by Jonathan | Sep 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Expat Patricia Stanyard has lived in Cuenca for four years but had never seen the city from the top of a double-decker tour bus until her sister came to town last week. “It’s fabulous. You get an entirely different view of the city from up there,” she said. “I can’t...
by Karla Betania Sanchez Arismendi | Sep 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Some chefs in the city are taking the initiative to practice “culinary recycling”. This term, coined by the Peruvian chef Palmiro Ocampo, who started this project in Lima, refers to the use of 100% of each product. This practice aims to raise awareness about the...
by Robert Bradley | Sep 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’ve been corresponding with a friend who is moving to Cuenca in less than three weeks; he is dragging three suitcases behind him. I too arrived here “Bedouin-style”, carrying what I considered to be only the essential items certain to be of use and irreplaceable....
by Jonathan | Sep 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
For the third consecutive year, Ecuador dominated the South American travel awards. In Sunday’s night “Tourism Oscars” ceremony hosted by World Travel Awards, the country claimed top 25 prizes in 38 categories. Cuenca Mayor Marcelo Cabrera hoists the city’s “Tourism...
by Jonathan | Sep 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
After months of insisting that construction of Cuenca’s tram system was on schedule to be completed October 13, the French consortium hired to complete the project is asking for an additional 41 days. ACTN Tranvia Cuenca, which includes the company that manufactured...
