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When suppressing a cough is a bad idea

When suppressing a cough is a bad idea

My client said, “What do you think of the 8-Hour Diet? I’ve heard it really works”. A recent discussion on an expat social media website had me worrying.  One expat asked where they could find a certain cough suppressant for a chronic cough that had lasted a “few...
Cuenca’s rivers overflow…again

Cuenca’s rivers overflow…again

The rate of flow of Cuenca’s rivers continues to increase and the waters are once again overflowing their banks throughout the city due to this week’s heavy rains. The danger these rapidly flowing rivers brings means you need to take extra precautions when you are...
Seismic activity picks up

Seismic activity picks up

In the last few months, the Seismic Network of the Austro has registered an increase in the telluric activity in the southern zone of the country. The number increased by an average of 10 light earthquakes per day. The average intensity is 3.4 degrees and are...
Poco a poco, new buses arrive

Poco a poco, new buses arrive

Between now and 2020, 372 more buses must be replaced as part of Cuenca’s public transportation improvement plan. In the last three months, urban transporters have purchased 58 new buses: 50 Euro III and eight Euro V. They are the first units of the 430 that must be...
A surrogate lemon recipe for Martha Stewart

A surrogate lemon recipe for Martha Stewart

What’s the one thing Martha Stewart missed the most when she was in prison? Meyer lemons. Yea, right. Jackie and I gave each other extremely exaggerated eye rolls when we heard that on the news a few years ago. Then when we actually tasted those lemons, we took it all...