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Four Cuenca men were treated at Vincent Corral Moscoso hospital Sunday morning after friends found two of them unconscious in their El Centro apartment. The two others were found groggy but conscious in an alley off Calle Larga. Police say that the men had been robbed...
The government on Tuesday submitted its plan to end oil production in Yasuní National Park to the Constitutional Court. In a prepared statement, President Daniel Noboa asked the court to review the plan to dismantle operations at the Ishpingo-Tambococha-Tiputini (ITT)...
By Mitra Taj; Photos by Marco Garro After weeks of living in jungle tents, the handful of Mennonite families trying to make a new home deep in the Peruvian Amazon began to despair. Wasps attacked as they tried to clear forest. Heavy rains turned the road to their camp...
By Fernando Heller Venezuela could enter a "condition of chaos" if the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, insists on claiming that he won the 28 July national election without being able to prove it, EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell warned Monday. “If Maduro...
Attorney General Diana Salazar said Monday that she is ready to face an impeachment trial in the National Assembly. The trial was postponed earlier in the year due to complications with her pregnancy. “My doctor has assured me that the issues she was concerned about...
By Sarah Gillespie; Photos by Ben Pipe Our guide Fabio Chimbo tips my head back and pours the medicine down my nose; I cough. It slithers down my throat and burns through my chest, fierier than a single malt. It’s 5 a.m., but I’m fully awake now. Everything’s...
By Carolina Mella Organized crime and violence are an obstacle to development and growth in Latin American countries. Security has become one of the main concerns among citizens. According to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), violence has weakened states,...
Lunes, 19/8/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Proyección de documental de géneros musicales urbanos (Screening of a documentary on urban music genres) - For fans of musical genres such as hip hop, electronic music and metal, there will be a screening of the documental...
By Stephen Vargha Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres said, “While every refugee's story is different and their anguish personal, they all share a common thread of uncommon courage -- the courage not only to survive, but to persevere and rebuild...
By Jeremiah Reardon, Photos by Andy Kim and Jeremiah Reardon On Tuesday evening at 8 P.M., August 13, I watched our hometown assemble in the streets to offer a well-deserved homage to its recent hero, Olympian Daniel Pintado. Young and old stood with me on the...
By Marco Cacciati Latin America and the Caribbean are facing a 'low economic growth trap' that threatens to stall progress across the region, according to a new report from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The...
Venezuelan refugees and their supporter around the world took to the streets Saturday to defend their claim that Edmundo González defeated President Nicolás Maduro in the July 28 presidential election. In Caracas, a crowd of more than 100,000 bearing banners and signs...
Overnight, the outlook for Ecuador’s February presidential election race has changed. That’s the assessment of political analysts Sunday morning after Jan Topic announced his candidacy on the Sociedad Unida Más Acción party (SUMA) ticket late Saturday. “A week ago, it...
By Jim Smith When Expats move to or visit developing countries, they can significantly influence the local community in both positive and challenging ways. Although many Expats aim to contribute constructively and immerse themselves in their new environments, certain...
Ecuador’s Central Bank is warning residents of the dangers of conducting business in cryptocurrencies, pointing out the volatility of digital money and that its use is illegal in Ecuador. The warning came two months after Worldcoin, a crypto project of U.S....
Viernes, 16/8/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Convocan a bailerinas para "El Cascanueces" (Call for dancers for “The Nutcracker”) - The Compañía de Danza de la Dirección de Cultura de la Universidad de Cuenca is calling for dancers at least 16 years old to join the...
The El Salvador navy captured on Friday a ship in Pacific waters loaded with weapons headed for Ecuador. President Nayib Bukele tweeted that the weapons were sent by Mexican drug cartels to affiliate gangs in Ecuador. He added that the capture was one of several in...
On the desktop of my computer is a picture of my son walking through the courtyard of a Cuenca apartment building. It was taken a week before his fifth birthday. Everything in the picture reminds me of our time in Cuenca — the plants, the architecture, the beautiful...
Ecuador’s Ministry of Energy declared an emergency in Ecuador's electricity sector Thursday, citing dropping water levels at the country’s hydroelectric generation plants. “We have entered the dry season, which means less water is available at our generation...
By Juan Siliezar A new study that explores ancient temperatures and rainfall patterns in the tropical Andes of South America has revealed how 16,000 years of climate history in this part of the world was driven by carbon dioxide levels and ocean currents from global...
