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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 not going to lie and say that I've arrived at the happy ending of a fairy tale. I hope not. I hope this is the...
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 the blatant subversion of democratic order in Brazil,”...
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 two acres of land inside a nature reserve, one mile from a rare and precious...
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 made the announcement Tuesday in press conference in Parque Calderon. Major...
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 so many of us decide to pick up and leave everything — and everyone — behind to live overseas. Deep...
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 the 30 days specified in the contract. The project, being carried out by...
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 tambourine around her ankle, making music. I heard her one day before I even saw her. When I realized...
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 in 2016 will be $2 million. Articles about - Parroquiarte: Arte a las...
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 a 25-year-old in black shorts. Instead of handing it over, Junior Perez took off toward the...
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 won't know until it happens. This will also be a short issue since I'm still feeling crappy from la grippe and don't have the...
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 president during the first six years of President Rafael Correa’s...
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 are some of the lessons I’ve learned. If you want to save your family and...
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 that refused to punish Lt. Edwin Ortega for responding in “offensive language” to a letter...
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 her favorite recipes, put on some good dance music, and celebrate the moment. When she...
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 doesn't see it that way and has grabbed my gut and refuses to let go, not allowing any other aspect of my life to...
Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Friday agenda events - Sono - Today's activities at Sono (Borrero 6-83) include the presentation of the catalogue for the Encuentro Arte y Comunidad (Meeting of Art and Community) AL ZUR-ICH 2015 at 18:00, exhibit of Memes by Diego...
Shouting “Out Correa” and carrying traditional red union flags, members of the National Teachers Union (UNE) were joined Thursday by other leftist workers union members in anti-government protest marches in Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca. Smaller, pro-government counter...
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake centered just east of Manta sent residents into the streets late Thursday night but caused no injuries or major damage, authorities said. The quake occurred at 11:25 p.m. according to Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute. In a preliminary report,...
Hola, Todos – Pagina Cultural – Today’s (Thu.) agenda events – Cine – “Pescador” screebed today in the Teatro Casa de la Cultura as part of retrospective to Sebastián Cordero. The movie is about a fishing village in Manabí where packages of cocaine are found floating...
By Liam Higgins President Rafael Correa said last week that he wants to settle the matter once and for all. “I will not be a candidate for president in the February election even if the law is changed,” he Tweeted. To many, including those in his own Alianza País...
Week of October 25
Ecuador heads into a four-day November holiday built around Cuenca’s Independence Day.
El Niño’s early rains have already affected more than 30,000 people across Ecuador.
Exporters press Constitutional Court to move three major trade agreements forward
