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By Alex Raulerson In Mexico's booming auto industry, the cars rolling off assembly lines may look identical, but how safe they are depends on where they're headed. Vehicles destined to stay in Mexico or go south to the rest of Latin America, including Ecuador, carry a...
Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a 3-part series, Conscious Living. So we ended the first segment of this series with the question: "Is it true?" Is it true that Claus Schwab, World Economic Forum and The Great Reset are representatives of evil? Or is it possible that...
Miércoles, 9/11/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Regresa el cine de Cámara Lúdica (Playful Camera cinema returns) - The 7th edition of the Cámara Lúdica-Encuentros Cinematográficos returned Wednesday night. The festival will run until el 18/11 with 6 sections. Each...
Several National Assembly members are pushing legislation that would allow police greater use of force in combating crime, including authorization to shoot to kill. “If law enforcement officers have to shoot criminals to protect the public, they have my full support,”...
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)....
Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a three-part series about Conscious Living. It is vital to begin by saying that each of us hears the "call for the master." It is hard-wired into our genetic code. Now it is highly likely that this call is never answered, as our...
Lunes, 7/11/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. <Actually, you should be resting from all of the activities over the holidays.> Titular - El primer duelo lo gana el Aucas (Aucas wins first match) - The Quito team beat Barcelona 1-0. <Any more details are...
National Assembly President Virgilio Saquicela said Saturday he will begin meetings Monday to address gang violence and rising crime rates. “For most Ecuadorians, insecurity has become their major concern and I will meet with leaders of the various Assembly benches to...
By Stephen Vargha Ecuador has the oldest evidence of chocolate ever being used. And the country – especially Cuenca – has some of the youngest people making quality chocolates. Michael Blake, an archaeologist at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada,...
By Dr. Donald Smith So how do you reduce or eliminate problems before they happen when it comes to building or home improvement projects, now that you're living in Ecuador. Consider it advice to expats who, on the one hand, seek high quality performance and value...
August is an important month for Ecuadorians. The First Cry of Independence is celebrated on August 10th every year and is a day that signifies freedom for many Ecuadorians. Ecuadorians carry a lot of pride in their nationality and every year more and more foreigners want to become Ecuadorians. When you have a permanent residency visa, you are granted about 90% of the rights of an Ecuadorian citizen. The only thing that is not included is the ability to hold an Ecuadorian passport, the right to vote, and the right to be elected in local elections. In any case, the naturalization process has undergone some changes since February 18, 2022. Here we have included a summary of these changes: The following persons qualify to apply for Ecuadorian citizenship by naturalization: 1. Foreign persons with a permanent residence visa who have domiciled in Ecuador on a regular basis for at least three years, as of the date of entry on the application 2. Persons recognized by the Ecuadorian State as refugees and stateless persons who have remained in the country for at least two years The process and requirements to apply for naturalization in Ecuador for the above mentioned persons are: 1. Regular …Continue reading
The government reports that the number of explosions and shootings declined sharply Thursday and Friday in Guayas, Esmeraldas and Santo Domingo de Los Tsáchilas Provinces. “We are gaining the upper hand in areas where violence occurred early in the week,” Interior...
Viernes, 4/11/2022 Hola, Todos - Titular - A Gobierno se reclama por vías e inseguridad (Requests to Government for roads and security) - In his speech in the solemn session for the 202nd anniversary of the Independence of Cuenca, Mayor Pablo Palacios expressed...
Although no more police have been killed since Tuesday, new explosions and incidents of random gunfire continue to be reported in four coastal provinces as criminal gangs react to to the relocation of hundreds of prisoners from Litoral Prison in Guayaquil. Inside...
By Stacey Colino As you gaze across the rows of brightly colored fruits and vegetables in the produce section of the grocery store, you may not be aware that the quantity of nutrients in these crops has been declining over the past 70 years. Mounting evidence from...
Last week I boarded the bus from Loja to Vilcabamba during peak afternoon hours. It was crowded with weary commuters and students munching chatara. The aisle was free but the seats were jammed. I had a fifty minute ride ahead of me and was nursing a knee injury. I’ve...
Miércoles, 2/11/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - From El Mercurio, martes, 1/11: Cuenca acoge la Feria Nacional de la Cerámica (Cuenca hosts the National Ceramics Fair) - The Feria Nacional de Cerámica opened el martes in the Casa de Chaguarchimbana with 15 Ecuadorian...
At least three police officers are dead and several more are injured following attacks on police vehicles and headquarters Monday night and Tuesday in Guayaquil. Attacks on police facilities included at least three explosions as well as drive-by shootings. The...
Ecuador's government predicts its budget deficit will narrow to $2.63 billion next year as it benefits from more economic growth and oil production, according to a draft spending blueprint announced by the economy ministry on Monday. The draft was delivered to the...
By Haley Zaremba In no uncertain terms, the world is facing the 'first truly global energy crisis' according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). While Europe is the epicenter of the current volatility and scarcity in energy markets, the problem...
