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Fourteen people died and at least 29 were injured Wednesday when a Cuenca-to-Guayaquil bus crashed through a guard rail on the Cuenca-Molleturo-Guayaquil highway. The bus burst into flames when it landed in a ravine, causing many of the deaths and injuries, according...
By David Morrill and Deke Castleman Despite the addition of new supermarkets, Cuenca's nine major mercados retain their prominence in the city's day-to-day commercial life. Lively, vibrant, and bountiful, they sell 250% more produce and meats than such upscale...
By Ryan Hesketh On March 3 2026, US Southern Command, the military unit overseeing operations in Central and South America, announced via X that “decisive action” had been taken against “domestic terror organisations” in Ecuador to combat “illicit drug trafficking”....
Energy Minister Inés Manzano said Tuesday that the senior staff in the National Electricity Operator (Cenace) and the National Electricity Corporation (CNEL) have been fired. The announcement followed a series of power outages in Guayaquil, Quito and other cities over...
A curious thing happens when North Americans arrive in Cuenca. Within the first week someone will tell you that crossing the street here feels dangerous because there are no jaywalking laws. The assumption behind this remark is perfectly logical. If the United States...
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Monday said his country would not impose 100% tariffs on imports from Ecuador, reversing an announcement made last week by the trade ministry. Instead, Petro said Colombia would introduce subsidies to affected producers and what...
By Ariana Eunjung Cha The young woman described to a jury what it was like to lose control of her life to social media. She began as a child, she said, and over time the habit expanded to fill nearly every available hour — late nights bleeding into early mornings,...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del sábado, 11/4) Naturaleza y vida rural (Nature and rural life) - The canton of El Pan, 63 km. northeast of Cuenca, offers visitors gastronomic routes, country estates, and hands-on experiences. Some of the attractions are the spectacled...
At some point, living in Cuenca seems to stop being the main thing you think about. The routines settle in. The streets feel familiar. The small adjustments that once took effort begin to happen without much thought. And then, something shifts. It is not always easy...
By Frank Landymore Google’s AI Overviews are peddling misinformation on a scale that may be virtually unprecedented in human history. A recent analysis conducted by the AI startup Oumi at the behest of The New York Times found that the AI-generated summaries, which...
By Tammy LaGorce After an eight-year relationship ended in 2021, Chloe Bow started imagining what life might look like if she gave up on marriage. Ms. Bow, now 33, of Toronto, spent much of her 20s living with a boyfriend who became her fiancé. Then, during the...
President Daniel Noboa is in a vulnerable position ahead of the November regional elections, according to analysts and party officials. “I see the opposition making major gains in the election despite his efforts to intimidate the challengers,” says Geovanni...
There is a particular person for whom most travel writing is intended, and it is not, as far as I can tell, anyone I have ever met. This person is usually part of a couple, moderately energetic, comfortably funded, and in need of what is described as a break from a...
By Advisory Board staff In 2014, Ezekiel Emanuel — a prominent health policy expert, medical ethicist, and oncologist — wrote an infamous article in The Atlantic called "Why I Hope to Die at 75." Now, just seven years from his 75th birthday, Emanuel speaks with The...
Colombia said on Friday that it will raise tariffs on imports from Ecuador to 100% in response to Quito’s decision to increase its own customs duties from 50% to 100% starting from May 1. Colombia's Trade, Industry and Tourism Minister Diana Marcela Morales said...
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...
