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By Stephanie H. Murray On a cloudy evening in June, after a leisurely dinner with an old friend, I told her I’d better call an Uber and pulled out my little black brick of a phone. “What is that?” she asked. It’s a Light Phone, I explained. A dumbphone, essentially....
Although they don’t expect to match last year's numbers, organizers of today’s “Great March for Water” say they expect “many, many thousands” to participate. According to estimates, the 2025 march drew more than 100,000 and forced the government to abandon plans for a...
By Sol Amaya As some 2,500 heavily armed police officers, soldiers and snipers entered through a maze of narrow streets, intense gunfire could be heard all around. The scene reached its climax when a bomb targeting the security forces was seen falling from the sky,...
When I was young, a pair of Levi's or Wranglers blue jeans seemed like essential kit. They were tough enough for outdoor work, respectable enough for most indoor activities and could be worn for several days without needing to be washed. More importantly, they were...
By Stephen Moss I have to confess that I rarely enjoy birding in montane cloud forests. The birds that live in these mountainous, cool and humid habitats are masters of disguise, usually passing themselves off as a leaf or other form of foliage. But if I want to see...
Electric service in large areas of Quito and Guayaquil was suspended Sunday and Monday, with blackouts lasting from a few minutes to more than two hours. The suspensions coincided with cleaning operations at the Coca Coda Sinclair hydroelectric plant, during which...
By Genevieve Glatsky Colombia said it would begin testing aerial spraying to eradicate coca crops, the raw material used to make cocaine, for the first time since the government halted one of the country’s most contentious antidrug policies more than a decade ago — a...
Everyone in Carlos’s bakery was laughing. The woman beside Tom leaned against the counter. The man in the hat shook his head. Carlos was still smiling as he handed over the bread. Tom smiled too. It seemed the appropriate thing to do. Outside, Robert caught up with...
By Christa Sgobba It’s the bane of busy folks everywhere: You know you should set aside time for regular exercise, but your packed schedule makes it tough. And as you reach your 50s and beyond, your body might start feeling the effects of that missed movement. That’s...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del domingo, 13/9) Baños celebra 174 años con gastronomía y cultura (Baños celebrates 174 years with food and culture) - Baños will celebrate its 174 years as a parish with an agenda including food, culture, sports and traditions. Sumak...
By Teresa Bo Jose Hernan Flores is still trying to recover from what he describes as a hostile encounter with United States military forces at sea. Flores is a fisherman from the town of San Mateo, on Ecuador’s Pacific coast. In March, he was out on the water with his...
Most mornings in Cuenca I drink my coffee, listen to the dogs on the corner sharing the latest canine gossip, and wonder why two presidents on two different continents have both decided that soldiers in the streets are the answer to everything. Trump talks about...
By Jeremiah Reardon For “Colores de la Vida” on the premises of Equinoxio, Calle Tarqui 9-61 y Gran Colombia, doors open on Thursday, September 17 at 6 p.m. The exhibit by nine Cuenca artists runs until October 30. Located in a grand colonial building with a high...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del viernes, 11/9) Andrés cepeda trae su vida en canciones (Andrés Cepeda tells his life story through songs) - The Colombian singer Andrés Cepeda will bring his tour, "Nuestra Vida en Canciones" to the Coliseo Jefferson Pérez el sábado, 19/9...
Residents of Guayas, Manabí, Los Ríos and El Oro Provinces will be subject to a nighttime curfew from September 17 to September 30. Ordered by President Daniel Noboa, the midnight to 5 a.m. curfew follows a series of mass murders in the four provinces in recent weeks....
By Maxi Heitmayer Every decade or so, adults discover that young people are consuming media that corrupts their minds — and a moral panic ensues. Comic books were going to produce a generation of delinquents. Television would make children into couch potatoes. Video...
By Louis Bourgeois Perhaps one of the things I enjoy most about turning 74 is that the preoccupations of my youth and middle age have fallen away. Our mission in this life is to give our highest creative gifts to the world.I have found that this endeavor comes much...
The Ecuadorian Navy rescued 10 crew members of the Don Rufo fishing vessel Thursday and returned them to Manta. The men had been adrift at sea in lifeboats for two days following the U.S. bombing of the Don Rufo. In a press release, the U.S. Southern Command said the...
Imagine being told that your local hospital may close in four months because the government and the company running it are still fighting over whether roof repairs following Hurricane Irma nine years ago were properly completed, despite the hospitals being fully...
By Carlos H Brandt S. Latin America is seeing growing military activity by the United States. Under the umbrella of the Americas Counter-Cartel Coalition (ACCC), launched by President Donald Trump in March, US forces are carrying out strikes on vessels suspected of...
Week of September 06
U.S. sinkings of Ecuadorian fishing vessels trigger court scrutiny after 28 crew members are released.
Cuenca targets a November launch for its first new international link to Chiclayo.
Exports hit a quarterly record, but Ecuador’s import bill is rising even faster.
