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Dear Diary, I was running errands downtown the other morning and decided that a brief break from the drizzly weather was in order, so I took a seat at one of my regular haunts, Le Bistro, in the Seminary courtyard; it is always a fun place for people-watching while...
Tens-of-thousands of Cuencanos and tourists poured into the historic district Friday night, celebrating the end of the month-long Covid-19 health emergency lockdown. Restaurants and cafes around Parque Calderon operated at full capacity for the first time in months,...
By Sigal Manuel Early on in the pandemic, global health experts envisioned a nightmare scenario: Covid-19 vaccines are created, but they go almost exclusively to rich countries that can afford to buy them. People in poorer countries are left to get sick and die. To...
By David Leonhardt I want to end this week by showing you two Covid-19 charts. They contain the same message: The pandemic is in retreat. In the United States, there is now an excellent chance that the retreat is permanent. Victory over Covid has not yet arrived, but...
The governments of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador are taking steps to restore and preserve the Qhapaq Ñam Andean Inca route and promote local tourism in the region. Qhapaq Ñam was the backbone of the Inca Empire’s political and economic power. It served as an extensive...
One of the biggest challenges facing President-elect Guillermo Lasso will be allowing gasoline and diesel prices to rise to international market levels while reducing the impact on bus and trucking companies. Energy Minister René Ortiz says there can be no return to...
Jueves, 20/5/2021 Hola, Todos - I will be taking a week off starting on Monday, and will be back el lunes, 31/5/2021. Actividades - Del cuerpo del periodico - Se cumple la semana de la movilidad (Mobility week is over) - The Empresa de Movilidad (EMOV EP) of the City...
The European Union entered what was intended to be a final round of negotiations on Thursday to bridge differences over the use of Covid-19 certificates designed to open up tourism this summer. European Parliament lawmakers and current EU president Portugal...
The man who led the indigenous Pachakutik movement to a leadership position in Ecuador’s National Assembly for the first time is leaving the party. Yaku Pérez announced Wednesday in Cuenca that he is resigning from Pachakutik in protest of its decision to align itself...
Miércoles, 19/5/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Debates sobre economías creativas (Discussions on creative economies) - Resiliart 2021 is a series of 3 discussions on creative economies in Ecuador, to recognize and look for sustainable...
Perseverance furthers. -- I Ching - The Book of Changes, late 9th century By Robert Bradley Bill Dick has been tireless in his dedication to improving the lives of others for the entirety of his nearly ten years living in Cuenca. His latest contributions are stellar...
By Jennifer Liu The coronavirus pandemic impacted lives around the world, but depending on where you reside and the local response to prevention efforts, your experience may have varied greatly. Those experiences are among the data collected by Internations, a global...
By Will Ford During the summer in the eastern U.S. city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, my father lies in a hammock, gin and tonic in hand, waiting for hummingbirds. He has often struggled to attract them to the back yard. Tapichalaca Reserve, in southern Ecuador, would...
By Sylvan Hardy An angry Rafael Correa denounced Pressident-elect Guillermo Lasso in two interviews on Monday, calling him a “traitor and a liar” for walking away from a political alliance with Correa’s Union for Hope (Unes) and the conservative Social Christian...
Martes, 18/5/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Museos con varios problemas (Museums with various problems) - The pandemic has left some museums in Cuenca in a difficult situation, trying to operate without funds and specialized personnel. The...
One of the most famous rock formations in the Galapagos Islands has collapsed into the sea. The top of Darwin's Arch, located in the northern part of the archipelago, fell as "a consequence of natural erosion," according to the Ministry of Environment for Ecuador....
By Shannon Bond Researchers have found just 12 people are responsible for the bulk of the misleading claims and outright lies about Covid-19 vaccines that proliferate on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. "The 'Disinformation Dozen' produce 65% of the shares of...
Ecuador’s 28-day state of emergency ends Thursday at midnight and will not be extended. “We have met our objectives during the last month by lowering the number of new Covid infections and reducing the pressure on the hospitals and are very pleased with the results,”...
Lunes, 17/5/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Temporal causa destrozos (Season causes destruction) - See Monday's CHL article for story. <If I knew how, I'd post a video from el noche de sábado when the river jumped the bend at one end...
By Michael Hiltzik As if to assuage a bottomless public appetite for bad news, every advance in the fight against Covid-19 seems to inspire a surge in pessimistic prophecies. The latest example involves the prospects of reaching “herd immunity” — that is, a level of...
