{"id":6453,"date":"2024-10-18T14:48:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T19:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/?p=6453"},"modified":"2024-10-18T14:48:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T19:48:49","slug":"news-from-cuenca-expats-magazine-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expatsmags.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/18\/news-from-cuenca-expats-magazine-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS FROM CUENCA EXPATS MAGAZINE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6453\" class=\"elementor elementor-6453\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7217545 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7217545\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08a17f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08a17f5\" 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you\u2014our loyal readers, advertisers, contributors, partners, and employees\u2014we just celebrated our 9th anniversary! Through challenges like COVID and national strikes, we&#8217;re grateful to still be here, proudly serving Cuenca\u2019s vibrant 10,000-member English-speaking community.<\/p><p>If you\u2019ve been with us for a while, you may remember our Expat Travel Club. Free to join, it offered affordable, safe day and overnight trips with English-speaking guides and the attention to detail expats appreciate. After a break due to the pandemic, we\u2019re excited to announce that the Travel Club will soon be back! Watch for details in upcoming issues.<\/p><p>This edition is packed with fascinating stories. Our cover feature revisits Doctors Ochoa of La Cl\u00ednica de Fracturas, a father-and-sons team specializing in fractures and joint care. Since their last feature, they&#8217;ve expanded their clinic and now perform over 650 procedures annually. 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We also have an update on Matthew Bagels Store &amp; Bakery, Cuenca&#8217;s Beloved Family-Owned Jewish Bakery and Deli<\/p><p>For those in the rental market, we interviewed Jurgen Gorche, Cuenca\u2019s top real estate agent specializing in expat rentals. If you&#8217;re looking for an alternative to public healthcare, check out Austro Medical Center. And popular dentist Dr. Danny has teamed up with four other specialists to create a comprehensive practice at Danela Ordonez Dental Partners.<\/p><p>Curious about learning to tango in Cuenca? Or maybe you\u2019re interested in acquiring precious metals but didn\u2019t know how? 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