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Leaders of the opposition to Venezuealan President Nicolas Maduro called Thursday’s march the “largest national mobilization in decades” and said protests would continue until the government agrees to a national […]
Brazil rode a strong second-half performance from Neymar to trump Ecuador 3-0 in 2018 World Cup Qualifying action on Thursday, earning their first-ever win on Ecuadoran soil in the process. […]
By Brian Buckner Don’t you hear that train a comin’, a comin’ round the bend…” Wait, wait, wait! That’s putting the caboose in front of the engine a bit now, […]
Hola, Todos – Your periodicos will be back until next Tuesday when I get my second surgery with another couple of days to recover and to get reading glasses. Do […]
Although it has been a dominate force in Latin American football for most of the last century, Brazil has never had much luck playing in Quito. The last time they […]
Well my friends, I gathered the courage and I did make the jump towards a new life, a new future. (Click here, to read about the dilemma I faced.) I’m […]
Claiming that the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff failed to prove that she committed financial crimes, Ecuador has recalled its ambassador to Brasilia. “The Government of Ecuador rejects […]
By Nicholas Farrell No, it is not the house of my dreams but it will do: a sturdy five-bedroom 20th-century farmhouse, plus spectacular barn and outbuildings with great potential, on […]
Representatives of several Cuenca neighborhoods say they are willing to wait for paved streets, community centers, and improved parks if it means the tram will be completed on schedule. They […]
Live the dream! Find adventure! Spend the rest of your days in heaven on earth! Sounds amazing, doesn’t it? Yes, and it’s also one of the most compelling reasons why […]
Juan Fernandez, executive director of the Cuenca Airport Corporation, reports that resurfacing work at the Mariscal La Mar Airport is 45% complete and is on schedule to be completed within […]
Anyone who visits Parque de Calderon might have seen a young woman musician near the New Cathedral. There she stands, guitar in hand, her baby strapped to her back, a […]
Hola, Todos – Pagina cultural – Ongoing agenda item – Fondos concursables – The Minister of Culture and Patrimony, Raúl Vallejo, announced that the competitive funds to finance cultural projects […]
By Hannah Dreier The people waiting for hours in front of the Caracas drugstore were dazed with heat and boredom when the gunmen arrived. The robbers demanded a cellphone from […]
Hola, Todos – I will be going in for surgery on Tuesday and may not be able to read well enough to send out a Periodico for a while. I […]
The presidential prospects of Lenin Moreno received a major boost Saturday when the recently chartered Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR) said it supports the former vice president. Moreno, who was vice […]
By Wendy Jane Carrel While conducting research on continuing care and end-of-life options for older adults in Ecuador, I have witnessed the unexpected deaths of many North American expats. Here […]
President Rafael Correa is mad as hell at what he considers disrespect for himself and the office of the presidency. He has filed legal action against a naval disciplinary board […]
Click here to get your tickets! At her home in Chicago, Liz Harrison always enjoyed having friends and family over for simple dinners to highlight holiday parties. She would cook […]
My left eye has become the center of my life. Nothing else has any importance. I tell myself that I am in a routine healing process but my left eye […]




















