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Venezuela has revoked its invitation to the European Union to send election observers for a presidential contest in July, Elvis Amoroso, the head of the National Electoral Council (CNE), said on Tuesday. Earlier this month the EU temporarily removed individual...
Miércoles, 29/5/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Semana del piano en Cuenca (Piano week in Cuenca) - The Conservatorio "José María Rodgríguez" will bring Cuenca Piano Week to different venues in the city until viernes, 31/5. There will be a concert with the students...
By Gonzalo Serano Almost two months after police raided the Mexican embassy in Ecuador, the South American country’s government wants to re-establish communication with officials in Mexico and reach a solution to the diplomatic rift that followed the extraordinarily...
By Hetty Lui McKinnon and Alice Callahan Longtime vegetarians already know: To be a vegetarian is to eat really well. But if you’re looking to make the switch to vegetarianism or just a more plant-forward diet, you may have questions, even concerns. What should I...
By Carlos Espinosa and Paola Lopez Like Charles Darwin did in 1831, a group of scientists and environmentalists last year set sail from the English port of Plymouth, headed for the Galapagos islands off the coast of Ecuador. But what they found on their arrival last...
Richard Carapaz will not be at the Paris Olympics to defend his road cycling title. Ecuador’s only representative at the Olympics in the road cycling race and individual time trial will be Jhonatan Narváez, the national cycling federation said in a statement on...
By Nicole Goodkind Laura Barnett has always had a bit of wanderlust. When she was a kid, her father took a job as a teacher with the U.S. Department of Defense and moved his family from rural Kentucky to Poitiers, France, which is when the travel bug hit. She’s been...
By Emily Cooke Worldwide, more than 80 million people live at least 8,202 feet (2,500 meters) above sea level, mainly in South America, Central Asia and East Africa. Some of the highest permanent settlements include Wenquan in China's Qinghai province, at a staggering...
Lunes, 27/5/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del domingo, 26/5 (2 articles): Exposición en el CIDAP (Exhibition at CIDAP) - The Salón Ardis de Artesanía Contemporánea at CIDAP will be open until el 11 de junio. Hours are from 8-17:00 from lunes a...
By Bianca Bujan From the adrenaline rush of snorkeling nose-to-nose with white-tipped reef sharks to the wonder of watching up-close as blue-footed boobies perform mating dances on the sand, visitors can experience firsthand how locals coexist in harmony with the...
Sexual diversity activists protested in Peru’s capital in front of the health ministry Friday to demand that the government repeal a decree that characterizes seven gender identities, including transgenderism, as “mental illnesses.” Protesters also gathered outside...
By Maria Abi-Habib First the cartel cut its teeth with drug trafficking. Then avocados, real estate and construction companies. Now, a Mexican criminal group known for its brutality is moving in on seniors and their timeshares. The operation is relatively simple....
Hours before they were scheduled to begin, Energy Minister Roberto Luque said electric blackouts in six provinces are suspended. The National Electricity Corporation (CNEL) announced Saturday that power cuts would be carried out in six provinces to conduct "scheduled...
The National Police are stepping up efforts to catch thieves and con artists who prey on tourists and expats in Cuenca’s historic district. To be successful, however, they say they need help from those who have victimized. “We need foreigners to be vigilant for the...
By Jacob G. Hornberger In the final debate between Mexico’s two leading presidential candidates, Claudia Sheinbaum and Xochitl Galvez, before the June 2 election, both candidates vied with each other as to which one would be a stronger drug warrior. Both of them vowed...
By Bruce Lee The continuing spread of anti-science sentiment and misinformation and disinformation about science has become a very dark matter, so to speak. So it would make sense to hear what astrophysicist, author, and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson has to...
In the annual Report to the Nation, President Daniel Noboa claimed Friday that his government has made “great gains in restoring institutionality of the country." He praised the work of the National Police and armed forces in the fight against criminal gangs, saying...
Viernes, 24/5/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Agenda de actividades para el fin de semana (Weekend activities agenda) - You can enjoy live music in the ex- Escuela Central el sábado, 25/5 a las 18:00. It will be part of the launch for the 'Ecos Aborígenes: sonidos de...
By Kat Barandy Along the volcanic crater of Quilotoa Lagoon in Ecuador, the indigenous town of Shalalá is working to promote sustainable tourism. Here, nature is celebrated, a philosophy shown through the community’s commitment to living in symbiosis with the...
By Avery Elizabeth Hurt Want to know the current population of India? The internet is your best bet. Need a quick refresher on the phases of the moon? Go ahead, read a story online (or two or three). But if you really need to learn something, you’re probably better...
Week of August 16
Azuay stays under state of exception as authorities track criminal groups expanding around Cuenca.
Older adults and people with disabilities can now request vehicle tax break online.
That unresolved bank complaint has another place to go and the service is free.
