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Whatever it is, it’s not an emergency

Whatever it is, it’s not an emergency

The coffee is still brewing, but I’m writing without it this morning. Only because I have to get my column done early today. The newspaper’s graphic design person is going on a well-deserved vacation and needs all the contributors to turn their columns and stories in...
El Arenal problems overtake the neighborhood

El Arenal problems overtake the neighborhood

More than 3,000 merchants are concentrated in the largest supply center in Cuenca. Insecurity, disorder and unhealthiness reign in that place. For Jorge Pazán, a taxi driver, the El Arenal market (also known as Feria Libre), is one of the most messy and insecure...

CRIME AND ACCIDENT REPORT

Cuenca and National Criminal Activity (Ricaurte) In the early hours of last Tuesday, a criminal tried to enter a condominium building in the Ricaurte parish. The event was registered on the security cameras of the condominium. The subject managed to raise the window...