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Many assume such an option is reserved for the affluent few. George Clooney’s villa on Lake Como comes to mind. As does ...
Cuenca's unique appeal About 5,000 expats now live in Cuenca, Ecuador’s third largest city, says Tania Sarmiento, director of the Tourism for Cuenca Municipal Foundation.
View of the city of Cuenca, Ecuador, with it's many churches and rooftops, on a cloudy day. CUENCA, ECUADOR — Older folks in America are flooding a city in Ecuador to retire in the warm weather ...
Karl and Brenda are sitting content with their nest egg. They receive Social Security, and said that they have cashed everything else out into certificate of savings deposits in Ecuador, which earn a ...
A strong earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, killing at least 15 people, trapping others under rubble, and sending rescue teams out into streets littered with debris ...
Rescue workers stand next to a car crushed by debris after an earthquake in Cuenca, Ecuador, March 18, 2023. The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 about 50 ...
Though the straw-woven hats were made famous in the country after which they are named, they actually originated in Cuenca, Ecuador. Thank me later for this useful piece of pub quiz knowledge.
The State Department says its grant for a cultural center in Ecuador to host drag shows is aimed to give LGBTQ Ecuadorians an outlet "to express themselves freely and safely." ...
The State Department has awarded a $20,600 grant for a cultural center in Ecuador to promote diversity by hosting a series of "drag theater performances." ...
Though it’s called a Panama hat, the Homero Ortega toquilla, as it’s known locally, has been made in Cuenca, Ecuador, by five generations of the Ortega family.