by Michael Soares | May 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’m excited to share with you that we are launching our new online version of The Cuenca Dispatch on May 1st. This subscription version is going to have the look of a real newspaper, a big step from the PDF version we used to post. We’re very excited about the...
by Jonathan | Apr 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Ecuadorian Cristina Jiménez has been named to Time magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people. Jiménez, who moved to the U.S. with her parents when she was 13, is the founder of United We Dream, an organization dedicated to the rights of young...
by Jonathan | Apr 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
I typed “superfood” into my browser and got 55 million ‘hits’! What’s a “superfood?” According to the Oxford Dictionary, a superfood is “a nutrient-rich food considered to be especially beneficial for health and well-being.” But, the word is used to promote more than...
by Jonathan | Apr 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
An expat-supported soup kitchen to feed the poor opened Thursday in Cuenca’s historic district as concerns grow about the well-being of thousands fleeing instability in Venezuela and Colombia. The free eatery feeds 60 people in two sittings on Tuesdays and Thursdays,...
by Jonathan | Apr 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Writing has been difficult these last few weeks. I’ve been distracted by daily life. Rather than wander Cuenca viewing life through my camera, I’ve been busy shopping for a new lamp shade, and someone to repair a tablet. Where once I felt as if every moment was a...
