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(Yeah I know ... not much happening here in the pueblo today.) Sprucing up for the celebration of the founding of the parroquia de Vilcabamba. I was curious as to how the colors were chosen so I chatted with one of the municipal workers on site. He said basically...
There is a new and particularly notable opponent to the Brazilian government’s plans to allow mining on indigenous lands — the mining industry itself. Proposed rules backed by President Jair Bolsonaro are considered too lax by large miners. In a statement Tuesday,...
Despite losing 3-1 to Paraguay Thursday night in Ciudad del Este, the Tricolor are headed to the World Cup for the fourth time in the country’s history. Although it appeared likely the team was going to Qatar before yesterday’s games, it became certain following...
President Guillermo Lasso was dealt a stern rebuke Thursday as the National Assembly voted down his Law of Investment. The legislation, intended to attract foreign investment, was a cornerstone of his plan to revitalize the economy and increase employment. Opponents...
Jueves, 24/3/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Alfarería y cerámica en el CIDAP (Pottery and ceramics at CIDAP) - The ARDIS event will be from 4-11/4 in CIDAP, and this edition will focus on pottery and ceramics. There will be different activities including workshops...
Machu Picchu was brought to the world’s attention, when in 1911 the American historian and explorer Hiram Bingham travelled to the region looking for the old Inca capital. What Hiram encountered was a 15th century Inca estate, situated high up on a mountain ridge...
In a series of nationwide protests Wednesday, labor unions demanded that the National Assembly defeat President Guillermo Lasso’s investment law, claiming it would lead to the privatization of government functions. The protest marches in Quito, Cuenca and Guayaquil...
Miércoles, 23/3/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - Tambalea la Ley de Inversiones (Investment Law falters) - The Izquierda Democrática (ID), UNES (Correismo), & Pachakutic have made their position clear - they will not give their almost 90 votes to pass...
By Amit Malwar Previous research has suggested that all elementary particles store information about themselves, like the way humans have DNA. In a new paper from the University of Portsmouth, scientists propose an experimental protocol that allows for empirical...
By Hillary Hoftower In a small city in South Florida called Sunny Isles Beach, luxury condos tower over the Atlantic Ocean. But high above the busy streets, not all of the city's multi-million dollar apartments light up at night. "These condos are owned and never used...
Claiming that the government is underfunding social benefits, reducing the rights of workers, and selling off public assets, the unions of the United Workers Front plan protests today in major cities. “The workers of Ecuador are being abused and the unemployed have...
Martes, 22/3/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - El origin de la vida (The origin of life) - This issue of El Mercurio is about water on World Water Day. Special - El futuro del agua en manos de los niños (The future of water in the hands of children) - Before...
By Chris Hedges The Cold War, from 1945 to 1989, was a wild Bacchanalia for arms manufacturers, the Pentagon, the CIA, the diplomats who played one country off another on the world’s chess board, and the global corporations able to loot and pillage by equating...
National Assembly members expressed confusion and anger following last week’s partial veto by President Guillermo Lasso of an abortion law that legalizes abortion in cases of rape. “Our challenge is to reconcile the president’s personal religious beliefs with the...
By Stephen Vargha “¡Fantástico!” That is how Maestro Augusto Carrión Rodas described his first year with the Cuenca Symphony Orchestra. The maestro was installed as the leader on February 18, 2021. Since that time, he has been busy transforming the group of musicians...
Lunes, 21/3/2022 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - Escépticos ante aforos al 100% (Skeptical about 100% capacity) - Doctors in the country are skeptical about the Government's decision to return to 100% capacity for different indoor activities. Last week Pres....
By Suzanne Bearne Seventeen-year-old Robin West is an anomaly among her peers - she doesn't have a smartphone. Instead of scrolling through apps like TikTok and Instagram all day, she uses a so-called "dumbphone". These are basic handsets, or feature phones, with very...
According to a recent survey, most Latin Americans don’t trust their governments and a growing percentage say they don’t trust the democratic process and democratic institutions either. The Santiago, Chile-based research organization Latinobarómetro reports that 70%...
According to Cuenca Councilman Diego Morales, it’s time to establish rules for a variety of the small electric vehicles proliferating on city streets and sidewalks. “The number of these motorized conveyances has exploded in the past few years and they are endangering...
By Geoff Shullenberger Just before the Russian invasion of Ukraine consumed the media, New York Times columnist Jay Caspian Kang and Substacker Matthew Yglesias published near-simultaneous critiques of the notions of “disinformation” and “misinformation”. This...
