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Energy Minister Juan Carlos Blum on Friday ordered 860 medium-size companies disconnected from the national power grid one day a week beginning September 28. On Monday, the country’s 185 largest energy users were disconnected for 24 hours. Blum said the new...
The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (Inamhi) said Friday that the heavy rains that began earlier in the week are a “sign of things to come” for coastal provinces. In a bulletin, Inamhi reported that Esmeraldas, Santo Domingo, Los Ríos, Manabí, Guayas...
U.S. troops helped Ecuador dismantle a local branch of Mexico's notorious Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), arresting more than 30 members, Ecuador's interior minister said Thursday. Quito, a Washington ally, is enthusiastically cooperating with President Trump's...
What did Ecuador sound like thousands of years ago? This Friday, September 25, idiomARTE hosts the launch of Vientos Ecuatoriales, a new book by archaeomusicologist Esteban Valdivia exploring the ancient sound world of Ecuador’s pre-Columbian cultures. Through images,...
Although Ecuador’s national electricity system continues to power households, the country has entered a period of high operational risk. To prevent the system from reaching critical levels by mid-October and forcing residential blackouts, the government has adopted a...
YouTube has thousands of portable power station reviews, enough to keep a prospective buyer watching until the next power cut. You can watch a bearded man in a check shirt run a circular saw in a forest, charge his battery from solar panels beside a camper van, or...
By Paula Span The scenario often unfolds like this: Medical researchers investigate a frequently used drug and report that it’s not as effective for older patients as previously thought, or that in older adults, its risks outweigh its benefits. More studies follow,...
By Sarah Birke A story is a story until it isn’t. That is the case with El Salvador. After President Nayib Bukele was first elected in 2019, there was a flurry of interest that lasted several years, focused on his crackdown on crime and his consolidation of power,...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del martes, 22/9) Feria inmobiliaria reunirá a más de 50 expositores (Real Estate fair to bring together more than 50 exhibitors) - The Cámara de Construcción de Cuenca will hold the Inmo Build Fair on the 26 & 17/9 at the Quinta Lucrecia....
By Kevin Koenig On August 23, Waorani people took to the streets of Puyo to mark the three-year anniversary of Ecuador’s historic Yasuní referendum and protest the government’s failure to carry out the will of voters. The government’s refusal to comply is putting...
By Oliver Lawson The Colombian armed group Comandos de La Frontera (CDF) has expanded its relationships and logistical networks in Ecuador through an alliance with Ecuadorian gang Los Lobos. Together, the groups have become part of a transnational criminal system that...
Electric power to more than 150 large companies was disconnected on Monday as part of the government’s plan to save energy ahead of the approaching El Niño. The Energy Ministry estimates the move will save as much as 1,000 megawatts of energy although other sources,...
One of the odder features of modern air travel is that airports have become brilliant at selling almost everything except the one thing a traveler actually needs at six in the morning. My last trip took me through four international airports and one ecological airport...
By Michael Torney The ancient cultures in pre-hispanic Peru depicted the three worlds, the world above, the world in which we live and the world below. Travelling in the Andes it’s tempting to see these represented in the sky above and all around us, and in the...
By Timnit Gebru and Emily M. Bender It’s been a busy few months for AI hype. At the end of April, Anthropic claimed that its model Claude Mythos is better at finding software vulnerabilities than most security experts. Then we had the OpenAI–Hugging Face hacking...
Cuenca’s Cantonal Emergency Operations Committee (COE) has been formally activated, according to Mayor Marisol Peñaloza, holding its first meeting on Monday. “All reports tell us that the approaching El Niño phenomenon will be very strong, possibly the strongest in...
By Stephen Beech LED lights could be "the new asbestos" for people exposed hours on end, leading scientists have warned. They fear prolonged exposure to LED lighting in homes, schools, offices or hospitals could raise the risk of diabetes and other metabolic...
Tom wasn't looking for a protest. He was trying to get across town. He had left home expecting an ordinary Wednesday morning in Cuenca. Instead, somewhere near the historic district, he found the street ahead of him filled with people. Not a few dozen. A river of...
By Jujemay Awit An alleged sicario, or hitman, was arrested during a military intelligence operation on Sunday, 20 September 2026, in Naranjal, Guayas, Ecuador. Hermes Ponce, also known as 'La Muerte,' was reported to be an enforcer for Los Lobos, a splinter group...
A Manta judge released 46 fishermen Friday after their fishing vessels were destroyed by the U.S. Southern Command. Despite a recommendation from prosecutors that the men be held in preventive detention, Judge Esteban Gallardo, released them citing a “lack of...
Week of September 20
Ecuador turns to industrial power cuts to protect Mazar and keep homes from going dark.
Ecuador raises its 2026 growth forecast, but El Niño could spoil the outlook next year.
Cuenca retirees challenge medical and therapy changes at IESS senior center.
