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Reflecting as I do, especially on my 71st birthday, about life, the evolution of consciousness, and the path of mastery, I appreciate what has manifested around me. I began my […]
The international crime-tracking service InSight Crime reports that more than a third of the cocaine produced in Colombia is destined for Ecuadorian shipping ports. In addition, large quantities of cocaine […]
Lunes, 4/9/2023 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De El Mercurio del sábado, 2/9 (1 article): Inician conciertos de la Sinfónica (Symphony concerts begin) – On el 8/9, the Orquesta Sinfónica […]
Presidential candidates Luisa González and Daniel Noboa are back on the campaign trail and both are wearing bulletproof vests. Both report that they have received death threats and have agreed […]
The Construye Movement, the party of assassinated presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, is asking the National Electoral Council to reverse its decision to hold a new National Assembly election for Ecuadorians […]
By Monica Machicao In a break with the past, Bolivia’s government has acknowledged that the country is becoming a production hub for cocaine rather than a mere transport hub and […]
By Danel Kalder Of all the grim futures on offer today, climate change is unquestionably the doomsday scenario that weighs most heavily on the minds of the most people. Despite […]
According to the government, all operations of Cuenca’s Turi prison have “returned to normal” following the release Friday of 44 prison guards and police officers. Azuay Province Governor Consuelo Orellana […]
Viernes, 1/9/2023 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Actividades culturales para septiembre (Cultural activities for September) – There will be activities in the Sala Alfonso Carrasco in the Casa de la […]
By Susana Madera Two endangered birds, the golden-cheeked parakeet and the yellow-eared parrot, will soon have a new habitat in Ecuador’s Montaña de Luz, where the community has planted more […]
Two news websites reported Thursday night that hostages at the Turi prison had been released. As of early Friday morning, however, there was no government confirmation. Red Informativa reported that […]
Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain are the main destinations for drugs leaving Ecuador through its ports, according to Interior Minister Juan Zapata and the National Police, which since the beginning […]
By Arturo McFields A new wave of immigration is knocking on the doors of the U.S., despite the reduction experienced this summer after the end of Title 42 and the […]
Miércoles, 30/8/2023 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Taller musical gratuito en la Antigua Escuela (Free music workshop at the Antigua Escuela) – A workshop in the technology involved in the […]
Early Thursday, officials said there have been no new developments in the hostage crisis at the Turi prison, south of Cuenca. Prisoners remain in control of the prison while hundreds […]
President Guillermo Lasso will remain in office until early December and possibly longer due to the National Electoral Council’s decision to throw out results of the August 20 foreign vote […]
By Stephen Vargha When one is asked what ethnicities outside of the indigenous are represented in Cuenca, Italian is certainly not at the top of the list. Obviously Spanish is […]
By Manuel Rueda Thousands of protesters on cars and motorbikes took to the streets of Colombia’s main cities on Monday to reject recent hikes in gasoline prices that have drastically […]
Lunes, 28/8/2023 Hola, Todos – Actividades – De El Mercurio del viernes, 25/8 (2 articles): Eventos en la Casa del la Cultura Núcleo del Azuay – Two performances of ‘Trumbo: […]
In a major victory for indigenous and environmental groups, an Azuay Province court has ordered the suspension of mining activities in the Quimsacocha recreational reserve south of Cuenca. The order […]






















