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In a new twist into the murder case of former Air Force Commander Jorge Gabela, a former mechanic claims he was fired for telling his superiors about mechanical problems with the Dhruv helicopter fleet in 2009. The purchase of the seven Indian-made helicopters as well...
New polls suggest that Ecuador’s presidential race is headed to a runoff. According to pollster Numma, Luisa González holds the lead at 33.8% in the field of eight candidates. Former vice president Otto Sonnenholzner is second with 17.5% followed by Yaku Pérez at...
By Kyle MacNeill For Jean Paul Gaultier, fashion’s greatest creation is not the bra, the skirt or even a conical bra. “My only regret is not having invented the condom, the most beautiful item of clothing,” he told a journalist after the death of his partner Francis...
A month ahead of the August 20 national election, political experts say the level of voter indecision and apathy about the presidential race is “off the charts.” Experts say the shortened election timeframe and the emergency nature of cross death rules have created an...
Miércoles, 19/7/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Bailerines presentan 'La Bella Durmiente' (Dancers present 'Sleeping Beauty') - The ballet "Sleeping Beauty" will be performed at the Teatro Pumapungo on the 21 y 22/7 a las 19:00. 35 dancers, including special...
By Jeremiah Reardon TNT - The New Theater, the recent addition to Cuenca’s cultural landscape, is hosting "TNT Blast Off", a meet-and-greet fundraiser on Thursday, July 27 from 4:30-6:30 pm. Those who attend will not only be able to meet the people who make up TNT,...
In another sign of the growing division in Ecuador’s indigenous movement, most movement leaders are rejecting the advice of Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie) President Leonidas Iza to vote “null” in the presidential cross death election and supporting...
By José María Irujo David Morales, owner of the Spanish security company UC Global, S.L., which spied on Julian Assange during the Wikileaks founder’s time at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, also allegedly spied for the CIA on meetings held in 2018 by the former...
A prominent rights activist from the southern Chinese province of Guangzhou has been prevented from boarding a Qatar Airways flight from Bangkok to Ecuador, where he had hoped to take his family to claim political asylum in the United States. Liang Songji, who has...
Four leading presidential candidates in the August 20 cross death election offer starkly different approaches to solving Ecuador’s debt crisis. Luisa González (Citizens Revolution) and Yaku Pérez (Democracia Sí, Popular Unity) favor a policy of negotiation and...
Lunes, 17/7/2023 Hola, Todos - Titular - Vía Molleturo registra otros puntos críticos (Other critical points on the road to Molleturo) - El pasado jueves, the vía Cuenca-Molleturo was opened at km. 49 with 2 lanes and 10 terraces on the 150 m. slope above the road,...
By Loren Cecil The appeal of this diet is clear — you’re encouraged to eat delicious, high fat foods like hard cheese, butter, bacon, steak, and even bun-less burgers in copious amounts. The key is very low carbohydrate intake and high fat consumption, so that your...
The National Electoral Council is warning Ecuador voters to be suspicious of early election poll predictions for the presidency and the National Assembly. “Many of the polling organizations have not been recognized by the CNE and many of them are hired by individual...
By Stephen Vargha Since the peak of the Covid pandemic in Ecuador, the restaurant scene in Cuenca has exploded. It is not only the number of restaurants, but the new types of restaurants. In the last three years, the choices of ethnic foods have increased. This...
By Fernando Gimeno The discovery of an ancient pre-Columbian cemetery in Quito is helping to shed light on human populations that settled in that region around 2,000 years ago. Ceramic vessels and stone-carved decorative objects are among the more than 5,000 pieces...
Although Cuenca Mayor Cristian Zamora and Azuay Province Prefect Juan Cristóbal Lloret are backing different presidential candidates, both say their political positions are similar. Lloret supports the candidate of his Citizens Revolution party, Luisa Gonzales, while...
In May, Ecuador concluded the largest debt-for-conservation swap in history with the goal of protecting the unique ecosystem of the Galapagos Islands, demonstrating, according to Foreign Minister Gustavo Manrique, that the Andean nation is “as rich as any rich country...
By Garry Vatcher A cardboard sign hangs in the community, “Our houses are gone, we need help.” No one comes to read their sign or to help. Indigenous and black communities have been neglected for a long time, resulting in almost 70% poverty in these Esmeraldas...
By Dani Blum A poolside margarita, a frosty beer at a Memorial Day barbecue — summer, you could argue, is made for a cold drink on a hot day. But why does a daytime buzz feel different from after-dinner drinks? And is there any way to ward off the evening hangover?...
By Mariana Martinez Barba Four towering light beams flicker on Robert Banderas as he clutches a microphone. He adjusts his red, yellow and blue sports jersey, preparing to slip into his alter ego. By day, the 52-year-old is a welder. At night, Banderas transforms into...
