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By Terrance Hansson Often overlooked by Cuenca expats, the majority of whom are retired, is the fact that most of the world’s expats are young people of working age, many of them teachers on annual contracts. Despite the difference in circumstances, both retired and...
Miércoles, 1/5/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Presentación de la obra de teatro 'Munay', en la CCE (Presentation of the play 'Munay' at the CCE) - The play 'Munay' will be presented el jueves 2/5 a las 20:00 in the Sala "Alfonso Carrasco" in the Casa de la Cultura...
Former and possible future presidential candidate Jan Topic claims that President Daniel Noboa recent referendum was an “unnecessary sham” and says the result are not a true reflection of the president’s popularity. “Almost everyone supports the questions that passed...
Ecuador on Wednesday defended its storming of the Mexican Embassy in Quito last month, telling judges at the United Nations’ top court that it acted to take in “a common criminal” — Ecuador’s former vice president — who was holed up inside the diplomatic post. The...
By Nora Gámez Torres A young mother has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for transmitting videos on Facebook of a protest in Cuba, the latest example of the communist government’s heavy-handed policies to crack down on growing dissent amid worsening economic...
President Daniel Noboa has declared a 60-day state of emergency in five coastal provinces citing "continuing armed conflict" in the region. Under terms of the declaration issued Tuesday night, the armed forces are granted additional powers to assist police and to...
By Lisa Mayfair A colonial jewel of Ecuador, spilling over with cobblestoned streets, well-preserved churches and attractive leafy plazas — all tucked into a verdant Andean valley traversed by four winding rivers — Cuenca wins out as the country’s most idyllic urban...
By Barbara Brosco In the midst of graceful surroundings minutes from downtown, lies the newest addition to the Ecuadorean, mountain town of Cotacachi; Club Lomas Residential Community. Club Lomas nestled in a spacious landscape provides assisted living residences for...
Lunes, 29/4/2024 Hola, Todos - Titular - Ecuador y China aplican el Tratado de Libre Comercio (Ecuador and China implement Free Trade Agreement) - The Free Trade Agreement between China and Ecuador will come into force this miércoles, 1/5. In the 1st phase, there will...
Energy Minister Roberto Luque announced Monday that there will be no power blackouts during the Labor Day holiday weekend, from Friday through Sunday. He said the decision was based on improving conditions at the country’s hydroelectric generation facilities and the...
Mexico’s president said Thursday that the country’s violent criminal gangs and drug cartels are essentially “respectful people” who “respect the citizenry” and mostly just kill each other. The claims by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are clearly at odds with...
By Alexandra Valencia Ecuador's foreign ministry said on Monday it has sued Mexico at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, asking it to find that Mexico's decision to grant asylum to former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas violated international law....
Domingo, 28/4/2024 Hola, Todos - Sucesos - En Cuenca investigan a una agrupación delictiva (Criminal group investigated in Cuenca) - Between el 23 & 24/4, there were armed assaults of 2 commercial locations in Cuenca. A man and woman entered a restaurant at Los...
Former Miss Ecuador candidate Landy Párraga was murdered Sunday while she ate at a restaurant in Quevedo in Los Ríos Province. Parraga had been under investigation in the Metastasis case because of her romantic relationship with drug kingpin Leandro Norero, alias El...
By Ana Caistor Arendar The people of Ecuador have given a resounding NO to the return of secretive, foreign corporate courts suing the Ecuadorian state for democratic decisions. In a referendum held last week, Ecuador voted to keep its constitutional ban on using...
By Nelson Bocanegra Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Colombia’s major cities Saturday and Sunday to protest against the left-wing government of Gustavo Petro, whose popularity is at an all-time low. The demonstrations followed even larger turnouts...
Energy Minister Roberto Luque announced Friday that power blackouts will be reduced to two hours on Saturday and suspended altogether on Sunday as a result of rising water levels at the Mazar-Paute hydroelectric complex. Luque said the change is partly due to lower...
Viernes, 26/4/2024 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Exposición de caricaturas 'Hoy sí vino Vini' en La Lira (Cartoon exhibition 'Hoy sí vino Vini' (Vini did come today) at La Lira) - An exhibit of cartoons by artist Vinicio Jiménez Morales is open at the Casa de la Lira...
Five soldiers and three civilians were killed Friday morning when their army helicopter crashed in a remote area of Tiwino canton in Pastaza Province. The civilians were officials from Ecuador's Risk Management Secretariat. The flight was carrying food and other...
By María Teresa Escobar In the hours after midnight in March, a police task force swept through the streets of Guayaquil, Ecuador’s main port and business capital. The force made 12 arrests, including seven judges and a former congressman, as part of major...
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.
