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Charlie Larga, or the collective of writers who use that name, seems to have been born around 1950, when the population of the United States was about 154 million. By 2020 it had more than doubled. The population of the world did even better, rising from approximately...
By Aimee Gabay In Ecuador’s Intag Valley, one of the major watersheds that supply the country’s Imbabura province in the north, 19 families from four communities are developing a 300-kilowatt (kW) run-of-river hydropower plant — a project that generates electricity by...
By Alessandro Ford Glance out of the window when flying into Guayaquil, Ecuador’s second city, and you’ll spot the ponds. Vast pools of brackish water partition the landscape, like glass panes atop a moss-green floor. Under the surface floats the country’s most...
Robert handed Paola a five-dollar bill and tucked the tomatoes, avocados and flowers into his market bag. He had bought from her often enough that the exchange required little conversation. She named the price. He paid it. They smiled. Nothing about the purchase felt...
By Steve Clark I’m a Genetically Modified Organism. That is the reason I’m alive and writing this essay. Several years ago, I had several serious bumps on my head, which turned out to be active melanoma tumors. My doctors sent me in for scans and they located several...
By Arturo McFields Russia seems to be losing the war in Ukraine, both morally and militarily. It was not a quick special operation. It has been a long and costly invasion, in which the Russians have had to seek out mercenaries in foreign countries, including Latin...
Ecuador declared a nationwide red alert on Saturday as ocean-atmospheric conditions associated with the evolving El Niño continue to develop. The red alert triggers expanded preparations and emergency response measures across the country. The National Secretariat for...
Former Interior Minister José Serrano, accused of participating in the plot to murder presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in 2023, has been extradited to Ecuador from the U.S. Serrano, who served in the government of former president Rafael Correa for eight...
By Julieta Pelcastre Across Latin America and the Caribbean, Chinese technology is becoming increasingly embedded in the systems that support everyday life and government operations. From telecommunications networks and video surveillance systems to cloud services and...
Economists have several ways of telling us whether we are prosperous. They can measure gross domestic product, average income, purchasing power, inflation and the price of a basket containing everything from breakfast cereal to a new refrigerator. The results are...
Former President Lenín Moreno was sentenced Friday to five years in prison after a court found him guilty of accepting bribes from the Chinese company Sinohydro in exchange for helping it secure a contract to build the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant. Moreno,...
By the Editorial Staff The government of Daniel Noboa, through a ministerial agreement, has allowed U.S. soldiers and contractors to enter Ecuador without a visa, even if they are not working on security operations. For several years now, Ecuador has been experiencing...
By Garry Vatcher When most people walk into the Esperanza Thrift Shop, they are looking for a bargain. Maybe it is a shirt, a set of dishes, a lamp, a book, or something for the kitchen. What they may not realize is that every item in the shop has a second purpose-and...
Watching sports played on TV is one of my favorite pastimes. However, for the past couple of decades, I’ve lived without one. In November of 2022, I followed Ecuador’s World Cup matches played in Qatar at the expat pub where I built the bar six years prior and mounted...
Military officials from Ecuador, Colombia and the United States met Thursday in Esmeraldas Province to plan a coordinated offensive against drug traffickers. According to Ecuador Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo, the objective of the new mission is to “block drug...
Donald Trump recently claimed that the European Union is robbing the United States. The alleged robbery consists of requiring American technology companies to obey European law while doing business in Europe. Google has just been fined €890 million, split between €460...
By Vivian Wang When the A.I. video-generation tool Seedance 2.0 debuted earlier this year, it prompted drastically different reactions on opposite sides of the world. In the United States, many in the movie industry responded with fear. After a shockingly realistic...
The United States has paused immigrant visa applications as the Donald Trump administration moves to tighten screening and limit entry for applicants considered likely to depend on government assistance. A US State Department official confirmed the development on...
Tourism officials and businesses are divided about how to respond to recent Ecuador travel warnings issued by the U.S. State Department. “There is no doubt this causes more damage to an industry that has already suffered and we must decide how to handle it,” says...
By Maria Zuppello The convergence of Mexican cartels and Ecuadorian criminal gangs has evolved from a system of territorial alliances into a more flexible and decentralized transnational logistics network. While Mexican cartels once relied on local groups to move...
Week of September 20
Ecuador turns to industrial power cuts to protect Mazar and keep homes from going dark.
Ecuador raises its 2026 growth forecast, but El Niño could spoil the outlook next year.
Cuenca retirees challenge medical and therapy changes at IESS senior center.
