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Lunes, 6/11/2023 Hola, Todos - <So you remember my challenge to you when the drought was just being publicized? To see how much water you could save? Well, I went on a water conserving regimen and took my monthly usage from a 6 month average of 8 cu. meters a month...
By Stephen Vargha The historic part of Cuenca is now more than French architecture. There are now French crêpes in El Centro. And a young Frenchman making them: Quentin Levy. Levy, 29, opened his crêperie-coffee shop, Fleurette, three months ago on Calle Luis Cordero,...
By Rex Allison Only weeks before the new National Assembly begins its term, accusations are flying among some of its members and former president Rafael Correa. On Monday, President-elect Daniel Noboa joined the fight. At issue is Correa’s claim that an agreement...
Two-hour electrical blackouts are scheduled to resume on Monday following the holiday weekend, the Energy Ministry announced Saturday. The ministry said, however, that that weekend rains near the country’s largest hydrogeneration plants have provided a boost to power...
By Roland Santos Ecuadorians who sport popular animal tattoos such as tigers or eagles are increasingly forced to hide their ink as such symbols have become usurped by criminal groups. Groups such as Los Lobos (The Wolves), Las Aguilas (The Eagles), Los Tiguerones...
By Ronan O'Connell On October 19, the U.S. Department of State issued a rare advisory that Americans overseas “exercise increased caution” due to heightened tensions and chances of terrorism around the world, spurred by the Israel-Hamas war. It’s part of a system of...
The early impact of the El Niño weather system is being felt in Ecuador’s coastal region and will intensify in the coming weeks, according to the latest report by the Ecuadorian Navy’s oceanographic institute. “In readings taken last October 31, the sea level is 15...
By Erin Blakemore More than 500 years ago, a 14-year-old girl was escorted up an Andean peak and sacrificed to Inca gods. Buried on the mountain with a variety of offerings, the young woman’s body naturally mummified over time, preserving her hair, her fingernails,...
The leader of the El Tren de Aragua criminal gang, Hernán David Landaeta, alias Satanás (Satan), was arrested Thursday in Loja Province. A native of Venezuela, Landaeta was listed as the “number one most wanted man” in Colombia, accused of orchestrating more than 100...
Author’s note: This is the third of a three-part series about diabetes. Part 1 offered a basic overview of the disease and its different types. Part 2 discussed ways to control it with pills, diet and exercise. By Garnett Stewart Home monitoring is very crucial....
The sound of drumbeats echoed through Cuenca’s historic district for three hours Wednesday morning as more than 3,000 high school students marched and danced down Calle Simon Bolivar. The parade is the traditional beginning of the four-day Cuenca independence holiday,...
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court has approved the trade agreement signed in May between Ecuador and China. The court requested that the new National Assembly review and okay the deal as one of its first official acts. Under rules of President Guillermo Lasso's cross...
By John Olson Azuay Community Theater, Cuenca’s English-language theater company, introduces a number of firsts for its 2023-24 season, opening on November 8. For the first time, the company will present a season of six plays – all in their new El Centro home at...
There will be no electric blackouts for the four-day holiday weekend, November 2 to 5, Deputy Minister of Electricity Juan José Espinosa said Tuesday. He added that the ministry is also evaluating the need for future blackouts. “We want Ecuadorians to enjoy themselves...
My older brother passed away six years ago. I wrote the following obituary in one sitting, relying on a flood of memories that poured forth sculpting the character of a unique individual. It was published in our small hometown journal. _____________ Richard (Beau) de...
By Mayela Armas and Vivian Sequera Venezuela's Supreme Justice Tribunal said on Monday it has suspended the results of an opposition presidential primary that took place this month, despite an electoral deal between the government and the opposition that allows each...
According to a study by the Network of Development Financial Institutions (RFD), 65 percent of small Ecuadorian businesses do not have taxpayer registration numbers (RUC) and pay no taxes other than VATs on some purchases. The government says there are 4.2 million...
Author's note: This is the first part of a 3-part series. The keystones in the foundation of personal happiness are forgiveness and gratitude. For those of us over 70, the vast majority of our lives is our past. How we enjoy the last chapters of our lives depends...
Ecuador’s electric blackouts could end soon, President Guillermo Lasso announced Saturday in Bogota following a meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro. "Colombia will double its electric transmission to support us during our energy crisis,” Lasso said. “With...
Three saves by Alexander Dominguez in a penalty shootout gave Ecuador’s Liga de Quito a victory over Brazil’s Fortaleza and its second Copa Sudamericana title Saturday night in Maldonado, Uruguay. Liga and Fortaleza drew 1-1 in regular time, carried the stalemate into...
