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By Michael Stott and Joe Daniels The US has expressed concern to Peru that China is gaining control over critical parts of the South American nation’s infrastructure, including electricity supply to the capital Lima and a new megaport on the Pacific coast. Chinese...
Four hours after announcing that most of Ecuador would go dark on Thursday afternoon, the Energy Ministry said it had reached an agreement with Colombian utility officials that will keep the electricity flowing. Ecuador depends on Colombia to meet about 20% of its...
The suspension of Equair flights is a reminder of the difficulty small airlines face in the Ecuadorian domestic market. The two-year-old carrier serving Quito, Guayaquil and the Galapagos ended service Saturday, citing high operating costs and low passenger loads for...
Lunes, 2/10/2023 Hola, Todos - Titular - El debate no alcanzó mayor contundencia (The debate did not achieve greater forcedfulness) - See today's (lunes) article in CHL for a review of the debate. Patul, el conflicto entre avance y conservación (Patul, the conflict...
Mexico's president said Monday that about 10,000 migrants per day are heading to the U.S. border, and he blamed U.S. economic sanctions on countries like Cuba and Venezuela for the influx. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the number of migrants reaching...
In a presidential debate described by one analyst as "boring, flat and linear,” Luisa González and Daniel Noboa stuck to their campaign talking points Sunday night, offering no surprises. The debate was held two weeks ahead of the October 15 election. “Both candidates...
By Nancy Bilyeau The Nazca Lines in Peru have baffled mankind for quite a long time — and now the mystery is even more intriguing. They are a series of enormous geoglyphs etched into a roughly 200-square-mile stretch of the desert, created by pre-Inca people somewhere...
U.S. ambassador to Ecuador Michael Fitzpatrick explained on Friday the decision to offer a $5 million reward to find the masterminds of the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. “We have been very successful in our rewards program to bring...
Luisa González and Daniel Noboa finished preparations for Sunday night’s presidential debate with experts saying González needs a dominant performance to overtake Noboa in the October 15 runoff election. Six public opinion polls authorized by the National Electoral...
Viernes, 28/9/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Bienal se inaugurará en la Plaza Otorongo (Biennial will open at the Plaza Otorongo) - Art and the public will converge at the opening of the Bienal de Cuenca for the first time. It will be in the Plaza Otorongo and...
Author Dan Buettner worked for more than a decade to identify hot spots of longevity around the world. With the help of the National Geographic Society, Buettner set out to locate places that not only had high concentrations of individuals over 100 years old, but also...
The U.S. is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of those behind the killing of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday. "We understand that the man who pulled the trigger is dead,...
Jueves, 28/9/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Una semana de música resonará en Cuenca (A week of music will resonate in Cuenca) - There will be large concerts, the Rotofest, and the Festival Vive Azuay from el 30/9 to el 8/10. Argentinean Andrés Calamaro will play in...
By Matthew Smith A controversial article from the Bloomberg news agency claims that cocaine is poised to overtake oil and become Colombia’s largest export. This worrying report came on the heels of the United Nations Office On Drugs And Crime (UNODC) announcing that...
Author’s note: Many subjects will be covered in this four-article series about thyroid health and healthy metabolism. In Part 1, we covered iodine requirements, associated drugs, self-care, medical and home treatment, and medical repercussions are covered. Although it...
Ecuador’s public electric company is searching for ways to avoid power outages as drought conditions in the Andes worsen. It also acknowledges that the situation could become “extreme” as the El Niño weather system develops. “We are optimizing our generation system as...
Miércoles, 27/9/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Tres presentaciones de títeres - 'Abya-Yala: Tierra de Leyendas' (Abya-Yala: Land of Legends) will present 3 days of stories in which puppets star. Today's is over, tomorrow's will be a las 10:30 in the Centro Cultural...
By Megan McArdle In 2015, El Salvador was the world’s murder capital, with 107 homicides per 100,000 people — as if one of Chicago’s worst neighborhoods was a country unto itself. Since then, homicide in El Salvador has fallen so far, so fast that it looks comparable...
According to its latest poll, Atrevia Public Research shows that Daniel Noboa has increased his lead over Luisa González by 1.8% in Ecuador's presidential race. In a direct vote, Noboa polls 55.14% to González’s 44.86%, a difference of 10.3%. Counting null and...
By Olivia Rosane The International Monetary Fund continues to impose austerity measures that threaten human rights. That's the conclusion of a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report published Monday that looks at 39 loans approved in 38 countries between the beginning of the...
