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As Carnival approaches, police have issued their annual warning to Cuenca's children and adolescents that they can be arrested if they are caught dousing unsuspecting passers-by with water. A few water balloons are already flying in Cuenca’s historic district even...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Música - The Polifónico Festival de Músicas del Mundo will open with the group "Tres Marías" on Tue, 26/1 at 20:00 in the Teatro Pumapungo. Cine - "Humano" will open the Segundo Festival del Cine Francés (all cognates so you can do...
Alarm over thousands of birth defects blamed on the mosquito-borne Zika virus spread on Friday with health ministers in three countries urging women to postpone pregnancy. The authorities in Ecuador, Colombia and El Salvador have recommended that couples avoid...
U.S. actor Leonardo DiCaprio announced earlier this week that he will donate $ 3.4 million to Ecuadorian indigenous groups fighting to protect the country’s Amazonian rain forest. According to Ecuador’s ministry that manages oil and mining interests, the gift is not...
Cuenca’s Mariscal La Mar Airport will close from 10 p.m. Saturday, February 6, until 6 p.m. Monday, February 8 for repairs and upgrades. The Cuenca Airport Corporation, which manages the facility, said it picked Carnival weekend for the closure due to the reduced...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Concierto - by the U of Cuenca's Musical Arts students with chorus, guitar and mixed (not sure what the mixed referred to) Fri at 19:00 in the Catedral Vieja. Teatro - "El Invertido" will be presented Fri at 20:00 in el Central Cultural...
President Rafael Correa says he’s given up trying to convince OPEC to reduce oil production. "With only a small cut in production, the price would rise significantly," Correa told reporters on Thursday, referring primarily to Saudi Arabia, which controls the OPEC...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Concierto - "Recital de docentes" (Teachers recital) Thurs at 17:00 in the teatro "Fabián Carrasco" at the U of Cuenca on the Yanuncay campus. (Which I think is actually nearer the Tarqui.) Música - An electronic music duo, Anthony...
La fuertes lluvias que azotan la ciudad de Guayaquil han traído un caos total, principalmente en sectores donde la basura ha sido una de las problemáticas más evidentes y es que el problema es que esta basura la cual ha sido depositada por las mismas personas, con el...
The Cuenca Transportation Department says that 10 percent of the city’s public bus fleet, or about 45 buses, will be replaced in 2016. Officials say that the new buses will be air conditioned, offer improved accessibility for people with disabilities and be less...
High tide and clogged drains were blamed for flooding in Guayaquil Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Cars and buses were stranded on some city streets where water measured a meter deep. The Navy’s Oceanographic Institute (INOCAR) said that flooding from Tuesday...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Cine - the movie "Que hacer en case de incendio? (What to do in case of a fire?) (Depends on if you set it yourself and why or if someone else set it.) will be shown at Ladomuna (Coronel Tálbot y Pres. Córdova) today at 19:00. Música...
La intensas lluvias de la noche y madrugada del 19 de enero de 2016 han provocado un verdadero colapso vial en la calles de Guayaquil, llevando a los conductores a hacer maniobras evasivas antes la intensidad del agua en la vías de la ciudad. Las calles en algunos...
By Christopher Lux Cuenca has an extensive bus system that can get you around town at low cost. Routes run to all corners of the suburbs and exurbs, from Challuabamba to Narancay, from Racar to El Valle, from San Joaquin to Ricaurte, from Sayausí to Capulispamba. Of...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Exposición - "La verdadera historia de Omar Tello, el sembrador de la selva" (The true story of Omar Tello, sower of the jungle) will open Wed. at 19:00 in the Alianza Francesa (Tadeo Torres y Solano). Teatro - "El Invertido" (The...
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...
Podemos comenzar con la idea de que las redes sociales son un buen método para compartir contenido y con unos cuantos consejos podrás crear una gran marca y vender tus productos, las personas les gusta sentirse seguras y por eso lo primero será crear un buen perfil...
Dozens of oceanside tiendas and food stands, from Jambelí in El Oro Province in the south, to Esmeraldas in the north, have been damaged or destroyed by recent tidal surges and business owners worry that many more are in danger. They are asking for assistance from the...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Bienal de Arquitectura - the School of Architecture at the U of Cuenca is organizing the II Bienal Iberoamericana de Arquitectura Académica (2nd Iberoamerican Biennial of Academic Architecture) for April 2016. (I think academic...
El presidente Rafael Correa apuesta por las megas construcciones y el replanteamiento de nuevos proyectos en Ecuador, según muchos como una estrategia para las elecciones futuras, una de las obras que se están proponiendo lograr es un proyecto hídrico para controlar...
