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By Lauren Jackson President Pedro Castillo borrowed from history when he attempted a coup in Peru. Thirty years ago, another president asserted authoritarian control. But this time, there was a critical difference: As president, Castillo had no support for his coup....
Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part story about Wilson Suquitana – Paute’s favorite facilitator. Part one: Loss It was a very special December morning for the Suquitana family of Paute, Azuay Province -- a perfect day for welcoming Wilson, the third of...
Since Christmas, Waorani indigenous people have blockaded an oil field in the Amazonian village of Dicaro to force state-owned Petroecuador to honor the agreements that authorized crude production in Yasuni National Park. With a population of roughly 300, Dicaro is...
Viernes, 20/1/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De El Mercurio del jueves, 19/1/2023 (4 articles): Convocatoria abierta para financir obras (Open call for financing works) - Starting el 23/1, the Ministerio de Cultura y Patrimonio will take proposals for a...
By Gideon Lasco “Do you eat guinea pig?” I asked Leonardo. We were perusing the menu in a restaurant in Lima, and I wanted to know what my Peruvian friend thought of the practice of eating cuy (the Spanish term for guinea pig used in parts of the Andes mountains)....
As the February mid-term election approaches, more candidates are being accused of connections will crime organizations. On Wednesday, the Anti-Corruption Parliamentary Front handed over the names of an unknown number of candidates it says have received support from...
By Claudia Rebaza, Tara John, Jack Guy and Mia Alberti Protests across Peru on Thursday saw thousands of police officers deployed to the capital Lima as thousands of protesters marched toward the downtown area, while fierce clashes erupted in Arequipa, the country's...
By Dani Blum In the 1950s, researchers from across the globe embarked on a sweeping and ambitious study. For decades, they scrutinized the diets and lifestyles of thousands of middle-aged men living in the United States, Europe and Japan and then examined how those...
Meteorologists are warning that large waves will continue to pound Ecuador’s southern Pacific coast and the Galapagos Islands through the rest of the week and possibly longer. They say the waves, some 2.6 meters above normal, and high surf are a product of weather...
Miércoles, 18/1/2023 Hola, Todos - Titular - Soluciones "parche" en vías se van con lluvias ("Bandage" solutions for roadways are going away with rains) - As the rainy season approaches, people along the vía Cuenca-Girón-Pasaje are worried that existing damage along...
By Catrin Einhorn and Manuela Andreoni Photographs by Erin Schaff In a swath of lush Amazon rainforest here, near some of the last Indigenous people on Earth living in isolation, workers recently finished building a new oil platform carved out of the wilderness. Teams...
By Marty Makary Long Covid is real. I have reliable patients who describe lingering symptoms after Covid infection. But public-health officials have massively exaggerated long Covid to scare low-risk Americans as our government gives more than $1 billion to a long...
In 2022 and through the second week of January, the Ministry of Health reports 97 violent attacks in hospitals and health clinics in the country, all of them in coastal provinces. Many of the attacks are raids by armed individuals or groups attempting to kill patients...
Lunes, 16/1/2023 Hola, Todos - Actividades - El Calvario aprovecha potencial para turismo (El Calvario takes advantage of tourism potential) - Visiting the El Calvario barrio is like touching the sky with your hands. It is one of the most stunning viewpoints in...
By Stephen Vargha One could say the French neoclassical former home of one of Cuenca’s most famous residents has a huge story to tell. Or a hundred. “The museum is 75 years old and that is why we did this exhibit,” said Ximena Pulla, Coordinator of the Remigio Crespo...
A friend of mine recently failed the government-issued test to become a citizen of Ecuador. Tim Broward (not his real name), 61, is an eleven-year resident of Ecuador who holds a Ph.D. in Educational Development from a prestigious university in the U.S. He scored 58%...
By Sarah Durn Nestled in Ecuador’s High Andes, more than 9,000 feet above sea level, beside apple orchards and potato fields, is the small city of Píllaro. For most of the year, the sleepy mountain town acts as a quiet backdrop to Llanganates National Park’s stunning...
Viernes, 13/1/2023 Hola, Todos - Titular - Expolicía Cáceres confiesa que mató a M. Belén Bernal (Ex-cop Cáceres confesses to killing M. Belen Bernal) - Germán Cáceres confessed in a judicial hearing that after a strong discussion <is that a euphamism for a loud...
By Len Williams On my final morning in Hydra, I woke up early and ambled down to the waterside to watch the weekly deliveries. Docked at the stone harbour walls was a barge that brings over islanders' orders from the mainland. Patiently queuing to board the boat were...
Tourism rebounded in Ecuador's Galapagos Islands in 2022, with a total of 267,688 visitors, close to the pre-pandemic levels of 2019, the Galapagos National Park said Tuesday. The park, which manages the islands, posted the figure on its Twitter account, saying that...
