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I miss my friend

I miss my friend

by | September 30, 2019 |

A very good friend of mine in the US committed suicide about 8 weeks ago. I had seen her only a month or so before that. She seemed more upbeat than she had been in the past year or so. I’m at a loss to understand it and for a long time I will wonder, […]
A New Entertainment Treat Awaits You!

A New Entertainment Treat Awaits You!

by | September 30, 2019 |

[by Irene Gardner] 24 September 2019 Be sure to check your calendar!  For a limited time, a new production of “Morning’s at Seven”, by playwright Paul Osborne, will be offered at the Azuay Community Theatre (ACT)!  Written in 1939, “Morning’s at Seven” focuses on four aging sisters (the Gibbs sisters), ages 65 to 72, who […]

CRIME REPORT AND ACCIDENT REPORT

by | September 30, 2019 |

Cuenca Area Traffic Accidents Two young people died as a result of traffic accidents in Cuenca and in Chordeleg that occurred on Monday. On Tuesday morning, Juan Pablo Brito, 25, died, at the Vicente Corral Moscoso hospital, after suffering serious injuries from an accident he was inon August 28, on Paucarbamba and Los Fresnos avenue. […]
New real estate company focuses on accessibility and design

New real estate company focuses on accessibility and design

by | September 30, 2019 |

Alex Galvez has always been passionate about decorating her own homes and helping others decorate theirs. So, when she decided to launch a new career as a real estate agent, she knew precisely what her focus would be. Helping clients with handicaps find the homes that were designed specifically for them in mind. “What I […]
A night of theater beckons all

A night of theater beckons all

by | September 30, 2019 |

Cuenca becomes a city of theater! This past Wednesday marked the beginning of XIII edition of the International Festival of Performing Arts ‘Scenarios of the World.’ During this year’s festival, the scenic expressions of eight countries will be performed until October 6h. Of the works being presented,15 are national proposals and nine are from Cuenca. The groups that […]
Banco Pichincha among the 30 banks who draft the Principles of Responsible Banking

Banco Pichincha among the 30 banks who draft the Principles of Responsible Banking

by | September 30, 2019 |

Banco Pichincha was the sole Ecuadorian financial institution to participate in the drafting of the Principles of Responsible Banking. This document is part of the United Nations Environmental Program Financial Initiative. Thirty banks began work on these principles back in November of 2018. The principles were officially presented at the Climate Action Summit of the […]
Vaping use and related deaths raises concern in Cuenca

Vaping use and related deaths raises concern in Cuenca

by | September 30, 2019 |

Replacing tobacco use with electronic devices such as vaporizers, vapers and electronic cigarettes is a common practice. About 60 percent of tobacco addicted patients are using these systems as a solution to stop smoking, according to Milton Capón, zonal director of the Health Promotion, who warns that it is not healthy. He points out that there is […]
Ecuadorian National Assembly approves use of medicinal cannabis

Ecuadorian National Assembly approves use of medicinal cannabis

by | September 30, 2019 |

On Tuesday, September 17th, with 85 votes in favor, 23 against and 23 abstentions, the National Assembly in a plenary session approved the use of medicinal cannabis in Ecuador. This measure reforms the Organic Penal Code (COIP) in order to not penalize the cultivation of medicinal marihuana plants with less than 1% of THC composition […]

Parque Calderon was once Parque Vargas Torres

Published on September 30, 2019

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Did you know that before being called Parque Calderón, the central square of Cuenca was called Vargas Torres? No? Well, don’t feel alone. Even most Cuencanos don’t know it. But if you take a look at the monument at Sucre and Benigno Malo, next to the Municipality of Cuenca, you’ll see why. […]

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