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Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Feria - A Christmas Fair at the Alianza Francesa this Sat. at 9:00. Free. Diálogo - There was a program about Kapac Raymi at the Museo Pumapungo Thu (3/12) at 19:00. Concierto - The Quinteto Polifónico Ciudad de Cuenca (The...
Boris Palacios, Ministry of Transport and Public Works Under Secretary, says work continues on schedule on the project to widen Av. Ordonez Lasso on Cuenca’s west side. “We are simply relocating work crews to different areas,” Palacios says. “This has always been part...
Shouting “Torturers” and and “Reason, not tradition” dozens of anti-bullfighting protestors clash with police outside Quito’s Plaza de San Blas Belmonte bullring Wednesday night. Five protesters were arrested. Although bullfighting is banned in most of Ecuador, the...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Charla - there was a talk at Wed (2/12) on ´"Etnoliteratura, Cultura, Identidad y Patrimonio (all cognates - you can do it) with writer Edna Iturralde. Ceremonia - the ritual ceremony of Kapac Raymi will be held this Fri. (4/12) at...
Members of worker organizations and university students plan to march today to protest proposed constitutional amendments they say restrict the rights of government workers to organize and strike, and restrict freedom of speech and press. Marchers will gather in...
Get ready for the Fusion Pocket with expat disk jockey Gary Michaels. Michael’s program airs from noon until three today with rebroadcasts until midnight. The Pocket will broadcast regularly on the CuencaHighLife Internet Radio on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays....
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Inauguración - of the sala iTUR on Wed (2/12) at 11:00 in the Museo de la Ciudad (formerly the Escuela Central on corner of Gran Colombia y Benigno Malo). Clown - Carolina Machuca will hold a laboratory of erotic clowns from Mon...
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...
By Scott Fugit The instant the question left my lips, I wanted it back. We had been doing so well, having good conversation at a popular Cuenca dinner party, meeting other expats and learning a lot about life in Ecuador. My wife, Dee, and I were chatting it up at one...
(Idiomas) – El aprendizaje de un segundo idioma es muy importante para competir en el mercado laboral, generalmente el inglés es uno de los idiomas más solicitados por el 95% de las empresas. En Ecuador el inglés es muy importante para lograr obtener un empleo en el...
Mayor Marcelo Cabrera wants to add an additional $35 million to Cuenca’s 2016 municipal budget for tram construction but opponents say the request offers inadequate explanation of how the money will be used. The new city budget of $330 million, including money for the...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Fotógrafos - The Association of Ecuadorian Photographers will introduce the Directorio de Fotógrafos Ecutorianos (Directory of Ecuadorian Photographers) 2015-2016 tomorrow (1/12) at 19:00 in the Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno. Novena...
I'm regularly asked something along the lines of: "How did you guys end up in Ecuador?" or, "How did you decide on Ecuador?" The question has perplexed me and I have to admit that I struggle to answer it. There was no single factor that tipped the scales toward...
By Susan Burke March, MSEd, RDN, LDN, CDE It’s no wonder that the Apartamentos Otorongo’s occupancy rate averages 80 percent, where most other hotels in Cuenca average about 40 percent. Theirs is a home-away-from-home for travelers, and they host many repeat...
Almost $4 billion has been sent home to Cuenca in the last decade from Ecuadorians living overseas, mostly in the U.S. and southern Europe. The money has fueled unprecedented growth in construction and new businesses and helped many families achieve middle class...
No one can say that new U.S. ambassador to Ecuador, Todd Chapman, didn't earn his posting. A career Foreign Service officer nominated for the position on Oct. 5, 2015, Chapman has had assignments in Afghanistan, Mozambique and Saudi Arabia during his 25 years of...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Fotografía - There was a meeting of the Motiquedada Ecológica Mundial en Cuenca in El Paraíso at 10 today (19/11) for aficionados of photography. Concierto - A concert, "Navidad: Cantos e Historias de Nuestra tierra" (Christmas:...
Cuenca is Ecuador’s second best tourist destination for 2015 according to TripAdvisor. The website’s Travelers’ Choice awards are compiled based on ratings by tourists. Quito ranks first in the ratings. “It is one of the best preserved historical sites in Latin...
In town to attend a meeting of the Latin American Network of Strategic Urban Development, Medellín, Colombia vice-mayor Alvaro Berdugo urges Cuenca to think big when it comes to solving transportation problems. “When you make transportation plans, consider the impact...
By Dave Nelson Learning Spanish is not limited to the classroom. A couple of weeks ago a taxi driver corrected my pronunciation of the word tranquilo when we were talking about how tranquil Cuenca and its people are. On another occasion, the lesson from the driver...
