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By Reginald Williams When someone picks your pocket and pilfers your cell phone, at first you panic. Then you are exposed to feelings of discouragement and vulnerability. You feel disheartened and helpless. Then finally, you accept that there’s nothing to do except...
Paracetamol medications are no more effective than a placebo for the most common illnesses or injuries, a medical review of the drug has revealed. The most ineffective use of paracetamol, also known as acetaminophen and sold under such brand names as Tylenol, Mapap...
By Blane Bachelor Eric Barry has been riding a seemingly never-ending wave of uncertainty in his life over the past year. The 35-year-old writer and podcast host, who is originally from California's Bay Area, was researching a novel in Ecuador when the global pandemic...
A week before Ecuador’s presidential runoff election between Andrés Arauz and Guillermo Lasso, the leadership of the country's indigenous movement remains bitterly divided on strategy. With most polls showing a tightening race, many analysts say the vote of the...
A photo obtained by Fox News shows two little Ecuadorian girls -- who were dropped from a barrier at the U.S.-Mexican border by smugglers, and whose plight drew worldwide concern and outrage -- receiving care at a Border Patrol facility after their rescue. The girls...
Cuenca street artists who enjoy painting large-scale pieces are familiar with El Vado. Bajada del Vado is famed for the often dramatic street art climbing the steep draw, some crumbling even more rapidly than the wall they use as a canvas. The plazoleta itself, a...
Following discussions with the national Emergency Operations Committee on Friday, it was agreed that Cuenca residents will not be subject to driving restrictions on city maintained roadways that are being applied in other areas of the country. According to national...
The Ministry of Health says that it expects two shipments of the Sinovac vaccine next week, with 300,000 doses arriving April 4 and 700,000 more arriving April 8. Ecuador’s ambassador in Beijing, Carlos Larrea, who toured Sinovac facilities last week, reported that...
By Rachel Treisman The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its domestic travel guidance for fully vaccinated people, lifting certain testing and self-quarantine requirements and recommending precautions like wearing a mask and avoiding crowds. But...
Chile closed its borders and tightened an already strict lockdown further on Thursday to slow the spread of the coronavirus and stop the influx of contagious new variants as cases climbed past 1 million despite one of the world’s fastest vaccination rates. The...
President Lenín Moreno declared a 30-day state of emergency Friday night for Azuay, Guayas, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Manabí, Pichincha, Loja and Santo Domingo Provinces due to an increase in Covid-19 cases. The declaration includes an 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew, elimination...
Jueves, 1/4/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - El ministro recrimina; en Cuenca muera 2 al día (The minister recriminates; 2 die a day in Cuenca) - Restrictions in Cuenca will not include vehicular circulation based on license plate...
By Henry Fountain Tropical forests around the world were destroyed at an increasing rate in 2020 compared with the year before, despite the global economic downturn caused by the pandemic, which reduced demand for some commodities that have spurred deforestation in...
Miércoles, 31/3/2020 Hello everyone - Activities - De la pagina cultural - Clases de batería gratuitas (Free drum lessons) - Yamaha Drums Ecuador is organizing free drum classes with Frank Guerrero on 3/4 a las 16:00 on the Facebook page of Yamaha Drums Ecuador where...
The Loja Emergency Operations Committee has asked President Lenin Moreno to declare a state of emergency for the canton. The action would require approval from the Constitutional Court under a provision that local communities hard-hit by the Covid pandemic can request...
By Julia Buckley How many of us have been sitting at home, seen a dreamy picture of a foreign country, and started planning our life there? That'd be a lot. But how many of us have actually gone ahead, bought a property and planned that future life -- without setting...
Cuenca expat Roger Seltzer was killed early Tuesday morning when a horse fell on top of the car he was driving, north of Cajamarca, Peru. According to police, the horse apparently lost its footing on a steep mountain slope and tumbled onto the highway. Seltzer, 39,...
Martes, 30/3/2021 Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - A evitar contagios (To avoid contagion) - The national COE made resolutions for the Semana Santa that included restricting vehicles on the roads of the country and prohibiting liquor sales...
By Karl Sweetman I have recently learned that Cuenca High Life is considering making a number of changes to its format, particularly its comments section and policy. The reason? A number of complaints from readers who object to what they perceive as an increasing...
By Dawn Gilbertson Korey Mudd wasn't fazed by the cleaning crew outside his Mexico hotel room when he and his wife returned from the pool. "There was someone wiping down the door and the handles and stuff,'' he said. "They asked me if it was my room, and I said,...
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.
