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Vice President Otto Sonnenholzner says that Ecuador is establishing a “lasting peace” and that discussions between the government and indigenous groups are helping to solve problems that led to October’s protests. “It is important to remember, however, that the...
Martes, 10/12/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - <The paper is back to announcing events on the day of the events, so by the time you get this, the event would be already started or over.> Del cuerpo del periodico - Expoferia municipal - The city will put on a...
Advertised as the “tax simplification” law, legislation to reduce taxes on some products and services and raise them for others easily passed the National Assembly Monday. The legislation, which contains many of the items in the government's economic reform law...
By Dinorah Azpuru In the past few weeks, violent protests in Latin America have resulted in destroyed property, thousands of arrests and dozens of deaths. Observers, including scholars of the region, are surprised by the recent turmoil in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia,...
Lunes, 9/12/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Exposición - "Made in Cuenca - Hecho en Cuenca," a show of ceramics by Northamerican artist Neil King, is at the Salón del Pueblo "Efrain Jara Idrovo" of the Casa de la Cultura (Sucre y Benigno Malo,...
By Tom Larsen Susan McBride is no stranger to awards. She was the 2018 Cuenca Governor’s Expat Humanitarian Award winner. On December 17, National Immigrant Day, Susan will receive special recognition from the Ecuadorian government in the National Assembly session in...
The Constitution Court ruled Friday that a law requiring the names of those convicted of sexual crimes be included on a public registry is unconstitutional. Passed by the National Assembly in November, President Lenin Moreno asked the court to review the law's...
Risk management officials report no major damage from a Sunday morning earthquake north of Quito although two landslides closed roads near Guayllabamba, the epicenter. “We have reports of cracking in some structures in north Quito, Tumbaco and Guayllabamba,” said a...
A volcano has erupted in New Zealand, leaving at least five people dead and several unaccounted for, police have said. Tourists were seen walking inside the crater of the White Island volcano moments before Monday's eruption which geologists say was unexpected....
Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series on shearing alpaca I posted in January of 2018. I’ll be back in a couple of weeks. Alpaca are shy. The rancher, more so. In order to maintain a degree of privacy for my friend and host who invited me to participate...
A team of paleontologists and geologists from Argentina and Ecuador have found the remains of what is believed to be the first dinosaur discovered in Ecuador. Identified as a Saltasaurus, the dinosaur is believed to have lived 85 million years ago and has been named...
Viernes, 6/12/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Nuns' Life Conference - A conference will continue tomorrow about the life of cloistered nuns in past times. It will be in the Museo de las Conceptas (Hermano Miguel 6-33 y Juan Jaramillo)....
Many years ago, I spent a few cold January days in Stockholm, Sweden. Gray, eerie and beautiful, the city appeared to be skating on an endless sheet of Baltic ice. Around 2 p.m. the gray sky dissolved into purple haze; within an hour the night was painted so black...
The Ecuadorian government has denied that it has granted asylum to self-styled Indian "godman" Nithyananda, wanted in India for alleged rape and child abduction, or sold him a Pacific island. In a statement, Ecuador’s interior ministry said it had, in fact, denied...
As a result of new immigration rules, more Venezuelans are leaving Ecuador than entering. The trend, which began in September, is in stark contrast to the same time last year when thousands a day were pouring across the Rumichaca Bridge at the Colombian border....
By Daniel Cancel and Simone Preissler Iglesias If Latin America’s sudden and violent protest movements have unsettled investors and surprised pundits, it’s worth noting that in the region’s three largest countries -- Brazil, Mexico and Argentina -- the streets have...
Jeves, 5/12/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Christmas event - Los Heraldos del Evangelio y Caballeros de la Virgen (The Heralds of the Gospel and Knights of the Virgin) are presenting "Nacimiento con luz, movimiento y sonido" (Birth/nativity...
A favorite expat online forum carried a post with a simple query: “Do we need proof of current yellow fever and typhoid vaccinations to enter Ecuador from Colombia?” (No). This simple question escalated into an epidemic of opinions, some backed by facts, some by...
The Keep Cuenca Beautiful campaign to eliminate graffiti is gaining momentum as local radio, tv and newspapers report on its progress. At last count, more than 400 expats and Cuencanos have participated in cleaning mingas or have signed up for future ones. According...
With an investment of $60 million, Corporación Quiport has begun work to expand the passenger terminal and apron of Quito International Airport. The expansion is needed, airport administration says, because of the increase in both domestic and international flights....
