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Elders of the Huaorani indigenous group in Ecuador’s northeastern Amazon have filed a lawsuit against Chinese-owned oil company PetroOriental, saying its operations have contributed to climate change and affected that community’s way of life. It marks the first time a...
Minister of Defense Oswaldo Jarrín says he sees no need to change Ecuador’s civilian gun ownership law. His comments came in response to a proposal by former Guayaquil mayor Jaime Nebot that firearms rules should be relaxed as a means of fighting crime. “I think it...
Jueves, 10/12/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural y educación - Desacuerdos por retorno de docentes (Disagreements over return of teachers) - Fear of catching Covid in the transfer to schools has some teachers opposing the enero, 2021 return to...
By Melissa Breyer From cute as a kitten to fierce as a dragon, Ecuador's vast array of caterpillars prove there's no limit to bizarre when Mother Nature is driving. Caterpillars are a wonder. The ever-so-curious larvae of butterflies and moths garner much more...
According to a Gallup / Cedatos poll released Tuesday, the vast majority of Ecuadorians believe the country is headed in the wrong direction and have little hope that a new government, to be elected in February, will be able to make significant improvements. In the...
By Brian Fung Dozens of U.S. states and the federal government sued Facebook on Wednesday in twin antitrust lawsuits, alleging that the social media giant has abused its dominance in the digital marketplace and engaged in anticompetitive behavior. The Federal Trade...
Miércoles, 9/12/2020 Hola, Todos - For those of you who were upset that you weren't warned that an issue contained an Un-April Fools article, here's your notice. There will be one or more Un-April Fools articles before the end of the year. If you know which article it...
By Jason Beaubien Latin America is facing a pandemic of malnutrition. Hunger and obesity are rising side by side in the region. The working poor who can't afford a nutritious diet are suffering at times from a lack of food and at others from an overabundance of...
Ecuador’s crowded presidential field is finally complete for the February 7 national election. On Tuesday morning, the National Electoral Council (CNE) approved the candidacy of Andrés Arauz of the Correista Unión por la Esperanza. Then, just past midnight Wednesday,...
By Stephen Vargha There are more firsts coming for the Cuenca Symphony Orchestra as they will present a ballet that most in the city have never seen. On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the symphony and Cuenca dancers will perform George Balanchine’s “Apollon Musagète”...
Martes, 8/12/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Bazar navideño para reactivar la economía (Christmas bazaar to reactivate the economy) - There will be a Christmas Bazaar in the patios of CIDAP (paseo Tres de Noviembre next to the stairs from...
By Diego Ore In April 2019, Mexican police arrested suspected human trafficker Ignacio Santoyo in a plush area of the Caribbean resort of Playa del Carmen after linking him to a prostitution racket extending across Latin America. Yet it was not the 2,000 women Santoyo...
Hola, Todos - Actividades - Nada. Otras cosas - Titular - Se aleja expectativa por mineria (Expectation for mining receding) - The possibility of mining becoming the main source of income for the country and generating investments of at least 4%of the GDP was...
By Eileen Brill-Wagner Colorful expression is one thing, but it's important to know what different colors symbolize in other cultures. When I think of the role that colors play in different cultures, I am reminded of an incident that occurred several years ago when I...
Argentina has passed a new tax on its wealthiest people to pay for medical supplies and relief measures amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Senators passed the one-off levy, dubbed the "millionaire's tax", by 42 votes to 26 on Friday. Those with assets worth more...
Victims of sexual abuse by prominent Cuenca priests say they are “cautiously optimistic” that an investigation by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will produce justice they have been denied in Ecuador’s legal system. “Dozens of victims have come forward...
By Suzanne McGee As more Americans move to destinations farther flung than Florida and Arizona, they may find unexpected trouble in paradise. Two months ago, in the midst of a miserable, rainy east coast winter, my editor, at the end of her rope, gave in and bought a...
Union for Hope presidential candidate Andrés Arauz is denouncing the continued delay by the National Electoral Council (CNE) to certify his candidacy as a plot by President Lenin Moreno to keep him off the February 2021 ballot. “This is an outrageous attempt by Moreno...
Editor’s note: Pandemic Profiles is an ongoing series that looks at how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting the lives of Cuencanos and Cuenca expats. By Robert Bradley It is easy to understand why Raymond and Marissa Huntley, proprietors of Osaka Ramen on Coronel...
By Almudena Calatrava Just nine months ago, a line would form each day outside Buenos Aires’ bustling Cafe Tortoni, people trying to get in to drink a cortado coffee in the Argentine Belle Epoque halls once frequented by writers and artists such as Jorge Luis Borges,...
