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Bored? - (De El Mercurio del miércoles, 8/4) Obra "La noche de los giles" vuelve a tablado (The play “La noche de los giles” -- The night of the fools/suckers/idiots returns to the stage) - Between the night of el 4/11/1985 and the madrugada (early morning) of el...
The mystery of the Guano mummy, a naturally mummified body discovered here 77 years ago has deepened in the wake of a scientific analysis indicating that the remains are not those of a 16th-century Spanish friar on a mission to evangelize the indigenous people of...
By Moisés Naím Venezuela may soon experience something it has not seen in years: a surge of economic growth and activity. Although the removal of President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces in January left his deputy, Delcy Rodríguez, in place, it has nonetheless opened...
Beginning May 1, most Colombian products entering Ecuador will pay a 100% tariff. Ecuador’s Production and Trade Ministry announced the new tariff schedule Thursday, citing the Colombian government’s “refusal to implement concrete and effective measures of border...
There was a time when Guyana rarely appeared in conversation unless someone had a personal reason to mention it. It was not a place that intruded itself into headlines or travel brochures, and if it did appear in the news, it was usually for reasons that did not...
Did you ever notice how no one on social media seems to have a bad day, an overflowing washing machine, or a disappointing experience? We live in an age of curated presentation that hides the messiness — but also the realness — of life. Azuay Community Theater’s (ACT)...
By Constance Malleret In the southern tip of Colombia’s Cauca department, known as the “boot” for its shoe-like shape, volunteer members of an Indigenous guard patrol their territories in the Andean foothills to protect them from invasion and deforestation. The...
President Daniel Noboa said Wednesday that U.S. military support has been crucial in reducing drug-related crime in Ecuador. “We have seen a 38% reduction in homicides near our borders as well as a reduction of drug trafficking, and assistance from the U.S. is a major...
Deportivo Cuenca surprised São Paulo’s Santos FC Wednesday night in Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Stadium in the first round of Copa Sudamericana play. The 1-0 win against the perennial South American champions came on an Olympic corner kick by Cuenca striker Lucas...
The diplomatic tensions between Colombia and Ecuador rose Tuesday as President Daniel Noboa issued a rebuke of his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro. Noboa said Petro’s comments about former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas were an “attack on sovereignty.” The...
Last week’s aborted attempt to apply the 15% value added tax to bread, milk and other food items reveals the pressure the government is under to balance International Monetary Fund demands with domestic social and political interests. Although some of the announced...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del lunes 6/4) Arte religioso y exposiciones en la apertura de las fiestas (Religious art and exhibitions at the opening of the festivities) - There are several exhibits that will kick off the fiestas for the 469th anniversary of the Fundación...
There was a moment around 1980 when the world seemed to run on two channels of reality at once. On the evening news the announcer spoke in grave tones about the American hostages held in Tehran after the seizure of the U.S. embassy in the Iran hostage crisis. The...
By Trisha Pasricha, MD Science has finally settled the age-old debate of whose farts smell worse — men or women. But to appreciate the answer, you need to understand how researchers figured it out. The methodology alone deserves an award. The man responsible is Dr....
With more than 100 legal challenges filed against legislation sponsored by President Daniel Noboa, the Constitutional Court is bracing for new attacks from the government. Among the law suits the court will consider are claims against a law streamlining the process of...
In conversations with some expats who have been in Cuenca for a while, a quiet pattern begins to show up. It does not arrive all at once, and it is not something everyone notices. But for those who do, it changes how the city feels in a way that is hard to reverse. At...
By Kamilia Lahrichi For expats in Argentina — and all over Latin America, for that matter — the idea of punctuality is one of the hardest things to understand. Argentines, in particular, have a very relaxed attitude towards time. In fact, punctuality can seem rude....
By Will Glovinsky A story has been going around about artificial intelligence for the past decade: At some point, AI advances, robots and self-driving cars will throw countless people out of work. The rich folks who control AI companies will get richer. Most other...
Neighborhoods in Quito and Guayaquil suffered electric blackouts of two to four hours over the Easter weekend. The National Electricity Corporation (Cnel) posted messages on X shortly before most outages on Friday, Saturday and Sunday but provided no explanation....
By Elias Aboujaoude Birthrates are collapsing across the developed world, and the numbers are stark enough to unsettle most demographers. Nearly three‑quarters of humanity already live in countries with fertility at sub-replacement levels, according to the United...
