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By Robert Milders If Agnes Edwards worked in the comedy trade, where timing is everything, she wouldn’t be quite ready for the downtown comedy club, much less prime time. In […]
By David Leonhardt The C.D.C. describes medium-rare hamburgers as “undercooked” and dangerous. The agency also directs Americans to avoid raw cookie dough and not to eat more than a teaspoon […]
The Paris ambassadors of Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru and the Dominican Republic condemned “in the strongest terms” the sale of pre-Hispanic artifacts organized by auction houses, scheduled for early […]
The National Assembly’s Justice Commission will present a new proposal to the full Assembly today in hopes of breaking an impasse on reforming Ecuador’s abortion law. According to commission president […]
Jueves, 10/2/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Mujeres científicas, protagonistas de exposición (Women scientists, stars of exhibit) – Starting today, girls and women involved in science will the main characters […]
By Nathan Strauss On Bolivia’s scenic Isla del Sol, terraced hillsides and ancient ruins offer otherworldly vantage points over the seemingly endless expanse of Lake Titicaca, South America’s largest lake. […]
In his first interview since returning from China, President Guillermo Lasso pledged that the details of negotiations with Beijing on trade and debt restructuring will be made public. “Information of […]
Miércoles, 9/2/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Titular – USD 300 mil falsos ($300,000 counterfeit) – The Prosecutor’s Office and Policía Nacional executed an operation in which 4 people who […]
By Agnes Edwards A number of expats have asked me if I have knowledge of someone producing fake vaccination certificates, using them, or selling them to other expats, and how […]
The national Emergency Operations Committee (COE) announced new reductions in pandemic restrictions Wednesday, including the elimination of the requirement that international travelers present a negative Covid-19 test entering the country. […]
If international oil prices continue to rise, Ecuador will be a major beneficiary. Oil prices hit the $90 per barrel mark last week and many industry analysts believe it will […]
Martes, 8/2/2022 Hola, Todos – Titular – Se reencuentran alumnos y maestros (Students and teachers meet again) – Yesterday, rural students in the whole country went back to face-to-face classes […]
By Erin Brockovich Most people have probably heard of Chernobyl, or the BP oil spill. You may also know about my legal battle over contaminated water in California, dramatized in […]
By Alexandra Valencia As Ecuador and China concluded four days of meetings on a free trade agreement, Ecuador’s Foreign Minister says the deal could have an “extraordinary impact” on Ecuador’s […]
Lunes, 7/2/2022 Hola, Todos – Actividades – Carlos Ballarta se presentará en Cuenca con su gira “Rebelde Comodino” (Carlos Ballarta will perform in Cuenca with his tour “Rebel Comodino”) – […]
Two U.S. Senators have introduced bipartisan legislation in Congress to spur closer U.S. security and economic cooperation in Latin America and turn back what they see as the growing influence […]
By John Naughton Facebook was much in the news last week, although you may not realize that because it has been renamed Meta in the hope the bad vibes associated […]
Ecuador and China signed a memorandum of understanding for a free trade agreement Saturday and said details would be worked out in the coming months. The announcement was made following […]
By Jane Chambers In a tiny house on the outskirts of Lima, Gabriela Zarate lives with her husband and eight children. Four are her own. The other four, two girls […]
By Ayngelina Brogan South America tourism is heating up. Travelers are flocking towards the equator for a glimpse at a stunning patchwork of beautiful landscapes with snow-capped mountains, spectacular jungles, […]






















