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Cuenca’s public utility ETAPA says that rationing of city water may be required if dry conditions continue. “We are in the dry season and since city reservoirs depend on rainfall […]
Organized drug crime is too much for the police to handle by themselves, according to President Guillermo Lasso. “Traditional police methods of combating crime, like the measured use of force, […]
By Abbey Perreault On a brisk November night, Tagine, a Moroccan restaurant tucked away on a quiet side street near Times Square, is alive with conversation. Nearly 20 people pack […]
Haarlem in the Netherlands is set to ban most meat ads from public spaces because of the food’s climate impact. In what is the first such move by any city […]
Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities President Leonidas Iza claimed Tuesday that the government is not following through with agreements reached last week. “Yes, there have been agreements but they are not […]
By Oscar Medina Colombia needs to carefully reduce fuel subsidies in order to lower the fiscal deficit without exacerbating its inflation problem, according to the nation’s finance chief. Jose Antonio […]
By Kenny Stancil Nearly 50 million people were trapped in forced labor or forced marriage on any given day in 2021, according to a new report published Monday, the latest […]
Ecuador could be “kicked out” of the Qatar World Cup this winter based on new information, according to the U.K. Daily Mail. Unnamed sources say they have uncovered evidence that […]
President Guillermo Lasso announced Monday the long-awaited questions he will submit to voters early next year in a public referendum. As expected, three of the eight questions focus on fighting […]
By Alejandra Tapia The national strike this summer in Ecuador mobilized people from all 24 of its provinces, concentrated thousands of protesters in the city of Quito, and lasted 18 […]
Authorities in Shanghai have denied a report by a leading Chinese real estate research firm that claimed more than a third of shops in a major mall had been shuttered […]
The oil exploration moratorium agreement signed last week between the government and indigenous organizations could have a major impact on future tax receipts, Energy Minister Xavier Vera said Sunday. “We […]
By Stephen Vargha Look up what chemistry means, and you will find it is the branch of science that deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is […]
By Liam Higgins The mayors of Nabón and Oña say the valley between their towns is the perfect location for a new Cuenca airport. The site, off the Pan American […]
Years after oil production began in Yasuní National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon, voters may have a chance to stop it. On Wednesday, Ecuador’s Contentious Electoral Court ordered the National […]
By Tom Metcalfe The peaceful, easy feeling derived from a mix of hallucinogenic drugs and alcoholic drink may have been a key to political power in coastal Peru a millennium […]
By Arielle Mitropoulos Throughout much of the pandemic, there has been a constant shifting in terms of which COVID-19 variants are most dominant, at a given time, in the U.S. […]
Following complaints that talks between the government and indigenous organizations had stalled, both sides said Monday that progress was being made. Although Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador President Leonidas […]
As many as 8,000 are expected this weekend for the first annual Festival de Quesos y Bebidas (cheeses and drinks) at Cuenca’s Mall del Rio convention center. The three-day event, […]



















