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A Navy captain who lost his job after he wrote to former president Rafael Correa has been reinstated by a Guayas provincial court. Edwin Ortega was temporarily jailed and then discharged from service in 2016 by the Naval Command for "carrying out acts of manifest...
By Steven Rigney There is a bus stop at a busy intersection near the Feria Libre in Cuenca where my wife, Susan, and I would often frequent. It is also where we would shop for our toilet paper. “Cuatro papeles, por un dolar,” Jose loudly chanted as he meandered...
At least 23 Ecuadorians were freed from kidnappers by Mexican police early Saturday in Ciudad Juarez on the Mexican-U.S. border. The rescue was first reported by the U.S.-based migration service 1800Migrante.com and later confirmed by the Mexico Prosecutor’s Office....
Lunes, 20/1/2025 Hola, Todos - I will be retiring from writing Jeanne's Periodico at the end of this month. The last post of this column will be Thursday, January 30. Thank you for reading it for all these years. If you are interested, El Mercurio does provide home...
By Saul Newman The allure of extreme longevity has beckoned for centuries. Research careers and marketing campaigns have been built on the idea that we can live longer, healthier lives by emulating long-lived people. It is a comforting thought, frequently used for...
By Manuel Rueda and Astrid Suarez Colombian president Gustavo Petro warned on Monday that his nation’s military will take offensive actions against the National Liberation Army after the rebels, known as the ELN, unleashed a wave of attacks in the country’s northeast...
Notable for the fact that the two leading candidates, President Daniel Noboa and Citizens Revolution’s Luisa González, did not share the same stage, Sunday night’s presidential debate provided few surprises. According to post-debate media commentary, the event...
By Jim Wyss For more than 80 years, Quito has been guarded by a strange array of kitschy castles — brimming with turrets and towers, spires and faux drawbridges, Moorish cupolas and sweeping staircases. In a city internationally renowned for its colonial architecture...
Author’s note: Welcome to “Delicias Chinas – A Cozy Chinese Haven in Cuenca,” where we get a taste of everything from the flavorful dishes to the personal attention given to each guest. This spot offers an authentic slice of China in Cuenca and is especially for the...
Ecuador's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld a lower court ruling voiding the 150-day suspension of Vice President Verónica Abad by the labor ministry. In its ruling, the court said that popularly elected officials cannot be suspended or removed through...
By Parmy Olson For years, to “google” meant to tap the web’s prodigious data. Today it means wading through ads, spam and, most recently, wildly inaccurate AI answers. The new AI Overview feature rolled out by Google in recent weeks has led to a flurry of errors that...
Perhaps my greatest luxury was packing a camera. I had long admired photography as both an intimate artform and one with a lasting impression, yet I never indulged in the practice until I moved to Cuenca in 2016. I was as relieved to be moving to Ecuador as I was to...
Editor's note: Englishman Alan Alexander Milne was born on January 18, 1882. Better known by his initials "A.A.", Milne gained fame for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh, as well as for several volumes of children's poetry. Here, Cuenca expat and New...
Jueves, 17/1/2025 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - Sequestro y violación en Narancay (Kidnapping and rape in Narancay) - An atrocious case of rape has upset the city of Cuenca. A mother who was with her 2-year-old daughter went to a tienda in the Narancay Bajo...
By Lee Harrison Expat hot spots around the world go through a fairly predictable cycle, morphing through a number of stages between their initial discovery and their maturity as a mainstream destination. The specifics of this evolution vary, but the general principles...
President Daniel Noboa is handing over presidential powers to Cynthia Gellibert for the second time in two weeks as he prepares for Sunday’s presidential debate. In an executive decree, he announced he will take leave from official duties from Thursday at 6 p.m. until...
By Garry Vatcher When we think of charity, most of us imagine doing good deeds. People donate money, volunteers give their time, and kind acts are carried out. However, based on my life experiences, I believe charity goes beyond just doing good things — it’s about...
Thousands of electric generators are piled on Guayaquil docks and in warehouses, many of them unclaimed, according to business organizations. “There could be 20,000 there, some of them already paid for, but no one wants them,” says Fabricio Cornejo, spokesman for the...
President Daniel Noboa said Tuesday that his government is committed to repairing and strengthening the country’s electric energy system. “What we inherited was a system in shambles and today, plans are progressing rapidly to put it back in order,” Noboa said in a...
By Florantonia Singer On the first day of his third term, Nicolás Maduro has warned that he is preparing an armed offensive with Cuba and Nicaragua in response to alleged foreign interventions. “We are preparing ourselves together with Cuba and Nicaragua and together...
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.
