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300 prisoners arrive in Cuenca; National Assembly hits the road; Dance festival, Argentine song and dance, comedy on the agenda; Centrosur cleans up

300 prisoners arrive in Cuenca; National Assembly hits the road; Dance festival, Argentine song and dance, comedy on the agenda; Centrosur cleans up

Apr 19, 2026

Bored? - (De El Mercurio del viernes, 17/4) - VII Festival mantiene la 'Tradición Corazonista' (The 7th Festival maintains the ‘Corazonista Tradition’) - The VII Festival Interinstitucional de Danza ‘Corazonista Tradition’ will be held el 24/4 a las 19:00 in the...

Catching the midnight movie with Jimi Hendrix

April 19th, 2026

Trump wants to stop drugs coming to the U.S. from South America but is that possible?

April 17th, 2026

New Chilean president launches deportation flights with migrants from Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia

April 17th, 2026

Crash survivors report hearing a loud noise just before bus veered off the highway

April 17th, 2026

National electricity company officials warned the Energy Ministry of a power crisis in early March

April 17th, 2026

The first gold record in history

April 17th, 2026

It’s the end of the internet as we know it

April 16th, 2026

Fourteen dead, 29 injured in Cuenca-Guayaquil bus crash; Government plans to fire 1,300 public health workers; Noboa plans official visit to China in August

April 16th, 2026

Cuenca’s mercados are perpetual motion machines of commerce — and no place for the faint of heart

April 16th, 2026

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Expat Life in Ecuador

Catching the midnight movie with Jimi Hendrix

Catching the midnight movie with Jimi Hendrix

Apr 19, 2026

I was invited to speak at the monthly “Storyteller’s Night”, at IdiomArt (Mariscal Lamar 14-25 y Estevez de Toral the other night. It was a totally cool evening hosted by my new neighbor and soon-to-be good friend, Barry Callen, who mc’d this second-Thursday-of-the...

The first gold record in history

April 17th, 2026

Cuenca’s mercados are perpetual motion machines of commerce — and no place for the faint of heart

April 16th, 2026

Going through the trees

April 15th, 2026

When living in Cuenca stops being the question

April 14th, 2026

Travel brochures and blisters

April 13th, 2026

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Opinions on Ecuador

It’s the end of the internet as we know it

April 16th, 2026

Trump’s ‘narco-terrorism’ operations in Ecuador: Is it a new phase of the ‘Donroe Doctrine’?

April 15th, 2026

Noted oncologist tells why he will refuse most medical procedures and tests when he turns 75

April 12th, 2026

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Join Us for a Greek Dinner Experience!

April 9th, 2026

Restorative Pilates and Ecuadorian cacao tasting

April 17th, 2026

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House for your peace of mind in Pampa – Vintimilla sector, Azogues (Near Cuenca)

April 17th, 2026

Beach house San Jacinto Manabi

April 17th, 2026

MALACATOS – Beautiful 4 BR 3 BA Home in Quiet Neighborhood

April 17th, 2026

Amazon Eco-lodge and reserve for sale

April 17th, 2026

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The Story Behind D’Ellas Bakery

April 18th, 2026

Expat Community EC: End of life, will and health POA

April 17th, 2026

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

April 17th, 2026

Temporary and Permanent Visas. 100% Guaranteed by Isabel Mosquera

April 17th, 2026

Buy Real Estate in a save way

April 17th, 2026

Health News

This detox strategy may erase 10 years of social media brain damage, researchers say

April 15th, 2026

Why marriage has lost its appeal for many

April 14th, 2026

Noted oncologist tells why he will refuse most medical procedures and tests when he turns 75

April 12th, 2026

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