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President Rafael Correa appears ready to make good on a commitment that he will leave office at the end of current term, in 2017. The announcement made at a Saturday press conference came as a surprise even to members of his of own Alianza Pais political party. Correa...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Música - a Latin American show at Parque De La Madre yesterday. Exposición - of the work of Ecuardo Solá Franco at the Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno until 13/12 to commemorate 100 years since his birth. Fotografia - "Cuenca," a...
By Sylvan Hardy In an August guest column on this website, expat Tom Ashdown explained why he returned to Cuenca after spending two years in Spain and Italy. Like other expat Baby Boomers, Tom had fond memories of Europe from his days as a university student. He...
The fifth edition of Cuenca’s Orquidea Film Festival kicked off yesterday with red carpet treatment for special guests at the University of Cuenca’s Carlos Cueva Tamariz Theater. The scene of a fire two weeks ago, the main auditorium of the theater was undamaged. The...
By Dave Nelson I don't think that bodily ailments are generally a fit subject for exposition. They come on, last a few days or a week or two and with some treatment and/or patience they go away. But, of course, this time it was different. It began October 5 with...
The Cuenca-based charity organization Ecuador Cares attracted a full house to the Oro Verde Hotel on Tuesday night, as 480 supporters and 95 volunteers filled the conference hall. The evening included dinner and an auction to raise funds for abandoned children and...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Revista - release of the magazine "Mamakuna" on 20/11 at 18:00 on the UNAE campus. Película - the movie "El Maquinista" showed today at El Prohibido. (Of course no time given, but it would have been over by now anyway.) Teatro -...
Todos los que disfrutan de salir a correr lo hacen con sus teléfonos para escuchar música. Actualmente se ha sumado una nueva utilidad a la hora del uso del celular mientras se está corriendo. Y esto son las nuevas app para corredores, pues si la tecnología también ...
By Wendy Jane Carrel, M.A. Now that the immigration office has transferred from Cuenca to Azogues, never fear. It's actually easy to get there and worth the excursion, especially if you like to explore. If you're car-less (that's me, no car) you can go by taxi for $15...
By Christopher Lux I drove down the dirt roads of the coastal city of Playas looking for a lug nut key for my car tires. I checked all the hardware stores downtown, and then searched outside of town for tire places. Feeling hopeless, I spotted two guys next to a very...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Observatorio - El Observatorio Ciudadano de la Comunicación (The citizens observatory of communication) will be monitoring the advertising on 4 radio stations, 4 newspapers, and 4 TV channels. (Will their conclusion be "There´s way...
(Tecnología) – Un grupo de desarrolladores han creado un sistema de sombra y de alumbrado en forma de flor gigante en las aceras de Israel de manera que tenga un cierto tipo de “inteligencia” de manera que abra sus pétalos gigantes cuando detecte que una personas está...
Thank you to our sponsors, friends, and volunteers for a fabulous evening to support the niños, niñas, and abuelitos of Hogar Miguel Leon! This short video is a small token of our appreciation! Love, Ecuador Cares Thank You from Ecuador Cares! from Jshanleyny...
Protesters opposed to proposed constitutional amendments, including one that would allow President Rafael Correa to seek another term, clashed with police Wednesday night at the Parque Calderon glorieta. The government opponents claimed that police tried to eject them...
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton seemed surprised on Tuesday when a reporter told him that the Panama hat he was trying on for size in Panama City was actually made in Ecuador. Clinton is wrapping up a three-country Latin America tour in Lima, Peru today, where he...
Hola, Todos - This has nothing to do with translations, but for you believers in superfoods, I saw kale in the Don Bosco Supermaxi today. It was close to the lettuce section and it was labeled kale. There was also ruibarbo (rhubarb) for you who prefer to believe in...
(Móviles) – Cuando se anunció el Galaxy Note 5 la versión Gold Platinum no estaba disponible para todos los usuarios, esto es algo que ha desanimado a muchos que deseaban adquirir el Note 5 en este color, sin embargo T-mobile ha anunciado que empezara a vender dicha...
The city of Cuenca is rushing to set budget priorities ahead of a $10 million cut in funding provided by the federal government in 2016. “There will be reductions in expenditures that will affect a number of services and projects,” said Fernanda Vintimilla, city...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Exposición - the Alianza Francesa will open "Cuenca," a photo exhibit by Kurt Ehrmann this Thu. at 19:00. Máscaras (Masks) - "El Viaje de las Máscaras" (The journey of the masks) will show until 29/11 at "Enfrijolada" with work by...
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...
