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He’s run five times for president and five times he’s come up short. But Alvaro Noboa, Ecuador’s “Banana Baron” and one of the richest men in Latin America, hasn’t given up on his dream of occupying Carondelet Palace in Quito. In a Monday video posting on his Facebook...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's (Tues,) agenda events - Martes de Cine - The Alianza Francesa's Tuesday movie was "Algunas horas de primavera" (A few hours of spring). Articles about - Cielo Mendoza - The 14 year old actress is the star of "Instantánea," a...
Two members of Ecuador’s National Assembly have filed a complaint with the federal prosecutor’s office to open a corruption investigation against Vice President Jorge Glas. Glas is also the vice presidential candidate with Lenin Moreno on the Alianza País ticket that...
The board of directors of the Barcelona Sporting Club announced that it will bar indefinitely a group of extreme football fans involved in a riot during Sunday’s match with Macara at Monumental Stadium in Guayaquil. More than 40 fans were injured, 12 of them requiring...
For the first time since the 1950s, pedestrians strolled down Cuenca’s historic Calle Santa Ana on Monday. The alleyway connecting Calles Benigno Malo and Padre Aguirre, along the north side of the cathedral, had been bricked shut for more than 60 years. Envisioned...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Ganadores del Oscar (Oscar winners) - A film series of Oscar winners screened Monday in the centro cultural República Sur (Pres. Córdova 5-55) with "The Deer Hunter" directed by Michael Cimino. Articles about -...
Chinese automaker Great Wall is rapidly gaining market share in Ecuador, according to company officials. The growing number of sales for Great Wall runs counter to the prevailing trend in Ecuador, which is "flat to falling," an official says. The company, China's...
Even Lenin Moreno, aspiring heir apparent to President Rafael Correa’s Citizen’s Revolution, advocated major political change during Sunday night’s "Diálogo Presidencial 2017" in Quito. Moreno and the seven opposition candidates running to be Ecuador’s next president...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Ganadores del Oscar (Oscar winners) - A film series of Oscar winners will start mañana at 19:30 in the República Sur (Pres. Córdova 5-55) with "The Deer Hunter." Articles about - Interview - Dan...
By Dion Rabouin After seeing big payoffs in Brazil and Argentina following market-friendly leadership changes, some fixed-income investors are betting on a similar bonanza in Ecuador where a presidential election takes place this month. Outgoing President Rafael...
Ecuadorian voters will have their only chance to see all eight presidential candidates on one stage tonight in Quito. Diálogo Presidencial 2017, hosted by Quito newspaper El Comercio, will be broadcast by most of the country’s television and radio stations. The dialog...
You can learn to model lucky behaviors that will give you an edge in life, without resorting to astronomy or carrying a rabbit’s foot. It’s better to be lucky than good. The large, impersonal forces that shape the economy, political movements, and ultimately the lives...
Text and photos by John Keeble Cuenca is building on its rich heritage as a beautiful and sophisticated city to become known, first nationally and then internationally, as a destination for conferences and seminars. City tourism officials working with organisers...
With only two weeks to go before Ecuadorians choose a new president, a series of leaked videos threaten to rearrange the country's political landscape. In the videos, former Minister of Hydrocarbons Carlos Pareja claims that Vice President Jorge Glas "knew everything"...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Pelicula - The Ecuadorian movie "Instantánea" (Snapshot) was shown at the CCE Fri. morning. Charla y instalación (Talk and installation) - Mexican artist Yasmín Guerrero gave a talk in the Sala Comunitaria at the...
Although the Cotopaxi volcano is no longer making headlines, towns near the 19,400-foot-high behemoth remain on alert for an eruption. Federal and local officials continue to warn residents that the volcano, 40 miles southeast of Quito, remains in an active phase and...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Feria de discos - There will be a fair mañana y sábado at 10:00 in El Prohibido with records (vinyl - how old do you have to be to remember vinyl?), CDs, DVDs, and T-shirts. Free. Articles about -...
A 62-year-old man who fled to Ecuador after being charged with attempted first-degree murder has been extradited back to Burke County, North Carolina after at least two years on the lam. Dean Allen Yancey of Connelly Springs vanished before his October 2015 trial on...
Hola, Todos - Sorry for the truncated issue yesterday. I guess computers are as imperfect as humans. And in case you were wondering, people steal water meters for the bronze parts so it doesn't mater that the meters have ID numbers. The thief isn't trying to sell...
The latest polls in Ecuador’s presidential race show little change over the past month, with Alianza País candidate Lenin Moreno continuing to lead his nearest challenger by at least 10%. Polls also indicate that a large number of voters remain undecided and suggest...
