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Woman drowns during ancestral healing ritual

A Cuenca woman died Tuesday night as a result of a healing ritual in the Tarqui River, near Mall del Rio. Maria Teresa Guambaña, 55, was taken into the river by a healer who conducts ancient healing rites. The healer, who has not been named by police, apparently lost...

Madre Tierra Eco Resort: Your stairway to heaven in Vilcabamba

By Susan Burke March Are you sick of rain? Want some warmer weather? Looking for lush green mountains, great food, friendly people or just some TLC? Only a few driving hours south of Cuenca — an hour south of Loja — is the lovely Madre Tierra Eco-Resort, a...

Straight from the heart

Straight from the heart

Thomas Ives is an American-born photographer who has worked for international news and feature magazines for over 38 years. His photo essays and images have appeared in National Geographic, Time, Geo, Stern, Newsweek, Life, Smithsonian, and many others publications....

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The Cuenca Dispatch

Week of April 26

Reservoir drop renews pressure on Ecuador’s electric grid.

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New naval station aims to shut down drug routes through Gulf of Guayaquil.

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Ecuador turns to targeted tax changes to raise $1.5 billion under IMF program.

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