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I had been living in Cuenca for four months when I submitted my first story to CuencaHighLife. That was 10 years ago; the best 10 years of my life. The fascinating culture of celebrations requiring both prayer and parades still thrills me. I was captivated by the...
My father ran an antiques business in England in the 1960s, which was a time when the nation collectively decided that the contents of its attics might be worth more than the houses themselves, a belief encouraged by a small industry of books with titles that sounded...
Friday's International Labor Day marches in Quito, Cuenca and Guayaquil continued a long tradition of protesting government policies and demanding the ouster of the president. An estimated 12,000 marched in Quito while 2,000 to 3,000 joined marches in Cuenca and...
By Liam Higgins When expats dream of retiring in Cuenca, the vision usually includes strolling along the cobblestone paths of the Tomebamba River, enjoying the spring-like weather, exploring the historic center, and stretching their retirement dollars in a beautiful...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del jueves, 30/4) Feria de la Chicha y de Bebidas Tradicionales (Feria of Chicha and Traditional Beverages) - The canton of Paute is preparing to experience a day of tradition, flavor, and culture with the Feria de la Chicha y Bebidas...
By Justin Rowlatt Renewable energy overtook coal as the world's leading source of electricity in 2025, a historic first, according to new data from the global energy think tank Ember. Electricity demand is growing around the world but the growth in solar and wind was...
As Ecuadorians celebrate Labor Day, living conditions for many of the country’s workers is deteriorating. Although the government reports unemployment stands at an historically low rate of 2.9%, it also says that only 37% of the working age population has full-time...
Sherlock Holmes is almost certainly the most famous detective who never existed. He has been portrayed on screen more times than any other fictional character, which is a remarkable distinction for a man who lives only in print, but the version that fixed itself in...
By Jasmine Sun Most people I know in the A.I. industry think the median person is screwed, and they have no idea what to do about it. I live in San Francisco, among the young researchers earning million-dollar salaries and the start-up founders competing to build the...
Ecuador plans to build more mega-prisons to combat a surge in drug trafficking that has caused homicide rates to soar, Ecuadoran Minister of the Interior John Reimberg told reporters on Tuesday. The country is attempting to deal with a wave of drug violence by...
Ecuador has signed a contract with Chinese mining company CMOC for the "development and exploitation" of the Los Cangrejos gold and copper mine in El Oro Province. Containing one of the largest known gold deposits in the world, the large open pit mine will be the...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del lunes, 27/4) Película shuar "Nunkui" compite en festival de cine (Shuar film “Nunkui” competes at a film festival) - The Ecuadorian film, "Nunkui," directed by Verenice Benítez, was selected for the Festival Internacional de Cine de...
By Justin Scheck, Simón Posada and Federico Rios Every year, the United States Mint sells more than $1 billion of investment-grade gold coins. Each is stamped with an icon like the bald eagle, signifying the government’s guarantee, required by law, that the gold is...
Following Tuesday morning raids of the offices of the publicly owned National Electricity Corporation (CNEL), investigators claim dozens of employees received millions of dollars in bribes to lower the electric bills for large power users. The government says the...
If you have lived in Cuenca for any length of time, you have almost certainly had at least one close encounter with its sidewalks, pavings, steps, or street furniture, and if you have not, you are either very new here or unusually nimble, and the odds on the second...
By Mark A. Mahoney, Ph.D., R.D.N. The necessity of understanding how to maintain good hydration is an important one for maintaining good health and needs to be reiterated due to the importance of adequate hydration for our well-being and health. A lot of misleading...
By Brett J. Goldstein Anthropic recently sent a shock wave through the cybersecurity world when it said its new artificial intelligence model, Claude Mythos, had exhibited an extraordinary ability to find previously unknown vulnerabilities in software — a hacker’s...
"It doesn't work and it doesn’t solve anything," says Luis Córdoba, researcher at the Ecuadorian Observatory of Conflicts at Central University in Quito, referring to the government’s two-week curfew that goes into effect May 3. “We have two-year’s experience to this...
If you spend enough time observing relationships abroad, you may begin to notice something that is not always easy to define at first. It is not just how relationships form. It is what seems to sit quietly beneath them. At first, everything looks natural. People meet....
By Sonia Ramírez The Galápagos giant tortoise is one of those animals almost everyone recognizes, tied to Charles Darwin and the story of evolution. But in the late 1900s, parts of the tortoise’s home were being stripped bare by an unexpected invader, feral goats. How...
Week of September 20
Ecuador turns to industrial power cuts to protect Mazar and keep homes from going dark.
Ecuador raises its 2026 growth forecast, but El Niño could spoil the outlook next year.
Cuenca retirees challenge medical and therapy changes at IESS senior center.
