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The half-dozen summers I spent operating farm machinery in Kent, I slept on a camp bed on a concrete floor in a hut with no windows worth mentioning. After work we foraged for firewood and cooked beans and sausages over an open hearth, showered with a hosepipe and a...
Nicaragua's long-serving president Daniel Ortega said the Central American country will no longer hold elections, eliminating the possibility of an electoral challenge when his term ends next year and further entrenching the rule he shares with his wife. Ortega, who...
By Brian Heggston A study by the Seismic Risk Center at the University of Chile reported that large portions of the South American Pacific coast are susceptible to massive tsunamis capable of destroying coastal communities and killing thousands. In Ecuador, the study...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del domingo, 19/7) Votación para dar nombre a cóndor (Vote to name the condor) - <This won't take a lot of time, but if you're bored, it's a few minutes of minor entertainment.> The Bioparque Amaru has opened voting to name the 2nd...
By Sian Ferguson Reading isn’t just fun — research suggests books can actually extend your life. “Reading is more than a pastime; it’s a powerful tool for cognitive health,” says Kathleen Jordan, MD, and Chief Medical Officer of Midi Health, a longevity program...
By Democratica staff Amnesty International urged Monday that "thorough investigation begin" into the possible involvement of the United States in an attack that occurred in January against an Ecuadorian vessel, an incident after which eight of its crew members remain...
By Laurie Chen Chinese AI startup Moonshot on Friday unveiled Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion-parameter model that it said is the world's largest open-weight AI system and delivers performance approaching U.S. giant Anthropic's frontier Fable model. The launch, which comes a...
The government agrees with energy experts that the subsidy for electricity should be reduced or eliminated. Through the first six months of 2026, customers paid an average of 10.61 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) while the “real generation, distribution and management...
Margaret was standing at a bus stop in Cuenca when she noticed the woman beside her staring at her phone. She had seen that look before. The woman would look at the screen, then at the approaching buses, then back at the screen again. Finally, she turned to Margaret....
Margaret hails from Texas. The earliest memory she has is of her father holding her in his arms and singing; he was a boisterous but unsteady man, self-shamed simply for being diminutive. He spent long months away from home, traveling the world to supervise the...
By Riki Cevallos Recently, I took a group to the Sarayaku territory, where we participated in a guayusa ceremony alongside two of their most prominent leaders: Jose Gualinga and Noemí Gualinga. Jose revealed the strategy they would use in their upcoming appearance in...
Electricity usage in Ecuador set a new record July 15, with the consumption of 5,634 megawatts, breaking the record set in June during the coastal heat wave. The usage was far above the maximum usage prediction of the National Electricity Operator (Cenace) of 5,206 mg...
Bored? - (De El Mercurio del miércoles, 15/7) Tres imanes turísticos tiene el norte peruano (Three tourist attractions in northern Peru) - The Peruvian government launched the Feria Binacional Perú-Ecuador "Dos países, un solo destino" in Cuenca. The feria will be...
There was a time when setting up home in a foreign country involved a refrigerator, a bed, some curtains, and eventually, if you were prospering, a television the size of a washing machine with a walnut veneer cabinet and perhaps a lace doily and a vase on the top....
By Ana Cristina Basantes The time-honored tranquility of Ecuador’s Amazon has ended. What was once territory guarded by park rangers has turned into a battleground for control of illegal gold mining. Monitoring patrols, conservation work, and species recording are no...
The government is asking the public to vote on the design for Ecuador’s new National Museum to be built at Carolina Park in Quito. There’s a catch, however. The public vote will only count 15% in the final decision, with the choice of a “panel of experts” weighing...
For the second time in four months, candidates of the Correista movement face exclusion from the November election ballot. On Friday, the Contentious Electoral Tribunal (TCE) disqualified the AMIGO party, which the Correistas had joined. The disqualification is for...
Every week the internet offers fresh advice on how to live your best life. Some experts recommend mindfulness. Others recommend yoga, cold showers, quiet changes, herbal tea, journalling, intermittent fasting, coffee enemas, or rising at five in the morning to...
By Ana Ionova “Cash or card?” For millions of Brazilians, the answer is neither. Instead, the payment of choice in Latin America’s largest nation is often PIX, a fast and free digital system Brazilians use every day to shop, pay bills, settle bar tabs and buy snacks...
Ecuador leads South America in the rate of digital piracy, with 65% of internet-connected households consuming content illegally. “The practice not only causes economic losses but exposes the personal information of millions of Ecuadorians,” says Jorge Bacaloni,...
