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By Mongabay staff In 2017, the name “La Merced de Buenos Aires,” or simply “Buenos Aires,” became famous throughout Ecuador. This small parish located high in the Andean province of Imbabura was invaded by illegal miners who quickly took control of the mountains....
By Kristen V. Brown and Rebecca Torrence Anecdotes tell us what the data can't: Vaccinated people appear to be getting the coronavirus at a surprisingly high rate. But exactly how often isn't clear, nor is it certain how likely they are to spread the virus to others....
In its most recent population estimates, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC) reports that Cuenca’s population has grown by 187,000, or about 28 percent, since the 2010 census. The city’s metropolitan population at the end of June stands at...
Jueves, 19/8/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - l autocine llega a la parroquia San Joaquín (New project - The drive-in movie comes to San Joaquín parish) - A drive in movie will open in San Joaquín el viernes, 20/8. The first show will be mañana a las 19:00 with two...
President Guillermo Lasso has designated a section of Manabí Province a “military reserve,” giving the Armed Forces additional authority to combat drug trafficking. The presidential order focuses on an area near Montecristi known as the San Isidro Hills that is said...
Ecuador Interior Minister Alexandra Vela said Wednesday that the government is ready to begin a dialog with the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie). It is not clear, however, when talks will begin since Vela proposed a Friday start date while...
Miércoles, 18/8/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Titular - Peatones priman sobre vehículos (Pedestrians prevail over vehicles) - The Día Mundial del Peatón (World Pedestrian Day) was celebrated el 17/8. The Plan de Movilidad y Espacios Públicos de Cuenca, in...
By Hilary Brueck and Mia de Graaf The U.S. government has recommended COVID-19 booster shots for all. In a statement on Wednesday, U.S. health officials said all Americans who received an mRNA vaccine from Pfizer or Moderna may get a boost eight months after their...
For the third time, the International Criminal Police Agency, better known as Interpol, has refused to issue a red alert for the arrest and extradition of former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa. As it did in the previous cases, the agency said that that the...
Most of the migrants enter Ecuador at the Peruvian border, at Huaquillas, and almost none of them plan to stay. According to the Foreign Ministry, the estimated 200 Haitians, Asians and Africans entering the country each day are met by so-called travel coordinators...
Martes, 3/8/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Titular - Cruce de acusaciones (Crossing of accusations) - As expected, the impeachment of ex-Comptroller General Pablo Celi in the National Assembly is a crossing of accusations, attacks, and grievances, especially...
As vaccinations in the U.S. have slowed significantly from their peak, they have risen sharply in Latin America, with a host of countries now inoculating against Covid-19 at a far higher rate than their richer neighbor to the north. The progress in Latin America is...
The murders began Friday in Guayaquil, just hours after a joint police - military operation made the largest drug bust in Ecuador history. The cache of cocaine, opioids and Chinese-produced drug-making chemicals was valued at $450 million and was presumed to have...
Lunes, 16/8/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Titular - Productores, claves de un "plan social" (Producers, keys to a "social plan") - Associations and small agricultural producers in San Fernando will be suppliers to the municipality for assembling baskets of organic...
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series about Cuenca sculptor Eduardo Segovia. To read the first part, click here. By John Keeble Eduardo Segovia, Cuenca's 83-year-old ceramicist, yearns to take on the big projects that swirl through his creative mind...
By Monique Tello, MD, MPH There’s a ton of incredibly promising intermittent fasting (IF) research done on fat rats. They lose weight, their blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugars improve … but they’re rats. Studies in humans, almost across the board, have...
In a press conference at the Mariscal La Mar Airport Saturday, Mayor Pedro Palacios said at least three more airlines want to enter the Cuenca market. Palacios was joined by Avianca’s regional director David Alemán who announced earlier last week that his airline...
Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series about Cuenca sculptor Eduardo Segovia. By John Keeble Cuenca's internationally-renowned ceramicist Eduardo Segovia sat in his elegant room filled with his favourite art, contemplating the past and the future, and...
Mexico announced Sunday that it is establishing new rules for Ecuadorians arriving in the country by air. According to sources in Ecuador’s Mexican embassy, the requirements were developed jointly by the Mexican government, the Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
Author's note: On the morning of March,16 2020, Ecuador closed its doors, forcing visitors to shelter in place. As a result, Peter Schramm, owner and manager of Izhcayluma Eco-Resort, near Vilcabamba, Ecuador, became the de-facto governor of an island state...
