by Karla Betania Sanchez Arismendi | Apr 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
On March 18, 2019, 46 residents of the San Joaquín parish, Cuenca canton, were accredited by the Ministry of the Environment as honorary Park Rangers of the city. The applicants had to go through a ten-day accreditation and training process, where they had to learn...
by Jonathan | Apr 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
One day after returning to his functions, this Wednesday, March 27, 2019, the mayor of Cuenca, Marcelo Cabrera, met with departmental directors to coordinate and define the information they will hand over to the new mayor, Pedro Palacios. The transition process has...
by Jonathan | Apr 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
A lot are already aware of the tremendous effort and endeavor that Robert Higgins (Bob) and the group of volunteers are doing at the Sustainable Cuenca’s Soup Kitchen. Together, with the support and funding from the Rotary Club, they are feeding over 160 people a day,...
by Jonathan | Apr 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
A new microsurgery unit has been installed in Hospital Corral Moscoso of Cuenca. It’s comprised of the properly trained personnel and adequate equipment. This will enable to the hospital to attend severed-limbs emergencies. This past March 11th, the first patient was...
by Michael Soares | Apr 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Michael is taking a vacation from his column this week, but he asked us to share the first column he ever wrote for The Cuenca Dispatch (then he Vegetable dis-Patch) in Volume 1, Issue 1. We think it still makes sense today! A recent scene played out in front of me...
