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Time is on my side, yes it is…

Time is on my side, yes it is…

by | September 16, 2019 |

“I’m running around like a chicken with my head cut off.” Now that’s not really a pleasant thought when you stop to think about it. Because, for those of you who have never seen it, a chicken DOES run around for a while when its head gets cut off. It’s disturbing. Kind of like me […]
Threats made to Mangajo prosecutor

Threats made to Mangajo prosecutor

by | September 16, 2019 |

There is concern in the city about alleged threats made to prosecutor Valerie Rojas by an apparent family member of Juan Andrés V., alias “Mangajo”. The alleged intimidation was disseminated through a video published on social networks on Wednesday. According to Leonardo Morales, an attorney representing Rojas, the video clearly shows a direct threat against his […]
City demands more transparency in awarding contracts

City demands more transparency in awarding contracts

by | September 16, 2019 |

The Mayor’s Office of Cuenca is urging all city officials to increase transparency in how they use and award public resources, said Juan Pablo Galán, municipal director of Public Procurement. The decision comes after the contracting processes of some public companies were declared questionable by the National Public Procurement Service and several contractors and councilors. […]

CRIME REPORT AND ACCIDENT REPORT

by | September 16, 2019 |

 Cuenca Area Traffic Accidents Five members of a family traveling from Loja to Cuenca, after the festivities in honor of the Virgin de El Cisne, suffered a serious accident in the San Lucas parish. One male, Ángel Patricio Baculima Quinde died from his injuries; three women and a child who accompanied him are hospitalized. The […]
Cuenca dog shelter moves slowly forward

Cuenca dog shelter moves slowly forward

by | September 16, 2019 |

Three years have passed since the approval of the “Ordinance for the Control and Management of Urban Fauna and the Protection of Domestic Animals of Compañía de Cuenca.”  This ordinance, that was approved by the Cantonal Council of Cuenca in July 2016, requires that a shelter for abandoned dogs be built.  Yet the Center for “Management […]
Pumapungo holds a seminar on suicide prevention

Pumapungo holds a seminar on suicide prevention

by | September 16, 2019 |

On Tuesday, the Pumapungo health center health a seminar on the causes of suicide and the ways to prevent it. The event was attended by students from the educational units César Dávila, Manuela Cañizares, Zoila Aura Palacios, users of the health center and the Zonal 6 Health coordinator, David Ordoñez. The day featured different activities […]
The art of stone grinding is slowly disappearing in Cuenca

The art of stone grinding is slowly disappearing in Cuenca

by | September 16, 2019 |

In Azuay, some millers and dough-makers still prefer old fashion grinding and milling, especially for ‘choclo’ (local corn) or typical corn products. They insist that it’s much tastier and healthier. However, this is a dying art. Some of the products you can get from these flours or dough are the tamales, humitas and machica. For […]
An Ecuadorian company is processing plastic into an ecologic ‘plastic wood’

An Ecuadorian company is processing plastic into an ecologic ‘plastic wood’

by | September 16, 2019 |

An Ecuadorian company Ecuambiente—located in the Ecuadorian Amazon—is tackling and ecological problem and helping to develop a new industry. They are producing a material called ‘plastic wood’ out of plastic waste. This material can be used to make tables, boards, chairs and many furniture items. The company has been manufacturing this material since 2013, but […]
IESS bank offers new mortgage loan program

IESS bank offers new mortgage loan program

by | September 16, 2019 | ,

The IESS bank, or BIESS, has a new mortgage program for both new and resale homes. The new loans have lower interest rates and offer higher credit caps. And perhaps even more importantly, the program is also open to retirees and other pensioners. The preferential interest rates start at 5.99%, and the bank will finance […]

Venezuelans being allowed to pass through Ecuador

Published on September 16, 2019

Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn The Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility, José Valencia, announced on Wednesday that Ecuador will allow Venezuelan emigrants who have visas to third countries, to pass through its territory. The foreign minister said in an interview that these migrants will benefit from a “permit of transit,” that is authorized […]

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