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Editor's note: This is a first of a series of articles about exploring Latin America. By R.S. Gompertz Coca leaf was the original special ingredient in America’s now favorite soft drink. The “intellectual beverage” was advertised to be a “valuable brain tonic and cure...
By Carlos Eduardo Pina On January 23, when U.S.-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president of Venezuela, he thought deposing President Nicolas Maduro from power would be easy. He had a simple, three-thronged plan: declare Maduro's...
For the second consecutive year, Ecuador took home more trophies at the South America World Travel Awards ceremony than any other country. Among its honors, were: Top overall city destination (Quito); top beach destination (Galapagos); top business destination...
Ecuador’s Transit Commission (CTE) is introducing a bar code system that allows residents to report bribery demands or other misconduct by transit police or officials. The new program is called “Don’t give corruption a chance.” According to Edison Moscoso, Cuenca CTE...
I carry a camera with me nearly everywhere and almost every day. It encourages me to keep my eyes open to possibilities -- there is always something special happening in Cuenca, my job is to record a moment and share it with you. Here are ten of my favorites taken...
Colombia is working to halt scores of slayings of community leaders by criminal groups and remnant bands of rebels following the country’s historic 2016 peace deal, President Ivan Duque said on Friday, during a visit from the UN Security Council. The peace agreement...
By Dr. Anna Wilson Soon after my arrival in Cuenca I noticed a phenomenon. I call it the “I’m-a-better-gringo-than-you” chorus. These are self-appointed expat police or behavior modification doctors. It starts when someone reports, on social media or at a social...
The Pastaza Provincial court has upheld an April decision by a lower court prohibiting the government from pursing oil exploration on 180,000 hectares of Amazon territory claimed by the Waorani indigenous community. According to the Waorani and their supporters, the...
Ecuador's attorney general's office says that it is beginning an investigation of members of the recently elected Council for Citizen Participation and Social Control (Cpccs). The action follows a vote by the Cpccs to review judicial appointments made by its...
By Robert Bradley It may come as no surprise but being pampered while surrounded in natural beauty and enjoying fine dinners in a safe environment are the top requirements of people over 65 when planning their Ecuador vacation. Norma Cristina Bock, professor at the...
Jueves, 11/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Teatro - "Pentesilea, la reina de las Amazonas" opened Thursday in the sala Alfonso Carrasco at the CCE. It will continue viernes y sábado. Cost: $5.00. Cine de la India - Las Jornadas de Cine y...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's right-hand man Diosdado Cabello has ruled out early elections despite talks between representatives of the government and the opposition in Barbados. Maduro's removal from office has been a key demand of the opposition, which is...
Let’s cut to the chase. The number one cause of death around the world is type 2 diabetes. You may have heard that cardiovascular disease is the number-one killer, but it’s cardiovascular disease, stroke, and kidney failure, all secondary to type 2 diabetes. And type...
Miércoles, 10/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Salvador Dalí - Two series of prints by Dalí, "Las cenas de Gala" and "Los sueños caprichosos de Pantagruel" are on tour and will be in Cuenca el viernes, 12/7 a las 19:00 in the Museo Pumapungo....
Hi, I’m Martín…Señor Martín Pescador to be exact. Brian isn’t around right now, neither is Edie. El Fantasma is gone too. That’s why I’m doing the writing today. Brian and Edie are my buddies. We’re close enough that Brian is trusting to me to do the talking this...
Minister of the Environment Marcelo Mata said Wednesday that he plans to move quickly to eliminate single-use plastics in Ecuador. "We have established a three-month deadline to reach agreements with the plastic industry, businesses and consumers with the intent of...
According to Mexican urban planner Roberto Ponce, Cuenca should look at the experiences of other cities as it formulates a master transportation plan. “To reduce traffic in its central city London made the cost of public parking prohibitively high,” he says, noting...
Martes, 9/7/2019 Hola, Todos - Actividades - De la pagina cultural - Revista - The magazine "Resaltador Digital" will be presented mañana a las 19:00 in the Piazza del Río at the Mall del Río. Charla - There will be a talk on "La ciencia y el lenguaje de los símbolos...
According to a gay rights activist group, at least two dozen same-sex couples were legally married Tuesday in civil ceremonies around Ecuador. Although the Constitutional Court legalized same-sex marriage June 12, the ruling did not take effect until it was registered...
An unusually heavy snowfall Monday night covered the Cajas Mountains from elevations of 4,200 meters and higher. Personnel at the Cajas National Park, west of Cuenca, estimated that snowfall measured as much as 14 centimeters in some locations. "Snow in the Cajas is...
Week of October 25
Ecuador heads into a four-day November holiday built around Cuenca’s Independence Day.
El Niño’s early rains have already affected more than 30,000 people across Ecuador.
Exporters press Constitutional Court to move three major trade agreements forward
