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CRIME AND ACCIDENT REPORT

Cuenca and National Criminal Activity (Cuenca) A woman and her 20-year-old son have been arrested by the Police for the crime of extortion. The police report notes that after learning of the complaint made by two citizens about telephone calls to demand the delivery of $300 to return a television that was stolen from them, […]

Brilliant ideas

Today I was talking to a friend who lives in Thailand and he told me about a “brilliant” (as in not really brilliant) idea that someone we know has come up with. The guy he mentioned has decided to open a Cajun restaurant. In Thailand. When pressed on whether he thought he would have enough […]

Salinas surfer saves Mexican tourist couple from drowning

Andrés Torres from Mexico and Jessica Guzmán from Mexico, both 20, enjoyed the sea and the sun in the La Lobería sector, in Salinas, last Sunday afternoon. At an unexpected moment, the two young people were dragged offshore by several waves. The incident occurred just after 5:00 p.m. Some people observed the fact from the tourist viewpoint […]

Monthly inflation in December 2019 was -0.01%

On January 6, 2020, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) published the Consumer Price Index (CPI). This recent report showed a monthly inflation of -0.01% in December 2019, compared to the previous month which was -0.70%. The annual variation in the last month of 2019 was -0.07%. In December 2018 it was 0.27%. […]

The cloister of the Carmelitas

A wooden door, larger than normal, separates what for many is the “material world from the spiritual.” It is the entrance to the interior of the Cloister of the Mothers of Carmen de La Asunción, in Cuenca, where 20 nuns are separated from the everyday life of Cuenca. They receive visits three times a year. […]

Tomebamba Rotary Club announces 2020 projects

Health is the base theme of the Tomebamba Rotary Club for 2020. Several projects are underway and waiting for public entities that can join the great work, whose purpose is to serve the community that requires it. Javier Ordóñez, president of the Tomebamba Rotary Club, said that in 2020, they have a range of projects […]

Pumapungo Museum exceeded 158,000 visits in 2019

The Pumapungo Museum received more than 158,000 visitors in 2019, which exceeded the figure of 140,000 reached in 2018. This means an average frequency close to 3,000 weekly visitors. This year a total renovation of the site, its museology and an encounter with Cuzco is planned as in November the museum will turn 40 years […]

European car prices fall 12% in Ecuador since 2016

Published on January 13, 2020

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn The impact of the commercial agreement with the European Union (EU) in the automotive sector—that marks its fourth year of a total of seven years in 2020—is reflected in the sale of European vehicles in the Ecuadorian market. According to the Association of Automotive Companies of Ecuador (Aeade), at the end […]

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