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Hola, Todos - I am going to take a week's vacation and will be back next Sunday. Pagina cultural - Upcoming events - Pelicula (film or movie) - "To Kill a Mockingbird" will show at the República Sur (Pres. Córdova 5.55 y Hermano Miguel) on Wed, 15/3 at 19:30....
Landslides and flooding from over-night showers Saturday and Sunday overwhelmed local emergency services, according to Cuenca firefighters. "We are working as fast as we can but we have many, many calls," said Juan Miller, spokesmen for the fire department. Afternoon...
It’s easy to believe him when Evo Morales says he regrets the affair that began ten years ago with a government employee. Last month, news of the affair and plumb jobs given to his lover ended Evo Morales’ bid to remain in office indefinitely when voters rejected a...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Articles about - A kinetic sculpture exhibit of 5 pieces by Maurice Montero is on display in the Sala Paúl Cézanne at the Alianza Francesa de Cuenca. The sculptures are mechanical and you can wind a crank to move them, and others you...
Despite his insistence that he has no interest in staying in office, supporters of President Rafael Correa continue to press for a national referendum that would allow him to seek another term. On Wednesday, three judges on the Constitutional Court, Ecuador’s highest...
Ecuador tourism marketing director Cristina Rivadeneira resigned Thursday after she told the German press agency that the two Argentine women murdered in Montañita late last month may have been partly responsible for their own deaths. The tourism ministry repudiated...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Events Teatro - "Elías o quién diablos te crees que eres (Elija or who the hell you think you are - so Google says and I'll buy it.) will be Fri at 10:30 at the centro cultural República Sur (P. Códova 5-55). Ordenanza de Cultura...
Three days of rain are flooding Cuenca streets and triggering landslides on nearby highways. To make matters worse, the weatherman says more rain is in the forecast. Overnight rain Wednesday night and early Thursday morning backed up drains in the city’s historic...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming events - Concert - by the Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca in honor of the Alianza Francesa this Fri. at the teatro Pumapungo. William Vergara Saula will conduct with guest pianist (Albania) Redi LLupa playing "un amplio...
By Naom Lupu and Nicholas Carnes The last presidential election in Mexico was fought between two affluent career politicians and a millionaire businesswoman. Last year’s race in Chile pit an economist against a physician. And the three frontrunners in Brazil’s...
American-born photographer Thomas Ives has worked for international news and feature magazines for over 38 years. His photo essays and images have appeared in National Geographic, Time, Geo, Stern, Newsweek, Life, Smithsonian, and many others publications. He...
El crimen de las mendocinas en Montañita Ecuador ha sido un tema de protesta en Argentina, esto también ya que el día de ayer 8 de marzo de 2016 fue el día internacional de la mujer. Personas en la capital Argentina han desfilado en protesta de la impunidad de este...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming events - A Sesión Solemne - for the anniversary of the Alianza Frances will be this Thu. at 18:00 in the Teatro Sucre with Francois Gauthier, French Ambassador to Ecuador, and soprano Claudia Moulin who will perform....
By Joanna Bender Being a doctor was the earliest dream Cuenca dentist Daniela Ordoñez can remember. “Ever since I was very small, I loved medicine and wanted to be a plastic surgeon,” she recalled. “When I graduated high school, there was no doubt I would enter...
On-going explosions in the Tungurahua volcano near Ambato are rattling windows and nerves in the areas surrounding the mountain. Since February 26, the volcano has produced sporadic flows of lava down its flanks and sent plumes of smoke and ash almost two kilometers...
By Christopher Lux Brian Benson grew up surfing in Southern California. His wife Tabitha was born in Cuenca and moved to the United States when she was very young. "When we met, in San Diego, I was intrigued about her country," Brian recalls. "We had been to Ecuador...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - A book launch - "10 años te Ana y Milena," a compilation of comic strips by Fabián Patinho will be on Wed. at 20:00 in the República Sur. Concierto - Diego Rossberg, and Argeninean singer living in Uruguay, will be at the Teatro...
According to Mayra León, Cuenca attorney and director of Ecuador Legal Services™, prospective expats are often not aware of the legal options that can make their relocation to Ecuador easier. An example, Mayra says, is the fact that there are visa options that offer...
Ecuador has angrily rejected a United States State Department report that the country has a poor record combating the international drug trade. Ecuador was included with 17 Latin American countries and 79 countries worldwide the U.S. says is not doing enough to stop...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming(?) events - An homage to women - presenting Juana de Arco (Joan of Arc) and María la Guagua on Wed at 20:00 at Sono. $5.00. Teatro - a benefit play "Penelope" will be this coming Wed. and star Cuencana actress, Juana...
