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Government will cut power to large companies one day a week; Renews contract with Turkish barges

Government will cut power to large companies one day a week; Renews contract with Turkish barges

Sep 19, 2026

Anticipating the impact of El Niño on the country’s power supply, Energy Minister Juan Carlos Blum announced Friday that electric service to 150 large companies will be cut one day a week. Blum said companies would have the option of rescheduling their workweek to...

Airport runway to be extended; Animal abuse laws revised and strengthened; EMOV may take over speed cameras; Homeless removed from city bridges

September 19th, 2026

Latin American migrants deported by ICE describe being stranded ‘on the other side of the world’

September 19th, 2026

Noboa declares his 25th state of emergency but critics say they have little impact on crime

September 18th, 2026

Google, we never knew you

September 18th, 2026

People are rejecting the retail self-service machines that were supposed to help them

September 18th, 2026

March for Water draws thousands; El Niño rains will begin in late September; Retiree group demands that IESS not sell assets; Colombia faces energy crisis

September 17th, 2026

Open house at idiomARTE’s new home

September 17th, 2026

My dumbphone made my life better but it made everyone else’s worse

September 17th, 2026

Cuenca’s ‘Great March for Water’ steps off at 10 a.m.

September 16th, 2026

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Expat Life in Ecuador

Google, we never knew you

Google, we never knew you

Sep 18, 2026

The other day I stumbled into one of those discoveries that makes you wonder how many useful things have been sitting under your nose for years. We've all had that experience. You buy a car and six months later someone casually mentions that the mirrors fold in...

The expensive ingredient is 501

September 16th, 2026

‘I get by fine without Spanish.’ Then Tom missed the joke

September 15th, 2026

Nine artists featured in ‘Colores de la Vida’ exhibit

September 14th, 2026

The personal path to illumination and full awakening

September 12th, 2026

Dating in Cuenca

September 9th, 2026

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Opinions on Ecuador

My dumbphone made my life better but it made everyone else’s worse

September 17th, 2026

Martial law in the suburbs

September 14th, 2026

The personal path to illumination and full awakening

September 12th, 2026

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Truth Seekers—who would you invite to dinner?

September 19th, 2026

The Healing Garden: Discovering Cuenca’s Medicinal Plants

September 17th, 2026

Killa Raymi: A Sacred Pause Under the Full Moon

September 18th, 2026

Jazzy Night at Homenaje

September 16th, 2026

Real Estate & Rentals See more

Price reduced! Beach house San Jacinto Manabi

September 19th, 2026

Nice Apartment

September 18th, 2026

Amazon Eco-lodge and reserve for sale

September 17th, 2026

Amazing quiet apartment in Historical District

September 17th, 2026

Community Posts See more

Temporary and Permanent Visas. 100% Guaranteed by Isabel Mosquera

September 19th, 2026

🔥 Spice Up Your Week at Anubis Tex-Mex!

September 19th, 2026

NEW APP in Cuenca for EVERY cell phone type (Apple App Store & Google Play Store)

September 19th, 2026

Real Patients, Real Results in Cuenca

September 18th, 2026

Each Class Is an Experience — Meditation in Movement

September 18th, 2026

Health News

Five movements physical therapists say every adult over 50 should do every day

September 15th, 2026

September is National Cholesterol Awareness Education Month; Check out the new guidelines

September 10th, 2026

Huachuma, the Andean psychedelic cactus, is attracting new interest and raising ethical questions

September 9th, 2026

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