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By Caitlin Carlson When Deborah M. Kado attends cocktail parties, she says people ask her all the time about what medications they “should” be taking or what she thinks about certain prescription medications used for longevity. “From the beginning of humanity, people...
Hungry? - (De El Mercurio del domingo, 15/2) Delicias ancestrales en Carnaval (Ancestral delicacies during Carnival) - Enjoying cuisine in the paradise like surroundings in the Cajas is a "must-do" during Carnaval. It's a little late for Carnaval, but you can still...
By Connor Greene Peru’s Congress voted on Tuesday to oust the country’s interim President José Jerí just four months after he took office following a scandal over the leader’s failure to report meetings with Chinese businessmen. Jerí’s impeachment marks the second...
There are certain books that follow you through life like polite but persistent relatives. They appear at school, on reading lists, in quiz shows, and in newspaper columns. They are waved around as proof that someone is “well read,” usually by people who have not...
By Carolyn Y. Johnson Neuroscientist Karen Konkoly is a lucid dreamer. When she’s asleep and immersed in a dream, she knows that she is, in fact, dreaming. One of her favorite things to do during these sleep sojourns is pose personal, even existential questions —...
Negotiators for Ecuador and the United States announced Friday that a trade agreement between the two countries will be signed soon. The Reciprocal Trade Agreement (ART) eliminates or reduces tariffs on hundreds of products, they say. Ecuador will see tariffs...
By Alexandra Valencia and Yury Garcia After hundreds of Ecuadorean inmates were killed in prison riots in 2021 and 2022, President Daniel Noboa made restoring order in jails one of the central pillars of his security strategy when he took office in 2023. While the...
This is not something that happens only in Cuenca. It shows up in almost every place where expats settle long enough for life to become ordinary. After the first six months or so, the city you chose stops doing some of the work for you. The early structure provided by...
By Carolina Mella January 20 began like any other day for the Conejo family in Minnesota. Five-year-old Liam got into the car, shouldering his Spider-Man backpack, and went to school. A few hours later, his dad picked him up. When they arrived at their home,...
The number of tuberculosis cases is surging and health experts claim the government has not provided the statistical and demographic data necessary to confront what they say is an epidemic. According to Ministry of Health data, TB cases increase from 5,475 in 2024 to...
Traffic, like cholesterol, causes blockages and is rarely discussed thoughtfully, being treated instead as a sudden affliction brought on by strangers or too many recent arrivals. We complain about it as if it arrived yesterday, when in fact traffic is a long-term...
By Joseph Stromberg A hundred years ago, if you were a pedestrian, crossing the street was simple: You walked across it. Today, if there's traffic in the area and you want to follow the law, you need to find a crosswalk. And if there's a traffic light, you need to...
Five European allies on Saturday released a joint statement accusing Russia of killing Kremlin critic and prominent opponent of President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny, using a toxin from poison dart frogs while he was held in a Russian penal colony in Siberia two...
Bored>? - (De El Mercurio del viernes, 13/2) Sinfónica y Mariachi darán un concierto (Symphony orchestra and mariachi band to give concert) - About 70 musicians from the Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca, conducted by invited director Patricio Mora, and from the...
By Daniel Coughlin It's a staple of Western budgeting advice: eat in if you want to save money. But in many parts of Asia, Africa and Latin America, the maths turns on its head. Here, cooking is often the luxury and dining out is the economical choice, thanks to...
Charlie Larga first heard the Beatles properly on a sunny afternoon on a cricket field when he was twelve, with blue skies overhead and the thin white vapour trails of Pan Am jets crossing and recrossing on their northern routes to America, drawing temporary...
By Randall Morrison Regardless of what country you move to, you'll face problems and challenges that expats face the world-over. On the other hand, there are problems that are specific to the country, some of which are deadly serious. Moving abroad is a huge decision,...
The attorney for Guayaquil Mayor Aquiles Alvarez is claiming that his client’s arrest was “orchestrated as a distraction” from President Daniel Noboa’s support for Judiciary Council President Mario Godoy in a National Assembly impeachment trial. Ramiro García added...
Human Rights Watch warned Wednesday that Ecuador's military command is putting "unconstitutional restrictions" on the news media in its coverage of operations in which the armed forces assist police in law enforcement actions. HRW also claimed that reporters have been...
By Dana G. Smith Take a minute to consider the last decade of your life. What type of physical shape do you hope to be in? And what are the activities you want to be able to continue doing? While there’s no crystal ball to predict your future health, there are a few...
