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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...
By Anusha Mathur Just a little more than a decade ago, Ángely Miranda would drive to the pristine, horseshoe-shaped bay of Playa Venao for asados, a traditional South American barbecue for family and friends. Back then, the road was entirely unpaved, but those bumpy,...
As Ecuadorians begin the second day of electricity blackouts, President Guillermo Lasso acknowledged public anger on Friday. He urged patience and understanding of the “extreme weather conditions” that have reduced power generation at the country's hydro-electric...
Presidents Dina Boluarte of Peru and Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador Wednesday ratified a “historic friendship and cooperation ties” between the two countries, 25 years after the signing of the Comprehensive and Definitive Peace Agreement, which in 1998 put an end to the...
El Salvador is charging passengers from Africa and India a $1,000 fee, in an apparent bid to curb migration to the US through the Central American country. People traveling on passports from India or any one of more than 50 African nations will be obliged to pay the...
With electric blackouts beginning early Friday, the Ministry of Energy predicts they will end before Christmas. “Today, we are asking for bids for thermal power generation of the 460 megawatts of electricity we need to end usage restrictions,” Energy Minister Fernando...
Author’s note: This is the second of a three-part series about diabetes. Part 1 offered a basic overview of the disease and its different types. Part 2 discusses ways to control it with pills, diet and exercise. Part 3 considers the new treatment possibilities,...
The National Electricity Operator (Cenace) has requested permission from the Ministry of Energy to impose series of electric service blackouts as a result of low water levels at the country’s hydroelectric plants. “Because of the continuing drought and its effect on...
