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Consistently rated one of Ecuador’s top small hotels before it closed early in the Covid pandemic, Mansión Alcázar reopened its doors Thursday. The hotel, located in the historic district on Calle Simon Bolivar, will be operated by Cuenca’s Sociedad Gourmet group,...
By Christian Yates More vaccinated people are dying of Covid than unvaccinated people, according to a recent report from Public Health England (PHE). The report shows that 163 of the 257 people (63.4%) who died within 28 days of a positive Covid test between February...
Business and industry groups are criticizing the state of emergency declared for Guayaquil and El Oro Province due to the emergence of the delta variant of the Covid-19 virus. “We cannot stand another round of restrictions and lockdowns,” says Pablo Bermeo, spokesman...
Jueves, 15/7/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Lista la edición 20 del Otro Cine (The 20th edition of Otro Cine is ready) - The 20th edition of the Encuentros del Otro Cine will start el 24/7. 28 full length films and 2 programs of short films...
Author's note: Time is running out for Ecuador to save its Amazon rainforests -- areas which have 10,000 times the biodiversity of the Galapagos islands. Ethno-ecologist Adam Gebb looks at the problems and possibilities in a seven-part series. This article explores...
Covid-19 vaccines protect you against the new delta variant that has recently arrived in Ecuador. That’s the message the Ministry of Health wants to put out to the public. “Of the 10 patients infected with the new variant, nine were unvaccinated,” says Isabel María...
Miércoles, 14/7/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Titular - Provincias vecinas a El Oro están alertas (Provinces neighboring El Oro are alert) - See Wednesday's CHL article for story. Cuenca - El Banco Pichincha vacuna a su personal (Banco Pichincha vaccinates...
By John Keeble I think I might have egg and bacon for breakfast tomorrow – I know it will be completely vegan and cruelty free. Actually, I probably won't ... just the thought of it puts me off even though I know it is animal-free. Animal-free? How can that be? Ah,...
President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency in Guayaquil and El Oro Province Wednesday morning in an effort to contain the spread of the delta variant of the Covid-19 virus. The action is based on the recommendation by the national Emergency Operations...
Following the announcement that the Covid-19 delta variant has entered Ecuador, the country’s two largest medical organizations are demanding that the government declare a new national health emergency. Among the measures the Guayas and Pichincha Medical Colleges...
Martes, 13/7/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Trabajos colaborativos unen a artistas locales (Collaborative works unite local artists) - During the confinement, various designers and artisans have been working cooperatively, and have opened...
By Alex Berenson Do the Covid vaccines work? If so, how well? These questions are separate from the issue of whether vaccines should be mandated or their side effects. No serious person thinks masks protect their wearers, for example, but we mandated those for more...
Just two days after claiming that no cases of the Covid-19 delta variant had been recorded in Ecuador, the Ministry of Health has confirmed cases and deaths in Guayas and El Oro Provinces. Minister of Health Ximena Garzón blamed the confusion on a reporting error at...
By Karla Sánchez Arismendi During last week's visit of United States Ambassador Michel Fitzpatrick to Cuenca, Azuay Governor Esteban Bernal proposed creating a consular liaison office in the city. In addition to meeting with the governor, Fitzpatrick attended the...
Lunes, 12/7/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Titular - Quieren potenciar sistema de peaje (They want to upgrade toll systems) - Cuenca - Dispositiva ayuda a peatones y ciclistas (Device helps pedestrians and cyclists) - Two university students have invented a...
All health care workers in France must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by September or risk not being paid, the government has announced. The requirement applies to doctors, nurses, office staff and volunteers. President Emmanuel Macron has also said that from...
Ecuador's plan to vaccinate nine million residents against the Covid-19 virus by September is turning its attention to the country's tourism sector. The Ministry of Health says it has inoculated 35,000 tourism industry workers in Quito, Cuenca and Guayaquil in the...
Tourists are returning to the Galapagos and one reason may be that all of the islands’ 25,000 residents over the age of 16 are vaccinated. Ecuador Health Minister Ximena Garzón calls the Galapagos' vaccination campaign a “fabulous success.” The Governing Council of...
Beginning Thursday, passengers arriving in Ecuador at the Quito and Guayaquil international airports must show a negative PCR test or proof of vaccination completed 14 days earlier. Results of an antigen test will no longer be accepted, the national Emergency...
The blue hour is descending on Michael, but I want to absorb a slice of the diminishing light for myself. I want to preserve this precious moment and offer it to her as a farewell gift shortly before she slips into bed, before she sleeps through the night. Something...
Week of August 16
Azuay stays under state of exception as authorities track criminal groups expanding around Cuenca.
Older adults and people with disabilities can now request vehicle tax break online.
That unresolved bank complaint has another place to go and the service is free.
