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Although recovering and burying the dead will remain the top priority for weeks to come, many earthquake survivors are worrying about the loss of businesses and jobs. “All the business has stopped,” said Ricardo Iglesias, a tour operator and real estate developer in...
More than a week after the devastating earthquake, Ecuadorians have more and more ways to donate money and time to relief efforts. Below, are two lists of organizations who are delivering goods and services to the earthquake zone. Some also offer volunteer...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Concierto - The Alianza Francesa will present a concert by the Concert Ensamble with music from France and the world on Thu, 12/4 at 19:30 in the Teatro Sucre. Articles about - 400 years after the death of Miguel de Cervantes, "Don...
They are arriving in Cuenca in a steady stream. Many have family connections but others come because they know the city is welcoming, safe, and far away from the danger and despair of the coastal earthquake zone. “I have only been to Cuenca one time before, but I...
By Moni Basu Kathmandu, Nepal Sadly, the earth’s rumbling seems so fresh here. Debris lies stacked like grim monuments to shattered lives. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit almost a year ago, on the morning of April 25. It turned out to be the worst natural disaster of...
People witnessing traumatic events from a distance, Cuenca, in the case of the recent earthquake, are susceptible to varying forms of post traumatic stress disorder and may need the help of those close to them. Most of us have heard of post traumatic stress disorder...
Powerful aftershocks have prompted police to put up “No trespassing” signs in some neighborhoods in Manabi Province. “With each earthquake, more houses are falling down,” said National Police captain Rafael Mate, in Bahia de Caraquez. “Yesterday, a man was in his...
By Jonathan Blitzer When the shaking, faint but jarring, began, Daniel Orellana, a geographer at the University of Cuenca, in southern Ecuador, was at home with his wife and daughter. It was Saturday evening, around 7 P.M. The tremors subsided, and Orellana eventually...
The Prefecture of Azuay Province needs your help to prepare donated clothing for shipments to the coastal earthquake zone. In El Centro, volunteers can report to the Casa de la Provincia at the corner of Simon Bolivar and Tomas Ordoñez, on the west side of Parque San...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Ongoing or finished events - Festival de cine colombiano - The Colombian film festival closed Fri. with "Del amor y otros demonios" (About love and other demons) at the Sala de Conciertos at CCE. (The photo shows the right upper part...
You know the advice about putting on your oxygen mask or your life jacket first before you help others. It is true because you are better able to help others when you are not reacting from your own trauma. In light of the terrible earthquake on Ecuador's coast, I...
By Nicholas Casey and Maggy Ayala The narrow, six-mile road that connected El Matal, a fishing village, to the main highway disintegrated from the earth’s violent heaves, severing it from all outside contact. It would be three days before anyone arrived. Residents...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming events - Teatro - An Ecuadorian adaptation of Ibsen's "An Enemy of the People" (Un enemigo del pueblo) will be presented Sat at 19:30 in the Teatro Sucre. Ongoing or finished events - Laboratorio de actores (Actors...
El embajador estadounidense en Ecuador, Todd Chapman, comentó este miércoles, que el gobierno de Estados Unidos ha enviado equipos de rescate para ayudar a la zona costa norte devastada por el terremoto del Ecuador. También pidió a los emigrantes ayudar a localizar a...
President Rafael Correa announced on Wednesday that the national VAT on goods and services will increase from 12% to 14% for a period of one year to help cover the cost of earthquake recovery. The president also announced a one-time 3% surtax on profits and income for...
U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador Todd Chapman said on Wednesday that the U.S. government has sent teams of aid workers to Ecuador's earthquake-ravaged north coast. He also asked expats to assist in locating missing U.S. citizens. "The Ecuadorian government has accepted our...
Hola, Todos - Thank you all for your feedback. The jokes will be back, but not in the earthquake news which is too tragic to joke about. Pagina cultural - Upcoming events Exposición fotográfica - The documentary foto exhibit, "La Mochila del litoral" (The Coastal...
Durante su recorrido el martes por la zona del desastre, el Presidente Rafael Correa, mencionó dos veces la generosidad de la ciudad de Cuenca por su apoyo a las víctimas del terremoto del pasado sábado. Rafael Correa comentó, "la ayuda de Cuenca llega por camión y...
UPDATE: Click here to see the report of the donations. As shown in the report, 100% of the donations went to the cause and all bank fees and taxes were covered my CuencaHighLife. Donors email suffixes have been removed for their privacy. Original facturas are...
As powerful aftershocks from Saturday's deadly 7.8 earthquake continue to rock Ecuador’s coast, President Rafael Correa said Tuesday that early estimates put reconstruction costs at more than $3 billion. “Recovering and rebuilding will be a long, painful process,”...
