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By Edd and Cynthia Staton When we were planning our move to Cuenca, Ecuador in 2010 there were so many unknowns. How would we adapt to a new language and culture? Where would we live? What about our visas? One important thing we did feel confident about was shipping...
Conceding that they were beaten at every position, Ecuador coach Gustavo Quinteros, said his team was not ready to play Tuesday against a motivated Colombian squad. “We were outplayed one-on-one and we were outplayed as a team,” Quinteros said. He added that Ecuador...
By Katie Moran Living with one's parents until age 30 is not appealing to most North Americans. At 18, many teenagers say goodbye and leave the nest. Suddenly, a new life starts away from family, friends and everything one has known until that point. This is a...
Respondiendo antes las quejas sobre los plazos de construcción y las horas de trabajo perdidas, el director del proyecto del tranvía, Gerard Fernández, anunció ayer el cierre de las calles Gran Colombia y Mariscal Lamar entre Padre Aguirre y Tarqui. Se crearan nuevas...
Still answering complaints about missed construction deadlines and extended working hours, tram project manager Gerard Fernandez announced yesterday the closing of Gran Colombia and Mariscal Lamar between Padre Aguirre and Tarqui. New barriers will be erected by this...
Ecuador’s national football team goes on the road today to face Colombia with hopes of extending its unbeaten streak. The kick-off is at 3:30 this afternoon. Ecuador is coming off a lackluster 2-2 tie with Paraguay last Thursday in Quito while Colombia defeated...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Exhibición - "Fe & Devoción" (Faith and Devotion) (Sounds like a girl group from the 60's) - will be at CIDAP from 22/3 to 29/4 showing and selling works by 7 craftsmen and women from 4 provinces. Articles about - El Lab Act Cine -...
Un grupo de personas dueñas de propiedades y negocios del distrito histórico de Cuenca dicen que la ciudad está paralizada completamente a causa de la construcción del tranvía, que tiene que finalizar en la fecha prevista. Este grupo que se autodenomina como la...
A group of property and business owners in Cuenca’s historic district say they are holding the city to its promises to finish tram construction on schedule. The group, which calls itself the Veeduría Tram Commission, is erecting signs along the construction routes on...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Nueva directora del CNCine - the board of directors of the Consejo Nacional de Cinematografía unanimously elected Isabel Mena as its director for the next 4 years. Articles about - The first - "Soy artesano, soy patrimonio" (I am a...
By Anthony Franklin November, 1970 Neil Persinger craned his neck to better view the blood-red river winding its way through the Ecuadorian jungle below the twin engine Dornier aircraft. Pure luck had placed him aboard the plane piloted by a former Luftwaffe officer...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming events - Theater - "La maldición de los zapatos rojos" and "Venus atrapamoscas" (The curse of the red shoes and Venus flytrap) will be in the sala "Alfonso Carrasco on 29-31/3 and 1/4. Artesan Fair - in the Plazoleta de las...
Ecuador’s Ministry of Public Health reports that five pregnant women in Ecuador have contracted Zika virus. In total, the ministry says there are 84 confirmed cases in the country. Based on cases in Brazil, Zika is suspected of causing birth defects, including...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming events Monologue - "Miss tetas lo dicen todo" (Miss titties tells all) by Cuencana Monserrath Astudillo will premier on 31/3 at 20:00 in the Museo Pumapungo with performances on 1&2/4. Call 099 289 0121 for reservations....
La ciudad de Cuenca puede parecer una ciudad ideal para almorzar en ella, ya que nos sirven pollo, cerdo y arroz, arroz, y más arroz, por lo que la apertura de esta nueva opción vegetariana, The Vegetables Bar, un local con mucho encanto en el Paseo 3 de Noviembre...
Un ecuatoriano se encuentra entre los cientos de heridos registrados en los ataques terroristas del día de ayer, martes, en Bruselas. Este ecuatoriano de nombre Jimmy Montenegro Rosero, que lleva residiendo desde hace 18 años en Bélgica, se está recuperando de una...
The streets of Cuenca’s historic district will be filled with people tonight for the traditional Holy Thursday visit to the seven churches. The visits begin about seven and continue to midnight. The Cuenca diocese estimates that as many as 10,000 will participate....
By Susan Burke March Cuenca may seem like a city of almuerzos serving pollo, cerdo, y arroz, arroz, arroz, (chicken, pork, and rice, rice, rice!) so the opening of the charming Vegetable Bar on Paseo 3 de Noviembre signals a significant and positive change for the...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Current or finished events - Cine Club - "Lawrence Anyways" showed Wed. in Lakoluma (on the stairs at Otorongo). Upcoming events - Exhibit - by 7 craftsmen with religious themes at CIDAP. 2 concerts - OSC will play Thurs at 20:00 in...
An Ecuadorian was among the hundreds injured in Tuesday’s terrorist attacks in Brussels. Jimmy Montenegro Rosero, a resident of Belgiam for 18 years, is recovering from brain surgery in a Brussels' hospital, according to his wife. Montenegro was struck in head by...
