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Toucan Barbet
Several years ago, Edie and I decided to take our cameras and their support equipment on a different type of shoot. We had never done any planned bird photography and decided to try our hands at it. However, we had both been able to make some very good bird photographs during our normal forays...
Rioquinto Seniors Club brings a new concept for active adult assisted living to Cuenca
A common complaint of many Cuenca expats is the city’s lack of high quality adult assisted living options. Typical of the frustration was a recent Facebook post by Martha Simmons: “My husband and I have visited several adult care homes in Cuenca and found them inadequate for our needs. We are in...
Yaku Perez and his supporters arrive in Quito to demand partial election recount for runoff spot
Hundreds of Indigenous protesters rallied outside the offices of Ecuador’s electoral council in Quito, the capital, on Tuesday and Wednesday to demand a recount of this month’s presidential vote. Third-place finisher Yaku Perez, an Indigenous environmental activist, has been walking through the...
Prison riots leave 79 dead, including 34 in Cuenca; Gang wars result in beheadings, dismemberments
"This is a human slaughterhouse," is how a National Police captain described the scene as he entered a high security area of Cuenca's Turi prison following Tuesday's riot. "It is the most terrible thing I have ever witnessed as a police officer." According to Ecuador's interior ministry, the...
City to increase pedestrian, bike use and reduce traffic; Prostitutes go underground; Lasso considers left turn; Covid cases drop; Vaccination painfully slow
Martes, 23/2/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Áreas más seguras para los transeúntes (Safer areas for pedestrians) - The Municipalidad de Cuenca is testing a new area of superblocks bounded by Don Bosco, Loja, De Las Américas, e Isabel La Católica. This is the 3d test...
Dozens dead in coordinated prison riots in Cuenca, Guayaquil and Latacunga; At least 33 dead in Cuenca
Army troops began entering federal prisons Tuesday afternoon in Cuenca, Guayaquil and Latacunga in an attempt to contain what the government is calling coordinated riots by criminal gangs. At 3:30 p.m. the interior ministry said at least 62 have died in the riots with 33 of the deaths occurring in...
Chinese loans dry up for Latin American countries as the region looks to recover from Covid pandemic
By the Asssociated Press It seemed like a match made in finance heaven. In 2010, China, its economy roaring and state companies looking to expand globally, set its eyes on Latin America, a region starved of capital but rich in natural resources the Asian giant lacked. The result: a record $35...
Demand for audit of election computer systems stirs controversy and could affect runoff schedule
The demands by the attorney general's and state comptroller's office to examine the computer system used in the February 7 election has set off a firestorm with the National Electoral Council (CNE) and presidential candidates. The order for the audit is the result of complaints by Pachakutik...
A short course on Cuenca’s remarkable history and the museums that display its artifacts
By Sylvan Hardy According to archeologists, the first humans arrived in the Cuenca area about 10,000 years ago, setting up camp in the Chopshi cave, 18 miles east of the city. The site has yielded a bounty of arrow heads, spear points, pottery and tool shards. Ecuador´s early people were primarily...
Supermaxi donates ventilator circuits to public hospital; Ecuadorian movie makes Netflix debut; Esmeraldas refinery scheduled for maintenance
Lunes, 22/2/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - "Dedicada a mi ex" una película ecuatoriana que triunfa en Netflix ("Dedicated to my ex", an Ecuadorian film that triumphs on Netflix) - This film, co-produced by Touché and Dynamo, is the first Ecuadorian movie to make it onto...
Leading insurance broker expands services to meet North American needs
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Strong showing by Pérez and Cuenca’s vote to protect rivers are bad news for Ecuador’s mining industry
By Alexandra Valencia Surprisingly strong support for Ecuadorian environmental presidential candidate Yaku Pérez in the February 7 election shows the country’s nascent mining industry faces growing backlash that could weaken its expansion plans. Pérez, a lawyer and indigenous activist, won nearly...
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