by cuencadispatch | Jul 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Cuenca Trivia Night What: Join in for the fun at Cuenca Trivia and test your wits, with emcee and local legendary-liberal-loudmouth Linda Chase! When: Every Tuesday from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.; dinner first and then Trivia at 6:30 p.m. sharp. Where: The Vegetable Bar, 3...
by cuencadispatch | Jul 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Does going “gluten-free” mean you’ll automatically lose weight, shrink your “wheat belly” or prevent Alzheimer’s disease? Or as Jimmy Kimmel demonstrated quite hilariously, are you someone who has stopped eating gluten because someone in your Yoga class told you to?...
by cuencadispatch | Jul 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
With the notable exception of the Otavalan craftspeople and merchants, no other indigenous Ecuadorian community has maintained its ethnic identity like the Saraguros. Centered around the town of Saraguro, 75 miles south of Cuenca, the Saraguro nation, which numbers...
by cuencadispatch | Jul 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Half a million roses have been placed in the shape of a flattopped pyramid in Tabacundo, Ecuador, in an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. Currently, the world record for largest flower arrangement is held by the Dubai Miracle Garden in United Arab...
by cuencadispatch | Jul 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Indigenous leader and attorney Yaku Pérez says his followers will take to the streets if the Azuay Provincial Court allows the resumption of mining at the Rio Blanco gold and silver mine west of Cuenca. “We will begin actions of civil disobedience to show our...
