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Ecuador receives second IMF loan installment

Ecuador receives second IMF loan installment

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a second installment of over $2.5 billion to Ecuador for economic development. The agency said that the country has 10 and a half years to pay off the debt. The interest rate is 3.2 percent. The Ministry of Economy...

Some common medicines may increase the risk for dementia

Some common medicines may increase the risk for dementia

By Pam Belluck Can certain medications increase your risk of dementia? A new study suggests that people who take a class of common medicines called anticholinergic drugs for several years may be more likely to develop dementia as they age. This is not a new hypothesis...

Where in the world is Rafael Correa?

Where in the world is Rafael Correa?

Ecuador’s Attorney General’s office has requested that the international police agency Interpol help locate former president Rafael Correa. Deputy prosecutor Wilson Toainga says Correa did not provide a new address to authorities when he moved from his former...

Do you really need an ‘Instant Pot’?

Do you really need an ‘Instant Pot’?

Are you living in Ecuador or are you thinking of moving here? A regular query on social media posts is, “What should I bring from home?“ Recently, I’ve seen, “Should I bring down an Instant Pot?” Another was, “Can I buy an Instant Pot in Cuenca?” The answers are,...

My travels with John Hosford

My travels with John Hosford

Editor's note: This post has nothing to do with Ecuador, Cuenca or expatriatism. It is about one writer's enduring interest in the man who courted his great-great-grandmother during the U.S. Civil War. The article appeared originally as a newspaper column in 2001....

We’re drowning in plastic! Top tips for using less

We’re drowning in plastic! Top tips for using less

We recently returned from a three-week journey in Florida, U.S., traveling almost two-thousand miles around the state, visiting big and small cities, little towns and, of course, beaches. And everywhere was plastic, from plastic bags at every grocery store to...

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The Cuenca Dispatch

Week of April 05

Legal storm builds over Ecuador’s moved-up local elections.

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Ecuador issues nationwide mpox alert after first Clade Ib case.

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Big power users switch to self-generation as Ecuador protects household electricity supply.

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