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Although there were limited clashes with police in Otavalo, Latacunga and Quito Tuesday, most protests in the national strike were relatively peaceful, National Police report. In Cuenca, there were morning and afternoon marches to the government offices on Parque...
The Constitutional Court said Tuesday it will allow President Daniel Noboa’s question for a constituent assembly to appear on the November referendum ballot if changes are made to the wording. Assuming Noboa agrees to the changes, the court’s decision could head off a...
By Deborah Kearns A year ago, Kelly McCoy packed two bags, sold everything she owned, and left Buffalo, New York, for Albania, sight unseen. Entrepreneurs Nicole and Jordan Tarver sold most of their belongings in a garage sale and moved from rainy Seattle to...
The Federation of Indigenous and Peasant Organizations of Azuay (FOA) announced it will begin an indefinite strike Tuesday with a protest on the Pan American Highway at the entrance to Victoria del Portete. FOA is demanding the government permanently revoke the...
A prison riot in Machala has left at least 14 people dead, including a guard. According to National Police, the violence was the result of a conflict between members of the Los Choneros and Los Lobos gangs. Following the first reports of gunfire within the prison,...
This article is part of “Facelift Ecuador: Share Your Positive Story!,” an initiative to publish positive articles from CuencaHighLife readers. If you would like to submit your story, click here. By Anthropic Claude You are a recent arrival as an expat in Cuenca....
By Scott Levine DATELINE: Cuenca, Ecuador 2014. SuperMaxi shelves have never known Heinz 57 ketchup. Mariscal Lamar and Gran Colombia are torn up for future Tranvia tracks. Expats arrive in big numbers, drawn by Cuenca’s affordability and beauty and informed by...
Although the national strike called by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie) is off to slow start, leaders say activities will pick up this week. The strike was called Thursday to protest the elimination of the diesel fuel subsidy, mining and oil...
President Daniel Noboa’s attempt to install a constituent assembly to rewrite the constitution without a legal review has been provisionally suspended by the Constitutional Court. The court ordered the suspension until it considers five suits challenging the...
By Adam Popescu; Photos by Todd Heisler In the Galápagos Islands, a fragile archipelago off the coast of Ecuador, everyone seems to know Alicia Ayala. “They call me the queen of Airbnb,” she said after greeting diners with kisses and selfies at 1835, a restaurant...
Despite fears of highway blockages and mass protests, the latest call for a nationwide strike by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie) has created minimal disruption. Conaie strikes in 2015, 2019 and 2022 began with a bang, with hundreds of roadblocks...
Bored?- Llega la Fiesta de la Luna - -Septiembre is the time for connections with nature and with ancestral memory in the Andes. Killa Raymi, or the Fiesta of the Moon, is commemorated with ceremonies, rituals and cultural expressions in various parts of the country,...
I first heard the phrase Alligator Alcatraz over a cup of instant coffee in Cuenca. To me it sounded like one of those old Florida roadside attractions, the kind with faded billboards on Highway 41 between Naples and Miami promising “See Live Gators, Only $1.” I...
By Chris Baraniuk The moment he saw pictures of the grubby old televisions for sale, Shaan Joshi knew he had to have them. Joshi, a game developer and writer from central Florida in the US, immediately paid up: $2,500 (£1,900) for 10 cathode-ray tube (CRT) TVs. Chunky...
The Confederation of Indigenous Peoples and Nationalities (Conaie) and its regional partners announced Thursday it was launching an "immediate and indefinite" national strike. Meeting in a joint session in Riobamba, Conaie, Ecuarunari, Confenaie and Conaie said it was...
By Graham Finlayson Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are increasingly portrayed as the chief culprit in modern nutrition debates. They are linked to conditions ranging from dementia to obesity and what some describe as an epidemic of “food addiction.” These industrially...
Tourists were back at Peru's ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu Wednesday, officials said, after a protest by residents forced the evacuation of hundreds of stranded visitors. Access to the site had been blocked since Monday as protesters placed logs and rocks on...
The significance of Tuesday’s massive turnout for Cuenca's “Great March for Water” could extend far beyond shutting down the Loma Larga gold mine. “This will have an impact far beyond Cuenca and could change the political landscape of the country,” Azuay Province...
By Ann Babe Increasingly over the past decade, Westerners have flocked to the Amazon for a taste of the region’s most notorious elixir: ayahuasca. In the jungle, the plant mixture is the “vine of the soul” or the “vine of the dead,” depending on who you ask. In the...
The government of President Daniel Noboa has terminated a migration statute that had made it easier for Venezuelan citizens in Ecuador to obtain visas and residency, closing a bilateral agreement that had been in place for 15 years. The government cited "suspensions...
