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The travel website and review service, TripAdvisor, has included Cuenca in its top ten list of South American destinations to visit. The list is based on locations with high quality hotels and restaurants, as well as notable attractions. TripAdvisor says that Cuenca...
By Tim Padgett Last week Brazil’s Senate voted overwhelmingly to impeach and suspend the country’s President, Dilma Rousseff. She now faces a long trial on charges of illegally using state bank funds to cover up big budget deficits. Rousseff is caught up in an angry...
A pilot for Latam Airlines, formerly Lan, says the dangers of Cuenca’s Mariscal La Mar Airport have been exaggerated and that the airport should not be subjected to landing and take-off restrictions. “Cuenca has a short runway for a high altitude airport but it is not...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Articles about - A speech contest - Students from 5 Dominican high schools had a speech contest yesterday to mark 800 years of the Dominican order and 50 years of its work in Cuenca in education. Pablo Cardoso - This Cuencano artist...
According to a recent survey, Ecuador ranks fourth in quality of infrastructure in Latin America, only behind Panama, Chile and Mexico. The survey, conducted by the InterAmerican Federation of Construction Industries as part of the Global Competitiveness Report for...
En circunstancias normales, los terremotos de magnitud 6.7 y magnitud 6.8 que azotaron la costa norte del país, justo antes de las 3 y de las 11:46 del miércoles por la mañana, probablemente habrían sido los eventos sísmicos más fuertes de este año en Ecuador. Están...
By Larry Edenfield A friend from California Skyped me Wednesday night after he heard about the 6.7 and 6.9 earthquake aftershocks. “Folks down there must be pretty used to these things by now,” he said, adding that he had lived through the 1994 Northridge earthquake...
The U.S. has contributed $3 million in food, water and shelter to Ecuador earthquake victims according Michele Thoren Bond, Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for Consular Affairs. In addition, says Bond, a team of structural engineers are working with Ecuadorian...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming events - Cocina franesa (French cooking) - There will be a French cooking class taught by French chef Tomas Bacle this Sat. from 9-12:00 at La Alianza Francesa (Federico Malo 1-92 y Solano - which makes no sense at all since...
A pesar de que el gobierno necesita de su apoyo, los bancos privados de Ecuador dicen que tienen falta de confianza en el sistema de dinero electrónico del Banco Central. Julio José Prado, presidente de la Asociación de Bancos Privados (ABPE), dice que los banqueros...
In normal circumstances, the 6.7 and 6.8 magnitude earthquakes that struck the north coast just before 3 and at 11:46 Wednesday morning would have probably been the strongest seismic events of the year in Ecuador. As it was, they are being recorded as strong...
I love it when serendipitous events occur, even when they are not pleasant. It reminds me that I can’t control what happens, but I can control my response. When the events are pleasant, however, it just adds to the enjoyment of life. Recently, an Israeli friend,...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming events - Concierto - the OSC will perform this Fri. at 20:00 in the teatro Pumapungo for the Día Internacional de los Museos, directed by Patricio Mora and with guest singer Umberto Ballone. (As a non-Italian speaker, I'd...
El ex vicepresidente Lenin Moreno se encuentra en Ecuador para evaluar el esfuerzo de ayuda por el terremoto en nombre de las Naciones Unidas. El lunes, recorrió la zona del desastre y se reunió con el presidente Rafael Correa y actual vicepresidente Jorge Glas....
Although the government needs their support, Ecuador’s private banks say they lack confidence in the Central Bank's electronic money system. Julio José Prado, president of the Association of Private Banks (ABPE), says bankers have two major objections: the...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming events - Danza - La Compañia de Danza Contemporánea de la Universidad de Cuenca will have shows on Thu. and Fri. at 20:00 at the centro cultural Imay (El Oro y El Batán). Cost: $5.00. Concierto - A group from the U of Cuenca...
April 16th dawned with a severe case of gout in the last joint in each of my right ring and left index fingers. Very swollen, very red, very sensitive, and very painful and it did not calm down in the usual few days. Gout pain affects my whole body and just slows...
América Latina tiene un montón de problemas y retos reales, sobre todo en lo que trata de asuntos de gobierno político, económico, la capacidad del Estado y la corrupción dentro de los estados. Gran parte de la atención del mundo se centra comprensiblemente sobre los...
Former Vice President Lenin Moreno is in Ecuador to evaluate the earthquake relief effort on behalf of the United Nations. On Monday, he toured the disaster area and met with President Rafael Correa and current Vice President Jorge Glas. Moreno, the UN’s Special Envoy...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming events - Segundo Festival de Charango (2nd Charango Festival) - This festival will be held on 25/5 in the teatro Carlos Cueva Tamariz at the U. of Cuenca, and last 2 days. Ecuadorian and international artists will give...
