner at Tuesday’s report to the nation convocation in Quito, former Vice President Lenin Moreno almost stole the show. Moreno received an extended standing ovation as he entered the main hall of the...
By Joseph Treaster A small, energetic young woman named Africa Berdonces, who rides a beat-up bicycle and often wears flip-flops, has been put in charge of managing the Galápagos Islands, one of the world’s environmental treasures. The government of Ecuador made the...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and continuing events - Rotofest 2016 - The program for Rotofest which will be held from 2-4/6, is at www.rotofest.com. Invited musicians include Franck Roger, Tiger Stripers, Brian Cid and La Femme. Exhibit - Cristian...
“There is no free lunch in Ecuador,” President Rafael said Tuesday during his annual report to the nation. “There will continue to be hardship and there will continue to be sacrifices as we rebuild from a devastating earthquake and recover from difficult economic...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming events - Publication launch - Two books, "Flora del Páramo del Cajas" and "Áboles y arbustos de los ríos de Cuenca" (Flora of the Paramo in the Cajas and Trees and bushes of the rivers of Cuenca) will be presented Wed. at 18:30...
A Familiar Stranger He simply appears, every few days, in Vilcabamba. He visits us from the Malacatos / Taxichi area, always walking the 10 kilometers, always barefoot, in rolled up pants that are seldom belted. One hand holds a stripped tree branch or two, the other...
El presidente Rafael Correa presenta lo que es probable que sea su último informe a la nación esta mañana en Quito. Su oficina dice que la reconstrucción de la costa norte devastada por el terremoto del Ecuador será el tema principal. Correa entregará el informe anual...
President Rafael Correa presents what is likely to be his last report to the nation this morning in Quito. His office says that reconstruction of Ecuador’s earthquake-ravaged north coast will be the main topic. Correa will deliver the annual report with his popularity...
By Jeff Van Pelt One of the cultural differences first noticed by gringo expats upon arrival in Ecuador is the myriad dogs running loose, or sleeping, in the streets. In North America, dogs are usually kept in fenced yards or inside houses, and their owners can be...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming event - Tarde de Clamor y Milagros (Afternoon of Clamor and Miracles) - This event on Sat. 28/5 at 16:00, organized by the Confraternidad de Iglesias Evangélicas del Austro (Confraternity of Evangelical Churches of the South)...
El sitio web de viajes, TripAdvisor, ha incluido Cuenca en su lista de los diez mejores destinos de América del Sur para visitar. La lista está basada en destinos con hoteles y restaurantes de alta calidad, así como lugares de interés notable. TripAdvisor dice...
