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By Ken Marist Monday’s order by the Constitutional Court suspending key provisions of three anti-crime laws could set the stage for a government crisis. The laws, National Solidarity, Intelligence and Public Integrity, all aimed at combatting organized crime, were...
By Louisa Rogers A year ago, a friend hiked the Quilotoa Loop, a three-day high-elevation trek in the Ecuadorian Andes. It's a challenging trek culminating at 13,000 feet on the rim of a crater lake located three hours south of Quito. Despite its name, it's not a...
The Constitutional Court on Monday temporarily suspended 25 provisions of three recently passed laws aimed at fighting organized crime. The court said its primary concern about the Intelligence, Integrity and National Solidarity laws sponsored by President Daniel...
I’ve come to accept that in the United States, you're not really being served — you're being legally managed. That might sound cynical, but after trying to arrange a simple international flight for two girls — one thirteen, one seventeen — it’s hard to come to any...
By Douwe den Held and Anastasia Austin in Cuenca Golden grasses, mossy hummocks and scattered lakes unfurl across the highlands of Macizo del Cajas, Azuay province. The vastness of this high-altitude Ecuadorian moorland combines with its near-silence to create an...
Presidents in El Salvador can now run for reelection as many times as they like, and their term limits will also be one year longer -- thanks to a recent amendment in the country's constitution. The Legislative Assembly and the New Ideas party, which El Salvadorian...
The management of Superintendence of Popular and Solidarity Economy (SEPS) said Saturday that depositors at the Cuenca-based CREA Savings and Credit Cooperative could begin receiving reimbursements of their accounts within three weeks. CREA was closed by SEPS July 29...
In the summer of ‘69 my younger brother Francis and I arrived in Tucson after a cross-country trip from Philadelphia. In the annals of American history, that summer characterized youthful experimentation with alternative lifestyles. “Peace!” greeted friends and...
By Mike Isaac In a scene in HBO’s “Silicon Valley” in 2014, a character who had just sold his idea to a fictional tech company that was a thinly veiled analogue to Google encountered some of his new colleagues day drinking on the roof in folding lawn chairs. They...
Ecuador officials say they are “hopeful” a favorable trade agreement with the U.S. can be worked out in the next week. Despite Thursday’s announcement that the Trump administration is imposing a 15% tariff on the country’s exports, Trade Minister Luis Alberto...
Talleres gratuitos <free - your word for the day. And a favorite word for gringos always looking for a better deal - for example, those of you who will consume a gallon of gas to drive somewhere to save $.79 on a bottle of shampoo.> sobre tejido habrá en Museo -...
When I was younger, I used to spring out of bed. Now, it’s more like a slow heave — my knees and hips protesting as I release a middle-aged groan. But I’ve gotten some relief by stretching for five minutes each morning. I picked this tip up from Dr. Gbolahan...
By Jack Nicas President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil is outraged. President Trump is trying to push around his nation of 200 million, imposing a 50 percent trade tariff, Mr. Lula said in an interview. And yet, he added, the U.S. president is ignoring his...
During her Wednesday visit to Cuenca, Energy Minister Inés Manzano called the city’s environmental study of the proposed Loma Larga gold mine a “lie and a distortion.” The study, conducted by the public utility company Etapa, claimed the mine would contaminate water...
They used to say Bermuda is another world. That was the slogan. It sounded idyllic, and for a time, it wasn’t wrong. Bermuda is a small archipelago out in the north Atlantic which became immensely popular with wealthy Americans in the 1920s and 1930s — not just for...
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 Paula Z. As retirement became a reality in our lives, we started...
"Legado": rap y sinfónica - "Legado Sinfónico" will combine rap, classic music, and Ecuadorian tradition this sábado, 2/8 a las 19:00 in the Teatro Carlos Cueva Tamariz. This show will reunite the 'Don de Gente' hip hop collective, the Filarmónica de Ambato, and the...
A group of University of Cuenca students are spending their school vacation cleaning and restoring a section of the Qhapaq Ñan – or Inca Trail -- west of the city. The work is concentrated at the Paredones archaeological site in Molleturo parish. Paredones, known as...
A group of investors in the CREA Savings and Credit Cooperative is suing the coop directors and demanding the immediate return of their deposits. They are also insisting that the Attorney General’s office open an investigation into the collapse of the coop and its...
By Jim Smith If you’ve relocated to another country later in life -- whether to escape political stress, stretch a retirement budget, or start fresh -- you’ve probably discovered something no one talks about enough. It’s not just the paperwork, visas, or new languages...
