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HRW Urges Ecuador to Accelerate Halt of Yasuní Oil Drilling to Protect Isolated Tribes

HRW Urges Ecuador to Accelerate Halt of Yasuní Oil Drilling to Protect Isolated Tribes

Mar 17, 2026

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has issued a statement urging the Ecuadorian government to speed up its compliance with international court orders and the results of a historic national referendum aimed at phasing out oil extraction in the Amazon. According to a release...

When expats start looking at other places

March 17th, 2026

State of emergency declared for weather-related disasters while Cuenca begins clean-up operations

March 16th, 2026

Custom pasta and the burger boom; gender changes allowed for minors; road closures to the coast; Kimsa the condor turns nine months.

March 16th, 2026

Ecuador arrests 26 in drug trafficking bust linked to the Albanian mafia

March 16th, 2026

Review of Carmina Burana: Singing Latin in the rain

March 16th, 2026

Following historic floods, Cuenca officials face massive clean-up, worry that more rain is coming

March 13th, 2026

Latin American countries already have a serious partner — and it’s not Donald Trump

March 13th, 2026

How I laughed all the way to the bathroom

March 13th, 2026

An expat tells how his personal experiences don’t align with many of the common stereotypes

March 13th, 2026

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Expat Life in Ecuador

When expats start looking at other places

When expats start looking at other places

Mar 17, 2026

For many expats, there comes a quiet moment when curiosity begins to return. Not dissatisfaction. Not a plan to leave. Just a subtle shift where the mind starts wandering toward other cities, other landscapes, or other possibilities. At first the feeling can be...

How I laughed all the way to the bathroom

March 13th, 2026

An expat tells how his personal experiences don’t align with many of the common stereotypes

March 13th, 2026

Forty-five years later, still paying for convenience

March 11th, 2026

When living in Cuenca stops being an adjustment and becomes a choice

March 10th, 2026

Coping with the day when nothing is wrong

March 9th, 2026

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Opinions on Ecuador

Latin American countries already have a serious partner — and it’s not Donald Trump

March 13th, 2026

Ecuador becomes Washington’s new front line in Latin America’s war on drugs

March 8th, 2026

Hanging up your cell phone

March 8th, 2026

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Upcoming Events See calendar

Pawkar Raymi: An Equinox Ceremony in the Andes

March 11th, 2026

Celebration of Yumi Tsawant

March 2nd, 2026

Great Live Music with Banana Rock Band!!

March 12th, 2026

Real Estate & Rentals See more

Beach house San Jacinto Manabi

March 16th, 2026

Quinta Maria Beautiful Studies For Rent

March 16th, 2026

Amazon Eco-lodge and reserve for sale

March 16th, 2026

Special Package at Ecuador’s Pacific Coast-San Clemente Beach Rental at Vista Azul residential community Project

March 16th, 2026

Community Posts See more

1970 Austin Mini 850 MK1 – Classic Collector’s Dream

March 17th, 2026

Helping Hearts of Gold

March 17th, 2026

100% FREE ($0.00) “SUGAR-FREE & LACTOSE-FREE GELATO” TO ALL PATIENTS OF ‘SMILEHEALTH DENTAL’ (“DR. NO PAIN”)

March 16th, 2026

Temporary and Permanent Visas. 100% Guaranteed by Isabel Mosquera

March 16th, 2026

Are you ready to Apply for your Permanent Visa?

March 16th, 2026

Health News

Get a dog! Improve your heath!

March 6th, 2026

What exercises produce the best health benefits? The scientific studies don’t provide much help

February 23rd, 2026

Mindfulness: A practical approach to help diminish the stress and anxiety of modern life

February 21st, 2026

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