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Ecuador needs money to finance infrastructure projects and the government believes the private sector is where they will find it. “The national budget can no longer support the projects that the country needs and we are looking to establish public-private partnerships...
Claiming that they have been ignored by city government, the residents of Cayambe marched on the mayor’s office Thursday, demanding an end to prostitution in their neighborhood. An hour into the protest, leaders of the group were invited inside to meet with Cuenca...
By Nancy Clark I’ve started eating clean; quinoa and brown rice. No more white rice. I haven’t had cookies for ages. I’m eating clean—no added sugar. When I visit my parents, I bring my own food. It’s healthier…. The clean eating movement has raised a lot of questions...
The Cuenca Transportation Chamber announced yesterday that it is suspending its participation in transportation planning talks with the city claiming the city owes bus companies more than a million dollars in subsidies. “We have been waiting for months to be paid but...
Jueves, 13/2/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Alianza Francesa y hotel Sheraton - These two entities have signed an agreement to promote artistic activities. The Alianza will be able to mount free events this year. Three of these are a jazz...
By Robert Bradley The Ecuadorian Amazon has the greatest concentration of wildlife diversity on earth and is the home of several indigenous communities who have lived sustainably in this ecosystem for thousands of years. What many of us understand is that climate...
Despite the fact that it is surrounded by drug-producing countries, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says that Ecuador remains “almost entirely free of illicit crop production.” UNODC also reports that “strong law enforcement efforts” have greatly reduced the...
Like many of you, I’ve been advised to take calcium supplements. As I aged into my 50s I received a number of vague recommendations from doctors to “take calcium” after a bone density exam showed bone loss. People who have osteopenia (low bone mineral density) have a...
Ecuador’s Ministry of Energy presented a strong objection to the Constitutional Court on Wednesday to Azuay Prefect Yaku Pérez’s proposal for a referendum to stop mining in Azuay Province. “To allow such a referendum to go forward and jeopardize the country’s efforts...
Quito’s municipal police have a message for men who pee in the city’s historic district. “We will begin fining those who make Quito streets and sidewalks a public urinal,” said a spokesman for the Metropolitan Control Police agency Agency,” on Tuesday. “The ordinance...
Miércoles, 12/2/2020 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Concierto - The Orquesta Sinfónica de Cuenca will perform its 3rd concert in a series with the 3d symphonies of Ecuadorian composers Luis Humberto Salgado and Ludwig Van Beethoven este viernes a...
Early in the morning, shortly after light and while most of you are still asleep, I ease my cross country bike, the Blue Rocket, from his berth at my home in San Joaquin. I keep him well maintained with air and oil and he’s always ready to go at a moments notice, just...
Martes, 11/2/2020 Hola, Todos - Correction to yesterday's post - I mistakenly named Paúl Granda instead of Paúl Carrasco as the last prefect of Azuay. Actividades - De la pagina cultural - "El lago de los Cisnes" (Swan Lake) - El Ballet Real de Rusia (The Royal Ballet...
By Robert Bradley The alfresco restaurant, Casa Azul Galeria Cafe, on the plaza of San Sebastian church, was my first haunt in Cuenca. Several mornings a week I would wander down, plop into one of their comfortable chairs, and read for an hour or so while sipping...
Editor’s note: This is the second of a six-part series by Don Moore, a former Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras who developed a fascination with northern Peru — and wrote a book about it. Don spent most of January in Cuenca. By Don Moore Tramping down the Andes is...
By Hugh Bronstein Argentina heads into do-or-die talks this week with its biggest creditor, the International Monetary Fund, fresh from a failed bond sale on Monday that augured poorly for the government’s plan for revamping about $100 billion in debt. The country...
The United Nations office in Quito is urging the government to take steps to curb a “climate of growing xenophobia” in Ecuador. The UN said that President Lenin Moreno’s plan to make it easier to deport foreigners with criminal records has added to a climate of...
Lunes, 10/2/2020 Hola, Todos - I will be taking a week off at the end of the month from 24/2 through 2/3 and be back on 3/3. I need a break. Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Used books - Luis Gustavo Fabara Ruíz has a used bookstore in the Plazoleta del Otorongo...
By Nicoletta Lanese Coronaviruses make up a large family of viruses that can infect birds and mammals, including humans, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). These viruses have been responsible for several outbreaks around the world, including the severe...
For the first time in 17 years an Ecuadorian president will visit the White House as President Lenin Moreno meets U.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday. "This visit is an opportunity to expand the new and positive bilateral relationship that the United States has...
