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We went to our first Pase del Niño this past Thursday and I was able to take a few pictures. Early that morning, we scouted out a good viewing spot and were able to find a place from which we could watch the action without having to look over and through other...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Ceramica - a ceramics show called "Presencia del Pasado" (Presence of the Past) in one of the galleries at the Museo Pumapungo contains historic to contemporary pieces. Máscaras - the mask show in La Enfrijolada (Francisco Moscoso...
Desde que el presidente Rafael Correa, anunció por primera vez su propuesta de incremento al impuesto de herencia y plusvalías en su enlace ciudadano durante el mes de mayo, se ha percibido que el sector inmobiliario ha entrado en modo de pánico. Mientras que la...
During his national television broadcast on Saturday, President Rafael Correa said that Ecuador’s minimum wage for 2016 covers the cost of a family’s basic necessities. “For the first time in our history, the minimum wage covers the cost of the basic goods for a...
Only weeks after saying that plans to re-introduce legislation to increase the inheritance and capital gains taxes were “off the table,” President Rafael Correa said Wednesday that he plans to send new proposals to the National Assembly in January. In interviews with...
Hola, Todos y Feliz Navidad - Pagina cultural - Inscripciones- register before Sun. at 6:00 at the Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana if you want to take part in the Jan. elections (as a candidate). Proyecto - the Municipal Department of Culture is preparing a...
A national police captain who has been on duty at dozens of Pase del Niños says he has never seen as many expats and tourists watching and participating in the Christmas Eve parade. “There are many North Americans marching this year, something I have never seen...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Flamenco - this Sat at 20:00 in El Centro Cultural Rupública Sur (P. Córdova 5-55). Convocatoria - La Alianza Francesa is calling for artists and gestores culturales (cultural managers - not sure what those are) to present proposals...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Concierto - the Symphony performed a Christmas concert yesterday at 20:00 in the Catedral Vieja with acting director Patricio Mora and singer María Rosa Jerves. Rap - a special edition of "Cara o Sello", Batallas de Freestyle Rap...
Hace poco más de un año un indio descubrió como se bloqueaba una cuenta de Whatsapp al enviar un mensaje de 2.000 caracteres o bien que pesara 2KB y son ellos mismos los que nuevamente descubren otro fallo en la App la cual la deja vulnerable ante algún “gracioso” que...
On Wednesday, the city of Cuenca and architects from the University of Cuenca released a five-minute video of the latest design for San Francisco Plaza (see below). The video appears to show no changes from plans released weeks ago showing an open plaza with movable...
By Christopher Lux "About twenty years ago, I was in Brazil," recalls singer Sting about his first experience with ayahuasca, the psychedelic Amazonian brew. "I met somebody in Copacabana and my wife Trudie and I got in the back of his car and were mysteriously led...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Flamenco - la Noche de Flamenco (Flamenco Night) this Sat at 20:30 in República Sur (Pres. Córdova 5-55) with rosario Castaño and classical guitarist Jon Colkey Valdé. Concierto - with Rondalla Cañari performing Christmas music from...
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...
A liquor store owner says that more than half the imported liquor consumed in Cuenca over the holidays will be illegal, smuggled across the borders from Colombia and Peru. “I believe it’s about 60% of all sales during the holidays and 50% normally, but in Quito, it’s...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Exposición - the I Exposición de Arte "Permanencia en el Tiempo" (The 1st Art Exhibit, "Permanence in Time") by Fausto Bravo whose show is called Emociones en Dimensiones (Emotions in Dimensions) is showing at the "Puente Roto"...
Gabriela Carrión, owner of Cazhuma Tours in Cuenca, never forgets what it’s like to be a tourist. “If you are not out there checking the details of the tours, you don’t know what your clients are experiencing,” she says. “Are they booked for uncomfortable 12-hour or...
Gout gets me again. I had a recurrence of gout pains in several joints in late November to the extent that I needed Tom to come over and get some groceries for my empty refrigerator. Extra treatments from my massage therapist; pain pills prescribed by my doctor; no...
According to Rodney Martinez, director of the non-profit International Research Center on El Niño in Guayaquil, the government of Ecuador is much better prepared for a strong El Niño today than it was in 1997. “They had excellent weather forecasts then,” he says. “The...
Editor's note: CuencaHighLife is proud to introduce our newest columnist, Cuenca expat and psychologist Dr. Kelly Bennett. Kelly began his professional career as a space systems engineer in California but has spent most of his working life as a family practice...
