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“There will be accidents,” says Cuenca Councilman Xavier Barrera, referring to the operational risks for Cuenca’s new tram system. “Our challenge is to establish safety rules and protocols to keep them at a minimum. Most of all, we must educate the public about their...
U.S. President Donald Trump first budget proposes deep foreign aid cuts to Latin American countries. Ecuador, which received $2 million in 2016 for a drug control program, would receive nothing under the new budget. Although aid to Latin America as a percentage of the...
We were at lunch recently with good friends we haven't seen for awhile. In response to a question about what she'd been up to, the female of the couple replied, "Well, I haven't been people-ing lately." Her unique phraseology caught me off guard, but I get it. Our own...
Following through on a campaign promise, Lenin Moreno's first presidential cabinet includes plenty of new faces, including three that may reflect a new government approach to private enterprise and foreign trade. Moreno announced his cabinet appointments on Tuesday....
Breaking three weeks of silence, Guillermo Lasso said Monday that Lenin Moreno has a chance to “change the course of history and put Ecuador back on the road to prosperity.” Lasso, who lost a close presidential runoff election to Moreno in April, conceded for the...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's header event - Exposición - "El arte desde la mirada infantil" (Art from the child's eye) will open on jueves, 25/5 at 18:30 in la Quinta Bolívar. Articles about - Universidad de las Artes - The Conservatorio Superior "José...
More than a dozen heads-of-state have confirmed their attendance at Wednesday’s presidential inauguration ceremony of Lenin Moreno in Quito. Among the Latin American presidents who say they will attend are Argentina’s Mauricio Macri, Bolivia’s Evo Morales, Chile's...
As Ecuador law enforcement ratchets up the pressure on the international drug trade, they worry that gang members will hit back. Following the March arrest of Washington Prado, aka, “Ecuador’s Pablo Escobar,” officials say that prosecutors and police officials in...
According to the Cuenca transportation department (EMOV), the number one complaint against taxi drivers is rounding up fares. In 2016 there were 260 complaints filed against the practice while 177 have been filed through mid-May this year. Although the minimum...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's header event - Domingos culturales en familia - Sunday's cultural family event was a clown show in the Museo de la Ciudad. Articles about - Drawing - The "Cuarto Cacería" de dibujos urbanos ("Fourth Hunt" of urban drawings) was...
A two-man team from Lufthansa Consulting has begun an appraisal of the facilities, operations and future plans at Cuenca’s Mariscal La Mar Airport. The appraisal was ordered by the Cuenca Chamber of Industries under contract with the city of Cuenca. Executive director...
President Rafael Correa bid an emotional farewell to the citizens of Ecuador Saturday morning in his last weekly broadcast to the nation, the 523rd since he became president. He leaves office Wednesday when Lenin Moreno is inaugurated. A crowd estimated at 20,000...
By Robert Bradley Having been warned by City Cab to arrive early, as an ice storm was due, I arrived at the Portland, Oregon International Airport with plenty of time to check my bags. Six hours was too early, it seems, because I could not check my bags for another...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's header event - Semana de Turquía - There will be a movie Sat. at 6 p.m. and a Feria Cultural with food and crafts from 16-19:00 in the calle Santa Ana. <For you newbies or you oldies who haven't been paying attention or have...
By Jim Wyss The government of Ecuador on Friday said WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange should be granted safe passage to the South American nation after Swedish authorities dropped their investigation of him. Assange has been holed up in Ecuador’s London embassy for...
Quito Mayor Mauricio Rodas said Thursday that there would be no special honors awarded Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro when he visits the city next week. Maduro will be in town for the inauguration of Lenin Moreno. "We plan no municipal declaration of distinction...
In a Thursday meeting with Ecuador’s Private Banking Association (ABPE), President-elect Lenin Moreno promised that the U.S. dollar will remain the country’s currency while he is in office. “The dollar has provided us with stability over the past 18 years and I remain...
Avocados are one of the most healthful foods on earth, but should you eat them daily? After all, eating too much of this fatty fruit could result in weight gain, right? But what if the research showed that eating avocados helps control both your weight, as well as...
Hola, Todos - I will not translate the paper next Thu., Fri., or Sat., and depending on when I get back to Cuenca, maybe not Sun. either. I will be working on a project serving a more helpless and deserving population than gringos who can't or won't read their own...
U.S.-based Dynamic International Airways (DIA) has announced plans to begin daily flights from Guayaquil’s José Joaquín de Olmedo Airport to New York on July 1, pending approval by Ecuador’s civil aviation council. The airline's legal office says it expects to receive...
