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Text by Scott Fugit Photos by Dee Fugit There’s still something special about the old fashioned photograph. Although this is undeniably the video era, the attraction of a frozen instant in time cannot be denied. Of course, this is age related. We remember terms like...
Some great news, at least for me. I really love my little apartment on the river and with the lease expiring in June I have been worrying about being able to find something that will fit me so well. I was in Rentals Cuenca office last week and the Philadelphia owner...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Jueves de Comadres (Godmothers' Thursday) - this Thu, 4/2 in the Casa de la Mujer (General Torres 7-45 y Sucre) at 10:00, and in the Hemiciclo (?) del Parque Calderón at 18:00. Eventos carnaveleros - Carnaval events in the Centro de...
(AFP) – El regulador británico en embriología ha otorgado el primer permiso para manipular embriones humanos con el fin de estudiar los abortos espontáneos, esta investigación llevara a muchos avances respecto a dicha problemática. La autorización por parte del...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Lanzamiento de libro (Book launch) - the book titled Azhanga, about traditional Cuenana cooking will be presented on Wed, 3/2 at 19:00 in the ex Escuela Central. (I should follow my own rules and practice patience - I wanted to know...
JetBlue's first flight between Quito and Fort Lauderdale The first JetBlue aircraft landed Friday at Quito’s Mariscal Sucre International Airport in the airline’s first test run for service between Quito and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, schedule to begin Feb. 25. The...
The architectural consultants hired by the city of Cuenca to redesign San Francisco Plaza will hold what they say is the final meeting to discuss the plan on Wednesday but the merchants who currently sell their goods in the square say the talk is just beginning. "Our...
Although three of Ecuador’s 28 confirmed cases of the Zika virus have been treated in Cuenca and Quito hospitals, the victims contracted it elsewhere. “Residents of Cuenca and Quito are safe from the Zika virus if they do not travel to to low-lying areas,” says...
The city of Cuenca will receive a multi-million dollar loan from Importadora Tomebamba to continue tram construction on Av. España. The company, located on Av. España, is one of the businesses that has complained about the lack of progress on the project. In exchange...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - "Entre memorias y efémerides" (Between memories and an astrological chart or a calendar or diary. If you've got a translation that makes sense, let me know.) with the Marujitas is a dinner-theater show on 3 & 4/2 at 20:00 in the...
As strong waves and higher than normal tides continue to batter Ecuador’s coastline, municipal governments are scrambling to figure out how to keep homes and business from falling into the ocean. “They need to do something quick or these houses will be gone,” said...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - "Trueque" (exhange - I bet it's a swap meet) organized by Centro Cultural Changarro Fufurufu (corner of G. Colombia y Miguel Vélez) Fri. at 10:00. They'll have crafts, comics, action figures, video games and other stuff. (Sounds like...
Debido al aumento de niños que nacen con microcefalia en países vecinos como Colombia y Brasil el ministerio de salud ha recomendado a las familias Ecuatorianas evitar el embarazo en estos meses, al menos mientras se pueda controlar el problema en una medida...
Ecuador President Rafael Correa says that a lack of consensus is hurting the effectiveness of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). He made his comments Wednesday at the opening session of the fourth CELAC summit in Quito, where the...
Hola, Todos - I think it's time for a reminder about these translations. Please do not write me to get more information as I have neither energy nor inclination to do research for you. Once I translate the paper, it goes into recycling and I forget everything I've...
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...
Las fuertes lluvias que azotan Ecuador se han intensificado aún más llegando a cobrar vidas debido a los derrumbes y las crecidas inesperadas de los ríos. El lodo y la intensidad de las lluvias han cobrado 5 vidas en el cantón de Sigchos, en Cotopax. La tragedia a la...
By Jeff Van Pelt, Ed.D. If you are learning either Spanish or English as a second language, you have probably had the experience of “I am reading and writing it pretty well now, and my speech is even coming along, but when an Ecuadorian – or North American – starts...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Festival - de Músicas del Mundo starts Tues at 20:00 in the Teatro Pumapungo with las Tres Marías and the choruses (what the heck is the plural of chorus? chori?) from the Conservatory and the UDA. Taller - a drum workshop was held...
Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital has treated Cuenca’s first case of the Zika virus. Administrators say the treatment was successful and that the patient was discharged. The hospital’s health coordinator, Oswaldo Suarez, said that the patient was infected during a...
