by Jonathan | May 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Direct store credit is becoming more and more common in Ecuador. Many big retail chain stores have created a department to allow deferred payment purchases with multiple benefits and terms. Just in 2018, almost 450,000 people used this payment method for the first...
by Michael Soares | May 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Okay, a lot of people already know, so this is no secret in Cuenca. I’ve been in the US for the past three weeks for cardiac issues. Originally, I thought it was going to be a walk in the park. A day in, a day out. But, unfortunately complications arose and I spent a...
by Jonathan | May 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the bright lights that adorn the city of Cuenca is a person with whom many Cuenca residents—especially those from North America–are already familiar: Dr. Grace Ordoñez, affectionately known as “Dr. Grace”. Born in Loja, Dr. Grace readily recalls the...
by Jonathan | May 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
This Tuesday, May 14, marked the end of Marcelo Cabrera’s term as Cuenca’s Mayor, and launched the beginning of Pedro Palacios’ chance to point Cuenca in a different direction. After being plagued for years with the disruption of Cuenca’s Tranvia system, Cabrera said...
by Jonathan | May 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Police officers were deployed in the Remigio Crespo Avenue area during night hours in the weekend of May 13th. They executed “Operation Cerrojo” (Operation Latch), with the aim of fining street drinking as well as to request cars to lower their music noise levels....