In November, 2020, amidst a global pandemic, under the lockdown measures, a group of 9 adventurous, retired, North-American expats decided to follow an Ecuadorian tour guide called Patricio Tipactocta up into El Cajas National Park in the quest of a mysterious mountain called the Devil’s Wart, to find the aliens.

In this paranormal trip, everyone will have a different point of view. From the skeptics who assure they saw nothing to the believers who claim they had an interdimensional contact of the third kind with a race of Blue Llamas and other foreign creatures.

Our Japanese Brunch is back this Sunday at the Jazz Society Cafe.

For delivery order by 5 PM today via WhatsApp 096 322 3377 for Sunday Delivery.
2×3 cocktails

Japanese Style Baby Back Ribs that melt in your mouth.
Half Baby Back Ribs $15
Miso soup
Edamame
Side salad
Yasai itame *veggie stir-fry
served with Japanese rice

We offer sourdough breads in a wood-fired oven. Natural sourdough is a ferment made up of flour and water that does not contain any type of yeast. Improves digestion, gluten-free, contains many vitamins, has more fiber and is preserved naturally.

Come and enjoy our breads with blueberry and multi-seed, walnut, sourdough, rye, wheat, corn, turmeric, focaccia, bagel, pizza and sourdough whites.

Our goal is that customers feel happy with our healthy recipes.

For the month of July, the Alliance Française of Cuenca offers free French cinema sessions every Tuesday. At 7 PM, come and enjoy our projections in the auditorium of the Alliance Française.

Here is the line-up that is waiting for you:

Tuesday, July 5th, 2022: Remi Sans Famille (2018) Synopsis: Remi is an orphan who was abandoned as a child, until Madame Barberin took him into her home. The day he turned 10 years old, his home was taken away from him and he was separated from his adoptive mother to be entrusted to Signor Vitalis, an itinerant artist. With him he will learn how the world works, and above all how to earn a living. Vitalis will teach him the magic of music, for which the young man has a gift, thanks to which they will travel all over France, together with his dog Capi and his monkey Joli. This adventure will lead them to Remi’s past.

We are so glad that the strike is over! We are so happy to be back. Come join us!

– Gatos Negros on Independence Day–
July 4th (Monday, 6 PM).
‘Gatos Negros’ will bring the house down with an incredible array of oldies and rock and roll classics. Come celebrate this Independence Day at La Guarida. We are so very happy to be back, back with you, back at what we love to do the most: cook incredible dishes for your enjoyment. The best entertainment by far in the most intimate and acoustically perfect place in Cuenca. Admission: $7.00.

idiomART is excited to present our second art exhibition in our new location! “The Flow Within”, by Pamela Goodwin, is an exploration of the movement of her soul. This exhibition is a collection of unique flow painting works that are a form of abstract art. The unique, smooth swirls and bright colors are very appealing and are therapeutic both in their creation and the finish piece.

Pamela feels it’s important to give back to the community, so proceeds of her art sales will go to Patan Animal Rescue. Patan is an organization that dedicates itself to the care of stray and abandoned animals and their placement into loving homes.

We hope you can join us for the opening of this incredible show!

For more information, please contact: idiomartcuenca@gmail.com

Opening is July 6; 6 – 8 PM, free, Mariscal Lamar 14-25 y Estevez de Toral, Cuenca.

Sarah HB

Join us this morning for a very interesting lecture with Javier Vanegas. He will share his personal story of his life in Venezuela and how the military parades were an indicator of the direction his country was headed. During these troubled times around the world, this lecture seems to be even more relevant than ever before.

We still have some seats available, so please contact us to make your reservation: idiomartcuenca@gmail.com

Saturday Morning, July 2; 10:30 AM, $10, Mariscal Lamar 14-25 y Estevez de Toral, Cuenca.

Sarah HB

Travel to el Campo with idiomART and Lola tourist guide to a 500 hectare hacienda in the outskirts of Cuenca!

In this traveling workshop you will learn how to make queso fresco, visit the dairy farm and walk around the property. Don Fabián has been a true cowboy his whole life and he will teach you all there is to know about dairy farming and cheese making!

There are just 5 spots for this workshop, so sign up soon! We will meet at idiomART, then travel to the hacienda. It’s roughly a 30-45 minute drive.

Get out of town, breathe some fresh air, and have an authentic, cultural experience in Ecuador!

For more info and to register, contact: idiomartcuenca@gmail.com
July 7 from 8 AM – 4 PM (ish),

$60 (includes transportation, food, materials, tour of property), Mariscal Lamar 14-25 y Estevez de Toral, Cuenca.

Sarah HB

After so much uncertainty over the last couple of weeks, we are excited that today we are finally able to have our Creative Community Fundraiser at idiomART.

We just recently moved to our new location and the grand opening at the beginning of the month was a huge success! Now, we are asking you to help us maintain our momentum. We’re asking for your support to help bring idiomART to a higher level serving Cuenca’s creative community.

Peace comes from inside; don’t look for it outside. ~atrib. the Buddha.

Dear Cuenca Community,

Cuenca Shambhala Meditation Group would like to invite you to meditate together from your home this Sunday (and every Sunday). Good news: Cuenca Shambhala is now offering the Sunday morning meditation via zoom from 10:30 AM – noon (Ecuador time). If you would like to join us, the program we use for Cuenca Shambhala will be projected on the zoom screen; i.e. the words of the opening chants, the times for sitting & walking meditations & closing chants. Contact the information below to be added to the email list & notification will be sent with the link.

St. Christopher Episcopal Mission is a Cuenca-based Christian faith community formed in 2019, as the first English-language Episcopal congregation in South America.

Visitors will experience Christ centered individuals within an inclusive, multi-cultural, bi-lingual, and multi-generational worshipping community of believers, with close bonds between members, committed to social justice while helping others.

Canada Day and Independence Day – pull out the stops and celebrate …

We kick off the celebration at 1 PM with full bar service in the bar, salon and garden open. Listen to old-time rock ‘n roll and famous onion rings until 2:30, Our smokey award-winning BBQ dinner begins around 3 PM.

This house knows how to BBQ … Come hungry and join your friends for a fun afternoon creating great memories for our popular photographer, Janet Englehardt, to capture and publish on Facebook and our webpage.

Dinner includes our:

Award-winning meaty St. Louis ribs, rub and slow smoked for many hours until the meat falls off the bone; they are that tender.